FRI—April 30 through THU—May 6 Film tickets $13 ($8 ASF Members) **ASF Members will receive their discount by logging in to Elevent using the email address associated with their member account.** New Nordic Cinema at Scandinavia House returns in a virtual format! Celebrate contemporary Nordic filmmaking with us from home by catching some of the best new films […]
TUE—January 26—7 PM REGISTER American-Scandinavian Foundation invites you to a virtual panel discussion on Tove Ditlevsen's The Copenhagen Trilogy, in celebration of its publication in English translation by Tiina Nunnally and Michael Favala Goldman beginning January 26. In this event, translator Michael Favala Goldman and authors Morten Høi Jensen (A Difficult Death), Rachel Kushner (The Mars Room), and […]
SAT—May 1—11 AM ET *The YouTube Premiere will air from 11-11:30 AM on May 1 and remain live on this page through May 8.* On Walpurgis Day & Vappu on May 1, join us to welcome in the spring with a special celebration of the iconic Swedish author Elsa Beskow! Special guest Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz (Scandinavian American […]
FRI—May 7 through THU—May 13 Film tickets $13 ($8 ASF Members) **ASF Members will receive their discount by logging in to Elevent using the email address associated with their member account.** New Nordic Cinema at Scandinavia House returns in a virtual format! Celebrate contemporary Nordic filmmaking with us from home by catching some of the best new films […]
TUE—May 11—6 PM, free **Nordic Book Club will take place as an online meeting** Read and discuss Scandinavian literature in translation as part of our Nordic Book Club, now online! Each month we select a novel from some of the best Nordic literary voices. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the month […]
THU—May 13—2 PM ET On May 13, see a virtual poetry reading and discussion with Nordic poets and translators Helena Boberg, Johannes Göransson, Katrine Øgaard Jensen, and Ursula Andkjær Olsen, moderated by Paul Cunningham (The House of the Tree of Sores). Helena Boberg and Johannes Göransson will present readings of works from Boberg's new book Sense Violence, now […]
SAT—May 15—11 AM ET *The YouTube Premiere will air from 11-11:30 AM on May 15 and remain live on this page through May 22.* On Saturday, May 15 at 11 AM ET, join us for a virtual visit and read aloud with award-winning artist and architect Anders Holmer! In today’s program, Anders will invite us into […]
Join us on Saturday, May 22, for a virtual studio visit with Finnish artist Heidi Hankaniemi! Based in New York City, Heidi works primarily with handmade textiles, embroideries, lace, and crochets, collecting and receiving damaged and discarded handiworks from flea markets and charity shops around the world. With a background in conceptual art, Heidi appropriates […]
On Wednesday, May 26, join us for a virtual book talk on The Employees with author Olga Ravn and translator Martin Aitken. With moderator Katrine Øgaard Jensen, they'll discuss the novel, currently out in translation from Lolli Editions and shortlisted for the 2021 International Booker Prize. In the near-distant future, millions of kilometers from Earth, the crew of the Six-Thousand […]
