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Upcoming @ Scandinavia House |
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Only ASF Members may reserve film tickets by calling 212.847.9746 or emailing film_reservation@amscan.org |
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New Nordic Cinema Scandinavia House presents some of the most influential and successful Nordic films to New York audiences in our annual series of recently released films. The series will continue fall 2010 with contemporary films from Norway and Sweden. |
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The Introspective Detective: Wallander Returns Detective Wallander, his daughter Linda, and their colleague Stefan struggle to solve challenging cases. While their personal and professional relationships evolve, they must rely on one another – not just to find the truth, but to survive. |
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Only ASF Members may reserve film tickets by calling 212.847.9746 or emailing film_reservation@amscan.org |
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Fashion & Films
The moving image has represented and (re)interpreted fashion as a concept, an industry, and a cultural form since its inception. Scandinavia House presents a miniseries of screenings and lectures that closely inspect fashion’s role in two Swedish films – Ingmar Bergman’s Smiles of a Summer Night/Sommarnattens leende (1955) and Arne Mattson’s Mannequin in Red/Mannekäng i rött (1958). |
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SNØHETTA
The innovative, award-winning, and environmentally conscious architectural firm, Snøhetta, will be featured in a multi-faceted exhibition, opening on February 4, 2010. SNØHETTA, architecture – landscape – interior offers insights into the design and construction of the firm’s most important works, including the celebrated Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt, the recently completed Norwegian National Opera and Ballet in Oslo, Norway, and the planned National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion in New York. Organized and initially presented by the National Museum – Architecture in Oslo earlier this year, this exhibition includes films, photographs, drawings, models, and interactive learning devices. Commissioned by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the exhibition is produced by Norway’s National Museum of Art, Architecture, and Design in close collaboration with Snøhetta. Support for the exhibition has been provided by the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York and Tova Borgnine. The curator is Eva Madshus, Senior Curator at the National Museum—Architecture in Oslo. |
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Should Gender Equality be Mandated? Is government involvement needed to secure gender equality or are corporations already leading the way? Have the principles of gender equality been established or does the debate need to continue? Audun Lysbakken, Norwegian Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion, addresses these topics in a key note address and seminar, with a panel discussion moderated by Michael Kimmel, Stony Brook University. Hosted by The Norwegian Consulate General in New York, The New York Women’s Forum, and Catalyst.
Chronic Heart Failure: A Comparison between Sweden & Despite a continuing favorable trend in the occurrence of most cardiovascular diseases, heart failure is a significant and growing public health problem. Jan Mårtensson, visiting ASF scholar and Associate Professor of Nursing at the School of Health Sciences and Supervisor at the Primary Care Research and Development Unit in Jönköping, Sweden, compares follow-up care for heart disease patients in Sweden and the United States. Mårtensson also highlights the most important reforms that must be accomplished in heart disease and health care in the near future. |
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The American Girl
Novelist Monika Fagerholm reads from her new book The American Girl. Part mysterious gothic saga, part chronicle of an era, and part portrait of youth on the cusp of sexual awakening, this number one bestseller in Sweden and Finland has sold over 200,000 copies to date. It is the recipient of the premier literary award in Sweden – The August Prize – as well as The Aniara Prize and The Gothenburg Post Award and has been shortlisted for The International IMPAC Literary Award. |
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Open: Monday-Saturday, 12-6 pm (Wednesday until 7 pm) and Sunday 12-5 pm. For more information please call 212.847.9737 The Shop @ Scandinavia House features distinctive home design and tableware, art glass, textiles, luxurious sweaters and accessories, unique jewelry, handmade clogs and children’s books, as well as your favorite Scandinavian food specialties and candies. Present your ASF membership card for a discount on every purchase in The Shop @ Scandinavia House. |
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Dinner & a Movie and Dinner & a Concert | |||||||||||||
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Pairing top-notch Scandinavian cinema with fine Nordic cuisine, Smörgås Chef Restaurant @ Scandinavia House continues its popular Dinner & a Movie and introduces Dinner & a Concert three-course prix fixe dinner menus. These ongoing offers feature a selection of favorite dishes including herb-roasted chicken, cured gravlaks and Swedish meatballs, and include one admission to that evening’s film screening or concert. |
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Edvard Munch Viewing at Heiberg Cummings
420 West 25th Street, Suite 1C | |||||||||||||
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Death by Aquavit! A Scandinavian SxSW Sendoff
Littlefield | |||||||||||||
Please visit www.scandinaviahouse.org for a complete schedule of public programs. |
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