Events

ANDARE PER VINI E VITIGNI - A HISTORY OF ITALIAN WINE, a talk by Patrizia Passerini
ANDARE PER VINI E VITIGNI - A HISTORY OF ITALIAN WINE, a talk by Patrizia Passerini
26/03/2020 7.00-9:00 PM
114 Mount Street, London, UK
Did you know that the oldest traces of wine production in Italy were found in Sicily, in a cave near...
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THE SNOWBALL REVOLT: RENAISSANCE POLITICS IN THE LAGOON OF VENICE, a talk by Claire Judde de Larivière - A Joint Event With Venice in Peril
THE SNOWBALL REVOLT: RENAISSANCE POLITICS IN THE LAGOON OF VENICE, a talk by Claire Judde de Larivière - A Joint Event With Venice in Peril
17/02/2020 6.30
SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES Burlington House, Piccadilly, W1J 0BE
In January 1511 an unusual event occurred on the small island of Murano. The 'snowball revolt', involved the small community...
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LINA WERTMÜLLER AND THE COMMEDIA ALL'ITALIANA (Comedy Italian Style): GENDER AND FASCISM - a talk by V. Signorelli, S. Angeli e C. Zoppelletto
LINA WERTMÜLLER AND THE COMMEDIA ALL'ITALIANA (Comedy Italian Style): GENDER AND FASCISM - a talk by V. Signorelli, S. Angeli e C. Zoppelletto
23/01/2020 7.00-9.00 PM
University Women's Club, 2 Audley Square, London W1K 1DB
An introduction to the seminal works of Lina Wertmüller, the first woman nominated for a Best Director Academy Award. Through...
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CHRISTMAS DINNER 2019
CHRISTMAS DINNER 2019
09/12/2019 7.00-10:00 PM
RADICI, 30 Almeida Street, Islington, London N1 1AD
Come and celebrate the festive season with friends and fellow members of The British-Italian Society at Radici restaurant in Islington,...
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THE ARCHIPELAGO: ITALY SINCE 1945, a talk by Professor John Foot
THE ARCHIPELAGO: ITALY SINCE 1945, a talk by Professor John Foot
13/11/2019 7.00-9.00 PM
University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
Italy emerged from the Second World War in ruins. Divided, invaded and economically broken, it was a nation that some...
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Leconfield Lecture 2019 - Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi: Two Italian Artists at the Court of Charles I, a talk by Dr Gabriele Finaldi
Leconfield Lecture 2019 - Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi: Two Italian Artists at the Court of Charles I, a talk by Dr Gabriele Finaldi
24/10/2019 7.00-9.00 pm
Chancellor's Hall, Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
By the time Orazio Gentileschi came to London, he already had an international career. Unlike Guercino, who was reluctant to...
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Visit to 68 Dean Street, Soho’s Georgian House of Secrets, hosted by David Bieda
Visit to 68 Dean Street, Soho’s Georgian House of Secrets, hosted by David Bieda
25/09/2019 7.00-9.00 PM
68 Dean Street, London, UK
The Georgian period (1713-1830) is regarded as the greatest period of English architecture. However most of London's Georgian houses date...
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A Visit to the British Library to view the Exhibition Leonardo da Vinci: A Mind in Motion With an introductory talk by Co-Curator Stephen Parkin
A Visit to the British Library to view the Exhibition Leonardo da Vinci: A Mind in Motion With an introductory talk by Co-Curator Stephen Parkin
05/07/2019 4.00-5.30 PM
British Library, Euston Road, London, UK
To mark the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, The British Library has brought together highlights from...
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The British-Italian Society's Annual General Meeting followed by ROOMS AND VIEWS: FILMING IN FLORENCE WITH MERCHANT IVORY, a talk by Sarah Quill
The British-Italian Society's Annual General Meeting followed by ROOMS AND VIEWS: FILMING IN FLORENCE WITH MERCHANT IVORY, a talk by Sarah Quill
20/06/2019 6.30-9.00 PM
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, UK
~ Charles de Chassiron Memorial Lecture ~ Rooms and Views: Filming in Florence with Merchant Ivory A Room with a...
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