“Sette Opere PER La Misericordia” (Seven Works of Mercy) at the Italian Cultural Institute in London
Ambassador Terracciano giving the opening remarks, next to Director Delogu Exhibition (15 March – 30 April 2017) of contemporary works by international artists, including the British artist Anish Kapoor, inspired by Caravaggio’s Seven Works of Mercy with proceeds to good causes. Seven Works of Mercy, a project by Maria Grazia Leonetti Rodinò, was inaugurated yesterday […]
Read moreWorkshop at the Embassy of Italy in London: UK and Italy Tax & Legal Update 2017, with Belluzzo & Partners
The annual seminar was held this morning at the Embassy of Italy in London, organised by Ambassador Pasquale Terracciano with the collaboration of Belluzzo & Partners law firm. The seminar covered developments in tax and legal matters, presented by experts in the field. The seminar took place days after the approval of new regulations […]
Read moreFundraising for the Italian School in London (SIAL) with guest of honour Giovanni Allevi: over £50m raised
A gala dinner was hosted yesterday evening by the Embassy of Italy to raise funds for the Italian School in London (SIAL), the only school in London that teaches the Italian curriculum. The school was founded as a private initiative and was inaugurated in 2010. It was subsequently accredited by both the Italian and the […]
Read moreItaly Made Me 2017
2017 Italy Made Me Award The Italian Embassy in London invites young Italian researchers across the United Kingdom to submit applications for its annual research award programme “Italy Made Me”, to honour the accomplishments of young Italian researchers in several academic domains. The awards will be presented to Italian researchers operating in […]
Read moreItalian Design Day: the excellence of Italian design in London
Italian Design Day, an initiative launched by the Italian prime minister, Paolo Gentiloni, will be held for the first time on 2 March 2017. The Embassy of Italy in London, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, Istituto Marangoni, and other public and private bodies, will mark the day by holding a series of events […]
Read more“Equity and Debt Investment in Italy Conference” organised with Legance at the Italian Embassy
Ferdinando Giugliano, Economics opinion writer for La Repubblica, moderates the second panel on “Investing in Italian Financial Institutions and/or NPLs” The fourth “Equity and Debt Investment in Italy Conference” was held today at the Embassy of Italy in London. The event, organised by Legance and the Italian Embassy and with the patronage of the Italian […]
Read moreThe British Institute of Florence celebrates its centenary at the Italian Embassy in London
Prof. Boudreau of the British Institute of Florence, at the Italian Embassy, holding his lecture on “Renaissance Tapestries and Textiles Diplomacy”. Picture – Federico Zonno. In 2017 the British Institute of Florence celebrates the hundredth anniversary of its foundation, which was commemorated yesterday evening with an event hosted by the Embassy of Italy in London. […]
Read moreItalian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni meets British Prime Minister Theresa May in Downing Street and speaks at the London School of Economics
Picture: Tiberio Barchielli, Palazzo Chigi Europe, Brexit, Libya, migration and relations with Russia were on the agenda during the Italian prime minister’s meeting with his British counterpart on 9 February. Italian prime minister Paolo Gentiloni met his British counterpart Theresa May at 10 Downing Street. The two heads of government discussed, among other things, pressing […]
Read moreItaly’s Minister of Culture Dario Franceschini in London
The Ambassador Pasquale Terracciano during the meeting at the Embassy with the directors of British museums. Dario Franceschini, the Italian minister of culture and tourism, visited London today and took part in a series of events illustrating recent cultural policy reforms and presenting Art Bonus, a project that gives tax credits to private individuals […]
Read moreThe Estorick Collection reopens after refurbishment works with an exhibition on World War I art from the Italian front
The preview for the reopening of the Estorick Collection, 12 January 2017. The Estorick Collection, the only collection in the UK dedicated entirely to Italian art, reopened today after being closed for several months for renovation. The first exhibition in the renovated building is a series of paintings and photographs documenting the joint British and […]
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