Italian Cultural Institute London

POMPEII BEFORE POMPEII
With Professor Massimo Osanna

ICI London proudly supports the Classical Archaeology Seminar, a series exploring new research on pre-Roman Italy, from fresh excavations to the cultural exchanges between Greek and local communities.

The final event features a talk by Professor Massimo Osanna (Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali e per il Turismo / Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”) on the origins of Pompeii — its history, culture and enduring fascination.

8 June
5 pm
At the University of Oxford (Lecture theatre, Faculty of Classics, Ioannou Centre for Classical & Byzantine Studies, 66, St. Giles’, Oxford, OX1 3LU)

No registration is required - Simply attend on the day

AUDIOVISIVA. Streaming Documentaries | ARCHITECT FEMALE SINGULAR
1 – 30 June 2026

We are delighted to launch this new project, curated in collaboration with the Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale and Audiovisiva, the first digital platform bringing together and streaming the finest documentaries dedicated to the leading figures of Italian culture.

Films in the fourth episode:

• Sinceramente, G*e, di Didi Gnocci e Mattero Moneta, Italia, 2022, 55’
• G*e Aulenti e la sua casa-archivio, di Francesca Molteni, Italia, 2022, 8′
• Oficina Bo Bardi, di Silvia Davoli, Andrea Balossi Restelli, Francisca Parrino, Italia, 2006, 26’
• La casa di Cini Boeri, di Maddalena Bregani, Italia, 2024, 60′
• Rosanna, un ritratto, di Francesco Clerici, Italia, 2019, 15’

All the screenings will be in Italian with English subtitles.

Find out more and access the streaming platform to the link ahead: https://tinyurl.com/mrxh4hhm

THE ITALIAN LIBRARY - AVVISO AL POPOLO! STORIA DI VENEZIA
Claire Judde de Larivière in conversazione con Etta De Benedetti Reinach

Prosegue la serie The Italian Library, organizzata con Ornella Tarantola (Italian Books), con un incontro dedicato a Venezia e alla sua storia sorprendentemente attuale.

Nel 1520, dopo violente piogge, i rifiuti abbandonati nelle calli finiscono nei canali, minacciando la salute pubblica e la reputazione della Serenissima. Così il banditore Pasqualin Durazin attraversa la città proclamando una nuova legge contro l’abbandono delle immondizie.

Da questo episodio prende vita il racconto della storica Claire Judde de Larivière, che ci guida tra mercanti, nobili, artigiane e stranieri in una Venezia cosmopolita, viva e densamente abitata.

24 giugno
Ore 18.30
Presso IIC Londra

Evento in italiano | Solo in presenza

Per prenotarsi: https://tinyurl.com/yeynryc9

Foto di Claire Judde de Larivière: Paolo Nelli

PUBLIC NOTICE — SALE OF MOVABLE ASSETS

The Italian Cultural Institute in London announces the sale of movable assets owned by the Institute through the Material Index website, from 27 May to 12 June 2026 (12.00 pm - UK time).

The assets, declared no longer functional to the operational needs of the Institute, are being offered for sale following professional valuation. The disposal forms part of the Institute’s relocation to its new premises at 4–5 Buckingham Gate, London (“Casa Italia”).

To read the full Public Notice – Link ahead: https://tinyurl.com/2vwtp4zy

THE FUTURE OF COSMOLOGY
A dialogue between Joseph Silk, 2011 Balzan Prize winner for the Early Universe, and Paolo de Bernardis, 2006 Balzan Prize winner for Observational Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Join ICI London and Balzan Prize for a conversation on the future of cosmology — from the search for the “First Light” to the mysteries of the universe’s “Dark Ages”.

Exploring the frontiers of modern astrophysics, Silk and De Bernardis will discuss the extraordinary engineering and theoretical precision needed to uncover the origins and evolution of the cosmos.

Opening remarks by Francesco Bongarrà, Director, ICI London; Nicolò Biscottini, First Secretary, Embassy; and Frances Ashcroft Balzan General Prize Committee (Balzan Prize).

16 June
12.00 pm
At ICI London

Book Now: https://tinyurl.com/bdf2nh8d

THE DAYS OF THE CONSTITUENTS

A talk dedicated to the Camera dei Deputati’s podcast project “The Days of the Constituent Women”, which recounts the contribution of the twenty‑one women elected to the Constituent Assembly in creating Italian democracy, to follow and ideally complete the series of four workshops held at SIAL.school in March, which explored the role of these women in post‑war Italian society through history, debate, and reflection.

Featuring Fabrizio CASTALDI, Secretary General of the Camera dei Deputati in conversation with Prof. Marzia MACCAFERRI, Queen Mary University of London.
Chair: Nicoletta Manzione, UK Correspondent for RAI

An opportunity to reflect on the role of women in democratic processes, the value of civic participation and to rediscover the female voices that helped shape modern Italy — and that still speak powerfully to contemporary European generations.

22 June
6.30 pm
At ICI London

Book Now: https://tinyurl.com/yw655k77

MOVING IMAGES, MOVING ARTISANS: FROM ATHENS TO FALERII. DEMAND, PRODUCTION, AND USES OF FIGURED POTTERY IN THE AGER FALISCUS
With Professor Angela Pola

ICI London proudly supports the Classical Archaeology Seminar, a series exploring new research on pre-Roman Italy, from fresh excavations to the cultural exchanges between Greek and local communities.

This event features the presentation of La più antica produzione ceramica falisca a figure rosse (G. Bretschneider, Rome, 2024), in which Professor Angela Pola explores the production, circulation and use of figured pottery in the Ager Faliscus between Athens and Falerii.

1 June
5 pm
At the University of Oxford (Lecture theatre, Faculty of Classics, Ioannou Centre for Classical & Byzantine Studies, 66, St. Giles’, Oxford, OX1 3LU)

No registration is required - Simply attend on the day