Italia-Inghilterra is a non-profit cultural society officially founded in 1987 by a group of teachers and professionals working in the field of culture with a good knowledge of and a strong passion for the English language and English-speaking countries. It began its activities in the same year under the direction of Franco Staffa, an English teacher in an Italian secondary school. Mr Staffa is still the President today and was in 2002 awarded the title of MBE by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.

Our Activities:

1. English Courses
From beginners to post-proficiency, taught by native speaker teachers all with university degrees and TEFL or CELTA qualifications.

2. Book and Video Library
The only truly British library in Sardinia

3. Series of lectures and seminars in English
Britishness in Sardinia - a series that has been repeated annually since 1987, which emphasises the relationship between Sardinia and Britain.

Institutions in English-speaking Countries - a series that has also been held annually for the past 19 years and which concentrates on social and institutional matters that are common to both Sardinia and English-speaking countries.

4. The production and circulation of art exhibitions
We have so far organised a total of 13 exhibitions, amongst which:

La Strada Felice, photography and contemporary landscape in Sardinia, at the Italian Institute in London in 2006.

Le Mutanti - 7 women artists from Sardinia, which toured Britain in 1999 and the United States in 2002.

Le Mutanti

Images from the Past: The archaeology of Sardinia at the end of the 19th century in the unpublished photographs of the Dominican Father P.P. Mackey. The exhibition was organised in collaboration with the British School at Rome, and was displayed at the Museo Nazionale A. Sanna in Sassari, the Galleria Comunale di Nuoro and the Centro d'arte EXMA' in Cagliari.

Summary of nineteen years of activity:

Our speakers have included:

Amongst others we have welcomed:

Sir Ivor Roberts, KCMG - British Ambassador for Italy    britain.it and i-uk.com
Baroness Strange - Member of the House of Lords    parliament.uk
Frank McCourt - Author of the books "Angela's Ashes" and "'Tis".
Allen Jones - Artist with works at the Tate Modern Gallery
Beppe Severgnini - Journalist for the Corriere della Sera e The Economist
Gavino Sanna - Advertising Executive

We have been mentioned in the following publications:

The Times (2002), The Independent, The Sunday Telegraph, Speak Up, Language Travel Magazine, The Liverpool Echo, The Springville Journal (USA), L'Unione Sarda, La Nuova Sardegna, Almanacco di Cagliari, Progresso Fotografico, Il Fotografo, Archeo, Archeologia Viva, Airone, Carnet, Il Messaggero Sardo.

Our events have been mentioned also in the following publications:

Time Out, The Guardian, Photobox, The British Journal of Photography, Ephotozine, Italia Web, Writers' Services, Italy-UK Partnership, Visit London, Prospect's Guide - The List, Londra web, News Italia Press, Londra Sera, Italiani a Londra Network.

Our activities have been made possible by generous contributions and help from:

The British Council, USIS Rome, The British Tourist Authority, American Tourist Office, British-Italian Society, London, The Council of the Town of Sardinia N.Y. (USA), British Chamber of Commerce for Italy, American Chamber of Commerce in Italy, The University of Wales at Aberystwyth, British School at Rome, Regione Autonoma della Sardegna, Comune di Cagliari, Comune di Quartu Sant'Elena, Provincia di Cagliari, Provincia di Sassari, Provincia di Nuoro, Camera di Commercio, E.S.I.T., ERSU, Università di Cagliari (Facoltà di Lingue, Economia e Commercio, Scienze Politiche, Ingegneria, Architettura), EXMA', Museo di Villanovaforru, L'Unione Sarda.

Our steering committee is made up of:

Dott. Franco Staffa, MBE - President - teacher of English
Dott.ssa Gisella Arcais - Vice President - teacher of English
Dott. Mauro Pala - Committee Member - professor of English literature, University of Cagliari
Dott. ing. Paolo Botti - Committee Member - officer for the EAF
Dott.ssa Nicoletta Curreli - Committee Member - professor in biochemistry, University of Cagliari

We would be pleased to supply more details of our past and future activities on request or, if you are interested, why don't you join now.

Write to us at: info@italiainghilterra.org