Events

Leconfield Lecture 2018: Edgar Degas (1834-1917) and Italy, a talk by Dr Denis V Reidy
Leconfield Lecture 2018: Edgar Degas (1834-1917) and Italy, a talk by Dr Denis V Reidy
22/11/2018 7.00-9.00 PM
Italian Cultural Institute, 39 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8NX
Kindly supported by The Italian Cultural Institute  We are all familiar with the French Impressionist artist Edgar Degas and his...
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Cellini's Gold Salt-Cellar: A Masterpiece of Mannerism - a talk by Dr Charles Avery
Cellini's Gold Salt-Cellar: A Masterpiece of Mannerism - a talk by Dr Charles Avery
01/10/2018 7.00-9.00 PM
Oxford and Cambridge Club, 71-77 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5HD
Cellini’s most glamorous production is the high-point of Italian goldsmith work, featuring in almost every book on the History of...
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La Dolce Vita: News and Gossip, a talk by Richard Dyer
La Dolce Vita: News and Gossip, a talk by Richard Dyer
17/09/2018 7.00-9.00 PM
Farm Street Church Hall, 114 Mount Street, Mayfair, London W1K 3AH
La Dolce Vita is one of the most famous films ever made, a scandalous hit that gave the world not...
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Annual General Meeting followed by the Charles de Chassiron Memorial Lecture
Annual General Meeting followed by the Charles de Chassiron Memorial Lecture
20/06/2018 6.30-9.00 pm
Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BE
Photo: Dr. Christopher Thorpe, Exeter University What have the Italians ever done for us? Italy, Culture and Representation: Lessons from...
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Outing to Strawberry Hill House
Outing to Strawberry Hill House
11/05/2018 2.15
Strawberry Hill House, 268 Waldegrave Road, Twickenham TW1 4ST
 Visit to Strawberry Hill House Our visit will begin promptly at 2.30 pm. Please arrive by 2.15 A 90 -...
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The Making of An American Princess, a talk by Laurie Dennett
The Making of An American Princess, a talk by Laurie Dennett
25/04/2018 7-9pm
The University Women's Club, Audley Square, London, UK
New England heiress Marguerite Chapin Caetani, the ‘American Princess’ of biographer Laurie Dennett’s recent book (Mcgill-Queen’s University Press, 2016), was...
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The Undiscovered Italian Hemingway, a talk by Richard Owen
The Undiscovered Italian Hemingway, a talk by Richard Owen
14/03/2018 7.00-9.00 PM
Farm Street Church, 114 Mount Street, Mayfair, London W1K 3AH
Ernest Hemingway is most often associated with Spain, Cuba, and Florida; but Italy was equally important in his life and...
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Mussolini’s Greek Island: The Italian occupation of Syros and the Cyclades in World War II, and how it is remembered, a talk by Dr Sheila Lecoeur
Mussolini’s Greek Island: The Italian occupation of Syros and the Cyclades in World War II, and how it is remembered, a talk by Dr Sheila Lecoeur
08/02/2018 7.00-9.00 PM
Senate House, London University, Malet House, London, WC1E 7HU
This talk will seek to explain Italian wartime policies in the Aegean islands, and the impact on the population of...
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A Winter Recital - with Tenor Freddie De Tommaso and Michael Pandya at the piano
A Winter Recital - with Tenor Freddie De Tommaso and Michael Pandya at the piano
23/01/2018 7.00-9.00 PM
The University Women's Club, 2 Audley Square, Mayfair, London W1K 1DB
Please join us for a wonderful recital, providing a flavour of two centuries of Italian music. This evening's recital will...
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