Songs – A concert by the Alessio Menconi Trio
We are delighted to have the opportunity to host a concert by Alessio Menconi, one of the most respected Italian guitarist (“Best Soloist”, Gran Prix du Jazz), joined on our stage by double bassist Mikele Montolli and drummer Joel Barford to offer us an amazing evening of guitar led jazz music. Alessio Menconi, born in […]
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Italian Design Day 2022
The 2022 edition of the exhibition dedicated to Italian design and the promotion of its talents around the world. The sixth edition of Italian Design Day will take place on 23 March. Since 2017, this event has been one of the leading tools to promote design as a distinctive element of “Brand Italia” and to […]
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The Legacy of Antonio Tabucchi
An online seminar with Dr. Thea Rimini (Université de Mons, co-curator of Tabucchi’s collection for I Meridiani), Dr. Elizabeth Wren-Owens (University of Cardiff), Elizabeth Harris (Tabucchi’s translator), and novelist and journalist Andrea Bajani (University of Houston, author of Mi riconosci, dedicated to the memory of Antonio Tabucchi). Chaired by Luigi Pinton, Ph student in Italian […]
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Pinocchio: the real story of the mischievous wooden puppet
Thursday 17 March, 10.06am Pinocchio: the real story of the mischievous wooden puppet ICI London Director Katia Pizzi, editor and co-author of Pinocchio, puppets and modernity: the mechanical body has been invited by BBC World Service to join a distinguished panel of speakers for an episode of the programme The Forum dedicated to […]
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Book Launch – Anita by Alain Elkann
On the occasion of the English publication of Alain Elkann’s latest novel Anita by Bordighera Press, the author will be in conversation with Harriet Agnew (Paris Correspondent, The Financial Times), Enrico Palandri (Professor of Modern European Literature, UCL), Etta De Benedetti Carnelli, and the book’s translator K.E. von Wittelsbach (Senior Lecturer, Department of Romance Studies […]
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Impossible Perspectives Lab
14 – 18 March Impossible Perspectives Lab Tatton Park, Cheshire A project by Abandon Normal Devices (AND), Cheshire East Council and Tatton Park ICI London supports Impossible Perspectives lab, a unique XR (extended reality) residential talent development programme supporting new visions, exchanges and experiences of the heritage, taking place at the historic estate of […]
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ISLG – Italian Studies Library Group 2022 Annual Lecture
Thursday 10 March, 6.30pm ICI London, 39 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8NX Claudio Pavone and the Historian’s Craft, delivered by Professor Philip Cooke Event in presence Free admission, booking essential Claudio Pavone (1920–2016) is widely considered to have been one of Italy’s greatest and most influential historians. His 1991 masterpiece Una guerra civile: saggio […]
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The First – Screening
For the third talk in the series Human, Post-human, Machine, the Italian Cultural Institute will screen Dr Ali Hossaini’s and Luca Viganò’s The First. With an introduction by our Director Katia Pizzi and Emma De Angelis, a panel discussion with Emma De Angelis, Gabriella Giannachi, Ali Hossaini and Luca Viganò, and followed by a Q&A […]
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ITALIAN TEACHERS DAY 2022
Saturday 5 March, 9,30am to 4pm Italian Teachers Day 2022 Francis Holland School, Ivor Place, London NW1 6XR ICI London once again this year supports the Italian Teachers Day, with an ideas and resources sharing session, information on alternative examinations and plenty of opportunity for meeting and networking. Speakers include Professor John Foot (Bristol […]
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Cinema Made in Italy
The Italian Cultural Institute has teamed up again with Cinecittà and Ciné Lumière in London to present the 12th edition of Cinema Made in Italy. Curated by Adrian Wootton OBE, expect a rich festival with some of the most anticipated films from Italy, including Nanni Moretti’s latest Three Floors and Futura by trio Pietro Marcello, Francesco […]
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