Events

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS 2021
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS 2021
15/12/2021
OUR PROGRAMME OF EVENTS LINED UP FOR 2021   January 27th   Caught between two worlds: the Italian community in...
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CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO WORLDS: THE ITALIAN COMMUNITY IN LONDON BETWEEN THE TWO WORLD WARS, a talk by Nadia Ostacchini and Melanie Hughes
CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO WORLDS: THE ITALIAN COMMUNITY IN LONDON BETWEEN THE TWO WORLD WARS, a talk by Nadia Ostacchini and Melanie Hughes
27/01/2021 06:30 PM
ONLINE WEBINAR. A REGISTRATION LINK WILL BE AVAILABLE AT A LATER DATE. Melanie Hughes’ book War Changes Everything, based on...
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BIS Christmas Lecture - KEEP DREAMING: RIVA IN THE MOVIE, a talk by Michele Mariani and Raffaele Reinerio
BIS Christmas Lecture - KEEP DREAMING: RIVA IN THE MOVIE, a talk by Michele Mariani and Raffaele Reinerio
07/12/2020 06:30 PM
"Riva in the Movie" is the title of a short film, which was shown this year at the Venice Film Festival and which...
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THE LECONFIELD LECTURE 2020 - VISIONS OF HEAVEN: DANTE AND THE ART OF DIVINE LIGHT IN PAINTING, a talk by Professor Martin Kemp
THE LECONFIELD LECTURE 2020 - VISIONS OF HEAVEN: DANTE AND THE ART OF DIVINE LIGHT IN PAINTING, a talk by Professor Martin Kemp
10/11/2020 6:30 PM
We will look at Dante Alighieri’s portrayal of divine light (optical and spiritual) and the legacy of his Paradiso. This involves...
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NOTES FROM THE SILENCE: THE FORGOTTEN WOMEN OF CLASSICAL MUSIC, a talk by Dr Anna Beer
NOTES FROM THE SILENCE: THE FORGOTTEN WOMEN OF CLASSICAL MUSIC, a talk by Dr Anna Beer
20/10/2020 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Dr Anna Beer will be exploring the lives and works of a handful of ground-breaking female composers, arguing that the most...
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UNDERSTANDING RAVENNA, a talk by Michael Starks
UNDERSTANDING RAVENNA, a talk by Michael Starks
22/09/2020 6:30 - 7:30 PM
**FREE WEBINAR** Ravenna has eight World Heritage sites—churches, baptisteries, chapels and monuments dating from the fifth and sixth centuries AD...
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THE MEDICI BANKERS, a talk by Ian Morgan
THE MEDICI BANKERS, a talk by Ian Morgan
05/08/2020 6:30 - 7:30 PM
The Medici Bank lasted for 97 years. It would become one of the biggest counting houses in Europe. But, as...
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LEADING LADIES OF THE RENAISSANCE, a talk by Carla Gambescia
LEADING LADIES OF THE RENAISSANCE, a talk by Carla Gambescia
09/07/2020 from 18:30 PM to 19:30 PM
**FREE WEBINAR** Discover the lives and legacies of Italy's “Renaissance Women” and those of several unheralded women who inspired some...
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HOW WE FELL IN LOVE WITH ITALIAN FOOD, a talk by Diego Zancani
HOW WE FELL IN LOVE WITH ITALIAN FOOD, a talk by Diego Zancani
30/06/2020 7:00 - 8:00 PM
University Women's Club, South Audley Street, London, UK
- THE ANNUAL CHARLES DE CHASSIRON MEMORIAL LECTURE - HOW WE FELL IN LOVE WITH ITALIAN FOOD a talk by...
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