Join us for a book talk with author Eric Dregni on The Love of Cod: A Father and Son's Search for Norwegian Happiness, out April 27, 2022 from University of Minnesota Press! In this discussion, Dregni will discuss his journey to find Norway's supposed bliss, explored within the novel's comic travelogue. Norway is usually near or at the […]
On March 18, ASF invites you to a screening and fundraiser on behalf of Ukraine, with all ticket sales and donations going to support relief efforts in Ukraine, featuring the U.S. Premiere of director Andrei Zagdansky's “direct cinema” documentary National Museum (Ukraine, 2021), exploring the art and inner workings of the major art institution in Kyiv, Ukraine, and the short film The […]
On March 24, Scandinavia House and Deutsches Haus at NYU present a virtual program with acclaimed author Bernd Brunner and renowned Germanist, writer, and mastermind of @neinquarterly, Eric Jaronski! In today's program, hear a reading by Brunner from his latest book, Extreme North (W. W. Norton, February 2022), translated by Jefferson Chase – an entertaining and informative voyage through cultural fantasies […]
Music on Park Avenue is back! The popular series hosted by Scandinavia House and Per Tengstrand welcomes its audience back to Victor Borge Hall beginning in the fall of 2021. Beginning in February 2022, the chamber music group Opus @ Princeton University will return for the final three concerts of the season, continuing their popular performances […]
On March 26, in coordination with our ongoing exhibition The Experimental Self: Edvard Munch's Photography, Scandinavia House presents a virtual program celebrating the release of the illustrated book The Experimental Self: The Photography of Edvard Munch, awarded with diploma as one of The Year’s Most Beautiful Books, 2021 by Grafill, Norway’s National Organization for Visual Communication. The […]
In celebration of the launch of Jaanika Peerna's newly published monograph Glacier Elegies (Terra Nova Press, 2022), join us for a panel discussion with artists Jaanika Peerna and Riitta Ikonen in conversation with curator and advisor Zoë Foster! Much of Jaanika Peerna's recent work is a lament to glaciers and natural ice. Her ongoing project Glacier Elegy forms the […]
Screening virtually from Friday, April 8 through Sunday, April 17, see the new film Helene, based on true events in the life of Finland’s most acclaimed painter Helene Schjerfbeck, at Scandinavia House! Virtual screenings will be accompanied by a theatrical presentation at Scandinavia House on April 13; click here for details. In 1915 Helene Schjerfbeck (Laura Birn) is a forgotten artist, […]
It’s time to celebrate Easter with Scandinavia House! On Saturday, April 9 at 11 AM, join Finish singer-songwriter Ida Metsberg and the Children Center for an Easter-themed concert and art activity exploring unique traditions and children’s crafts from the Nordic region. Easter in the Nordic countries is all about welcoming the long-awaited spring after the […]
On April 12, join us for a book talk with bestselling Norwegian author Lars Mytting on The Sixteen Trees of the Somme, his engrossing new literary novel about a family mystery, revenge and forgiveness, out April 5 from The Overlook Press! This intricately plotted new novel from the author of Norwegian Wood and The Bell in the Lake tells the story of Edvard, starting […]
