Denis Mack Smith Conference and annual ASMI lecture
The Association for the Study of Modern Italy (ASMI) was founded in 1982 by Christopher Seton-Watson, to bring together individuals and organisations from the UK and abroad with teaching, research, professional or general interests in modern Italy from all disciplinary angles. This conference is in honour of Denis Mack Smith (1920-2017), the English historian best known for […]
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Un romanzo per gli occhi. Manzoni, Caravaggio e la fabbrica del realismo
Presentazione del libro di Daniela Brogi L’autrice sarà in dialogo con Ann Caesar Fermo (Merisi) e Lucia (Aratori) erano i nomi dei genitori di Michelangelo Merisi, detto il Caravaggio. Fermo e Lucia è anche il titolo della prima stesura del romanzo di Alessandro Manzoni che diventerà poi I promessi sposi.A partire da questa curiosa coincidenza, il saggio […]
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Archaeology Talks 2.0: Who Are Archaeology Museums For?
First dialogue: with Christian Greco and Neal Spencer Moderated by Alice Stevenson This talk will be held in English European museums of archaeology interact with a wide range of communities. Their educational mission is particularly important today, as the cultural diversity of these communities is greater than ever before; even local museums work in contexts that are […]
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The Uncommon Translator: Natalia Ginzburg e Ivy Compton-Burnett
Conferenza di Domenico Scarpa “Avrei voluto poter incontrare Ivy-Compton Burnett, anziana signorina che abitava, m’avevan detto, nel mio quartiere. Tuttavia m’avevano anche detto che non era interessante incontrarla, perché parlava solo del tempo, e di frigoriferi. Ma io amavo i suoi libri e avrei voluto, una volta, parlare di frigoriferi con lei”.Così racconta Natalia Ginzburg, […]
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Renato D’Aiello invites Tina May
Renato is back to the Institute with his sax and Tina May’s charming voice for the second part of the fabulous jazz series dedicated to the seductive sound of his international quartet. ProgrammeAmerican songbook PerformersTina May, voiceRenato D’Aiello, saxophoneBruno Montrone, pianoNicola Muresu, double bassAlfonso Vitale, drums [BOOK NOW]
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SelfMadeHero. With Alessandro Tota and Paolo Bacilieri
Book presentation with Alessandro Tota and Paolo Bacilieri This event takes place at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, Kendal For more information and bookings please click here To mark the beginning of a new partnership between LICAF and the Italian Cultural Institute, the LICAF organised a double book presentation by two of Italy’s most respected creators, Alessandro […]
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Gaeta: an important touristic and cultural destination
Comune di Gaeta with the Mayor Cosmo Mitrano, the Italian National Tourist Board (ENIT), the Italian Trade Commission (ICE) and the Italian Cultural Institute in London are pleased to present Gaeta’s cultural and historical beauties as well as some of its gastronomic delights. Set between Rome and Naples amid the so-called Ulysses Riviera, Gaeta overlooks the […]
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Freud, Leonardo and the Anatomy of the Mind
Leonardo da Vinci, “a man who awoke too early in the darkness, while everyone else was asleep”.Sigmund Freud This event takes place at the Freud Museum in London. For more information and bookings, please visit the Freud Museum’s website On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death and the 80th anniversary […]
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Massimo Minini: the Story of a Gallerist. Screening and discussion
Massimo Minini always preferred art galleries over university classes. For this reason, he decided early on that he would not become a lawyer and concentrated instead on art, which would became his job and the centre of his life. He started in the 1970s with an interest in Conceptual Art, Minimal Art and Arte Povera […]
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Summer Film Nights: The 27 Club (Il Club dei 27) by Mateo Zoni
This is the seventh film in our series ‘Summer Film Nights’, dedicated to contemporary Italian cinema and young talented directors. 07/08 The Complexity of Happiness14/08 There is a Light21/08 The Ploy28/08 In Top Form? No, Thank You!04/09 The Start up11/09 Il colore della fatica (documentary)25/09 Il Club dei 27 The 27 Club Il Club […]
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