Istituto Di Cultura - Londra

Fifteen audio stories from Telephone Tales, first appeared in Italian in 1962 and now published in English by Enchanted Lion Books, translated by Antony Shugaar. Listen to Gianni Rodari's Telephone Tales for free on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Acast or Libsyn (until 31st December 2020). A project by the Italian Cultural Institute...

A series of online talks with Italian writers newly translated into English, in conversation with Katherine Gregor. Which Italian authors' latest works can we read in English translation now? What are their books about? “Seven Authors, Seven Translations”, a selection of writers and novels, offers a possibl...

22 September to 30 November 2020Fondazione Pastificio Cerere, RomeMvaḥ Chāpersonal exhibition by Namsal Siedlecki for the Crisalidi Projectcurated by Marcello Smarrelli For the first time in Italy the event presents the results of the Crisalidi project – shown in a January preview by the Patan Museum (Kathma...

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Preview: Saturday 10 October 2020, 12-5pmExhibition: 11 October – 13 December 2020Venue: Auto Italia Southeast, London PICO is a new programme of sonic inquiry led by artists Invernomuto (Simone Bertuzzi and Simone Trabucchi) & Jim C. Nedd plus contributions from Don Alirio, Axis Arkestra, Deborah Pacini Hernand...

An Online Conference held over 3 weeks Wednesdays 14, 21 and 28 October 2020, from 4 to 6pm For many years the Italian Cultural Institute Library has been part of EUROLIS, an association of librarians and information professionals from France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Spain and the UK. Eurolis members work very...

A tribute to the late writer, creator of beloved Commissario Montalbano: 15 renowned Italian and English cartoonists come together to illustrate the short story L'odore del diavolo by Andrea Camilleri. A project by ICI London on the occasion of the Italian Language Week 2020 (Settimana della Lingua Italiana, 19-25 Octob...

Third meeting. Italian Culture and the Theory of Social Memory                    This regular seminar and reading group is devoted to the work of Aby Warburg (1866–1929), a prominent German art historian and cultural theorist who founded the Kulturwissenschaftlich...

ICI London is proud to support once again the Raindance Film Festival, the largest independent film festival in the UK which this year brings 4 Italian productions: Punta Sacra by Francesca Mazzoleni; Thou Shalt Not Hate by Mauro Mancini; Ties by Daniele Luchetti; Enfer by Duilio Scalici. Every year this important festival...

Anti-Black racism, xenophobia, and acts of racial violence are an everyday reality in Italy for most migrants, refugees, Roma people, and non-white Italians. This panel aims to shift the focus from the burdens and difficulties of white supremacy in Italy. Instead, it recounts some powerful modes of Black creativity, activism,...

A webinar with Filomena Campus, Joseph Farrell, Tom Cornford, Maria Teresa Pizza, in collaboration with the Fondazione Dario Fo Franca Rame. Filomena Campus Introduced by Katia Pizzi, Director, ICI London A revival of the creative and political labour of the actress, activist and ultimate theatre-maker Franca Rame (1929...

The ancient Romans were commonly depicted in sculpture and paintings wearing crowns made of laurel, ivy, olive, and various flowers and greenery. Yet, few, if any, examinations of these objects have been made in contemporary scholarship, in spite of the meanings they held for those who were awarded and wore the various...

Nomadic pages - The Art of Igort is a virtual exhibition exploring some of Igort's most innovative and visually exciting work, inaugurated as part of The Lakes International Comic Art Festival on 9-11 October and now available to visit online. The exhibition, curated by Leonardo Rizzi, focuses on three works by Igort,...

A talk by Dr Ana Debenedetti (Victoria and Albert Museum) Ana Debenedetti talks to Warburg Deputy Director Michelle O’Malley about the V&A’s new installation of the celebrated Raphael Cartoons in the Museum’s Raphael Court. This event is also part of the Curatorial Conversations series, which bring...