Monday 15 March 2021 – 6:30 pm (GMT)
Freemasonry, which emerged in Britain in the early eighteenth century, is one of our country’s most successful cultural exports. In every country to which Masonry
Monday 08 February 2021 – 6:30 pm (GMT)
Cultural innovation is not just about large metropolitan areas in Italy. There is a constellation of towns across the inner parts of the Italian territory which
Wednesday 27 January 2021 – 06:30 pm (GMT)
Melanie Hughes’ book War Changes Everything, based on a family archive, is the true story of two remarkable women. Through their eyes we see the
Monday 07 December 2020 – 06:30 pm (GMT)
“Riva in the Movie” is the title of a short film, which was shown this year at the Venice Film Festival and which celebrates the indissoluble link between
Tuesday 10 November 2020 – 6:30 pm (GMT)
We will look at Dante Alighieri’s portrayal of divine light (optical and spiritual) and the legacy of his Paradiso. This involves the direct impact of his
Tuesday 20 October 2020 – 6:30 pm (GMT)
Dr Anna Beer will be exploring the lives and works of a handful of ground-breaking female composers, arguing that the most important factor to their success
Tuesday 22 September 2020 – 6:30 pm (BST)
Ravenna has eight World Heritage sites—churches, baptisteries, chapels and monuments dating from the fifth and sixth centuries AD which are renowned especially for exquisite mosaics
Wednesday 05 August 2020 – 6:30 pm (BST)
The Medici Bank lasted for 97 years. It would become one of the biggest counting houses in Europe. But, as ever in life, it proved
Thursday 09 July 2020 – 6:30 pm (BST)
Discover the lives and legacies of Italy’s “Renaissance Women” and those of several unheralded women who inspired some of the greatest artwork of all time.
Since it was founded in 1941, the British-Italian Society has worked to promote knowledge and understanding in the UK of Italian culture, including Italy’s history, institutions, way of life, language and wider contribution to civilisation.
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