Renzo Piano Before Renzo Piano
Presentation of the book by Lorenzo CiccarelliThe author will be in conversation with Thomas Weaver This book explores Renzo Piano’s formative years, before the major achievement of the Centre Pompidou. The striking success of an architect little more than thirty years old in the famous 1971 international competition has long tended to eclipse his previous experience, […]
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Michelangelo Antonioni: Confronting the Modern World with Style
This January and February the British Film Institute will pay tribute to the revolutionary work and fascinating personality of Michelangelo Antonioni (1912-2007). You will be able to enjoy some of his greatest masterpieces, such as Zabriskie Point, La Notte, L’avventura, and The Passenger, as well as attend interesting talks on the art of the Italian director. Certainly […]
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CANCELLED!!! Weaving Architecture: Benedetta Tagliabue in conversation with Deyan Sudjic.
We regret to inform you that due to unforeseen circumstances we will need to cancel this talk. We hope to reschedule the talk in the next few weeks. Please accept our sincerest apologies for any inconvenience that may have been caused as result of the talk’s cancellation. The fifth and last talk of the series […]
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The Venice Time Machine: Digitising Heritage in Time and Space
Don’t miss the chance to learn about the Venice Time Machine! A large international project that aims to digitally and virtually reconstruct Venice using the city’s State Archive that covers more than 1,000 years of evolution, a revolutionary study in Digital Humanities and a unique example of Big Data of the Past. Presented by Frederic […]
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TOSCA – a film by Jean Renoir, Luchino Visconti and Carlo Koch (1940)
A special FAI UK event: the film buffs among our audience will be pleased to know that, contrary to what Luchino Visconti thought, TOSCA, the film based on Sardou’s play, still exists and it will be screened here – with a snag, in Spanish (with Italian subtitles). But we are lucky to be able to […]
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La più bella del mondo – The most beautiful in the world #1
10 talks on the Italian language“The most beautiful in the world” is supposed to be a supermodel and yet in Italy the expression is more often than not used to define Italian language. Is Italian truly the most beautiful language in the world? It is commonplace, due to either italophilia or nationalism, but is it […]
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Circolo di lettura. Gli anni settanta nella letteratura di oggi. L’estate del ’78, di Roberto Alajmo
Incontro del circolo di lettura, condotto da Paolo Nelli Gli incontri autunnali del circolo di lettura sono dedicati agli anni settanta nella letteratura di oggi. Gli anni settanta, per molte ragioni, hanno segnato la storia d’Italia e oggi, anche in ambito letterario, si assiste a un’attenzione sempre maggiore nei loro confronti. Sia scrittori che li […]
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ITALIAN COURSES OPEN EVENING – Free Tester Class for Complete Beginners
If you never studied Italian before we are giving a free tester of Italian language lessons for complete beginners. •Free tester of Italian language lessons for complete beginner •Possibility to enrol in our classes with £10 discount •Visiting the library [BOOK NOW]
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Talks on Italian Photography #2
What is happening in the new photographic research in Italy? Lorenza Bravetta, Marco Delogu and Marina Spunta will be in conversation about Italian photography in recent years. [BOOK NOW] Lorenza Bravetta, previously Director of Magnum Photos, and of the programme for the valorization of the national photographic patrimony at the Italian Ministry of Culture, is now working […]
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ITALIAN COURSES OPEN EVENING – Enrolment and Assessment Tests
If you have studied or have learned Italian before, we can offer a free assessment test in order to assess your level. Possibility of meeting with some of the teachers to be introduced to the syllabus and the method of teaching and assessing your level. Knowing more about the Institute and its Cultural events [BOOK […]
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