EUROLIS online seminar 2020. How can libraries play a positive role in a crisis?
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 closely together with […]
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PICO: Un parlante de África en América”
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 Hernandez, Rabz Lansiquot, Larisa Kingston Mann, Edna Martinez, Christelle […]
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Webinar. Raphael then and now #3. David Ekserdjian and Tom Henry
On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of Raphael’s death, the National Gallery has announced a major exhibition to celebrate the immortal legacy of the Renaissance master. Due to the COVID-19 emergency the exhibition has been postponed to 2022. David Ekserdjian and Tom Henry, co-curators of the exhibition, will explore the life and works of […]
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Emerging Translator Mentorship 2020-21
Georgia Wall has been awarded the prestigious Emerging Translators Mentorship Programme for Italian. Supported by ICI London, she will have the chance to be mentored by Howard Curtis (renowned translator of, among others, Luigi Pirandello, Beppe Fenoglio, Leonardo Sciascia, Gianrico Carofiglio, Pietro Grossi, Fabio Geda, Paolo Sorrentino, Marco Malvaldi and many more) to hone her […]
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Elena Ferrante’s The Lying Life of Adults – a global online event for readers
An international celebration of Elena Ferrante’s new novel, hosted by the global network of Italian Cultural Institutes and Europa Edition. Conversation, reading, Q&A Join Elena Ferrante’s “star translator” Ann Goldstein and authors Nicola Lagioia, Laura Pugno and Catherine Dunne for a celebration of Elena Ferrante‘s global readership and a conversation about her latest New York […]
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Il Circolo di Lettura – Serie autunnale 2020: QUO VADIS BABY? Di Grazia Verasani
ATTENZIONE! Date le circostanze eccezionali che stiamo attraversando a causa della pandemia dovuta al COVID 19, per motivi di sicurezza, l’incontro non avrà luogo presso la Biblioteca del nostro Istituto, ma sarà gestito online, tramite il programma per videoconferenze ZOOM. Nella serie autunnale del Circolo di lettura, leggeremo e discuteremo tre romanzi molto diversi tra […]
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Italian Courses
Whether you are new to the language, totally fluent, or everything in between, whether you want to learn Italian for business or pleasure, we can help!We offer General Italian courses on all levels, weekday mornings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends. We can arrange private or group tuition, for individuals or companies. We offer nine progressive levels: […]
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The ‘Reverend Pilgrim’: Patrick Brydone in Sicily
A webinar with Joseph Farrell and Rosario PortaleIntroduced by Katia Pizzi, Director, ICI LondonOn WebexIn collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Edinburgh Patrick Brydone was a Scottish traveller and author who in 1770 made a tour through Sicily and Malta, which resulted in the book A tour through Sicily and Malta, in a series […]
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Mvaḥ Chā, personal exhibition by Namsal Siedlecki for the Crisalidi Project
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 (Kathmandu, Nepal) and presented by the artist at ICI […]
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Maderna 100 – Digital Launch
2020 marks the centenary of Italian Modernist composer Bruno Maderna’s birth. A hugely influential figure in the post-war European avant-garde, Maderna’s music is playful, complex, and wonderfully expressive. To celebrate the centenary, Classical Remix commissioned the composer and programmer Daniel James Ross to create new responses to Maderna’s music using innovative machine-listening and algorithmic composition […]
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