British Institute of Florence

@ahmpreston Dear Alex, we’d be delighted to invite you to the Institute for one of our Meet the Author events, should you be in Florence at any point in the future.

Signed 1000 copies of A Stranger in Corfu for independent bookshops. Such a great cover. Out Feb 12th - could not be more excited.

On Monday we will hold a live stream of the funeral of Her Majesty The Queen in the Sala Ferragamo of the British Institute of Florence Library. The Library will be open from 11:30. All welcome; no charge. 📍British Institute Library, Lungarno Guicciardini n.9 50125 Florence

John Hooper will discuss the political outlook in Italy at a special event at the Library at 1830 Monday 19th. britishinstitute.it/en/events/all-… The Economist is one of the periodicals we have at the Library, which can be enjoyed by our Members britishinstitute.it/en/membership-…

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We extend our heartfelt condolences to our patron His Majesty King Charles III and all of the Royal Family at this time of grief.

We can't wait to start a new season of events in our beautiful Library! On September 14th Matteo Sansone will kick off the season with a a talk on Madness in Romantic Opera. Hope to see many of you in person or online! Check the full programme here: britishinstitute.it/en/whats-on/we…

And we can’t wait to see you 😊💜

Our Italian group courses will be back in September with the classic format of two hour classes each morning, Monday to Friday. You can sign up for from one week up to three months. Hope you'll join us More details here: britishinstitute.it/en/italian-cou…

Buon Ferragosto ☀️ Wishing you all a nice and relaxing day! 🍹

We are very excited to be starting a new cycle of History of Art courses in just three weeks! Medieval Florence is back on Monday 5 September. Join Jeremy Boudreau and his brilliant team of lecturers to explore 14th Century Florence. More details here: britishinstitute.it/en/history-of-…

From 22 August to 16 September 2022 new summer courses in painting and sculpture start at the excellent Sacred Art School in Florence. British Institute students can enroll with a special discount! More details : sacredartschoolfirenze.com/en/courses/pai… and sacredartschoolfirenze.com/en/courses/scu…

Last Wednesday Lecture of the season! Margaret Ann Zaho, Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Central Florida, will examine the evolution of Florentine symbolism from its origins to Michelangelo’s David. 22 June at 18:00 britishinstitute.it/en/events/davi…

If you haven't already, get a copy of the June issue of The Florentine and read the interview that Tishani Doshi gave to our Director Simon Gammell! We are so excited to welcome such a talented artist to the Library on June 28! More details on the event tinyurl.com/48pkhxsb

Congrats to @biflorence for being cited as one of "the world’s most wonderful private libraries"! ft.com/content/42a531…

We are excited to welcome American author Charmaine Wilkerson to the British Institute this week! Join us on Tuesday 5 April for a MEET THE AUTHOR special event, live at the Library or online via Zoom. More details: britishinstitute.it/en/news-events…

Let's talk about the Duomo! At the British Institute Library and online, via Zoom More details here: britishinstitute.it/en/news-events…

Last week for the Wednesday Lecture, well-known food writer Emiko Davies was with us for a very entertaining lecture If you missed it, the recording is now available on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/xq_zvSXgOZY

We are pleased to partner with Mascarade Opera to present a very special recital by soprano Sophie Gallagher, pianist Umberto Jacopo Laureti and composer Michele Sarti. ⁠ 10 March at 18:30 at the British Institute Library⁠ ⁠ britishinstitute.it/en/news-events…

Can't wait for this week's Wednesday Lecture! Emiko Davies, the awards-winning food writer, will be with us for a talk on how how Florence’s British community may have had an influence on the local cuisine. Find out more: tinyurl.com/4y7asfz6

We are delighted to announce a new programme al British! From next week, for six consecutive Tuesdays, we will offer a special online poetry salon in collaboration with London based poet Pele Cox All the details here: britishinstitute.it/en/library/har…

SAVE THE DATE! ♥️📚 The Meet the Author series returns in February with the Sunday Times bestselling author Christobel Kent who will be with us for a very special event on Tuesday 22 February from 17:30 More details and registration: britishinstitute.it/en/news-events…