TUE—SEP 8, 2020 THROUGH TUE—DEC 1, 2020 TUESDAYS—6:30–8:35 PM $699 This class will be taking place via remote instruction. Scandinavia House promotes the importance of language learning in exploring Nordic culture through classes offered by NYU’s Department of Foreign Languages, Translation, and Interpreting. Traditionally held at Scandinavia House, classes in the fall of 2020 will now be held […]
WED—SEP 9, 2020 THROUGH WED—DEC 2, 2020 WEDNESDAYS—6:30 – 8:35 PM $699 This class will be taking place via remote instruction. Scandinavia House promotes the importance of language learning in exploring Nordic culture through classes offered by NYU’s Department of Foreign Languages, Translation, and Interpreting. Traditionally held at Scandinavia House, classes in the fall of 2020 […]
**This event will be screened as a YouTube Premiere. It will later remain online for viewing.** Join us for a special Nordic virtual cooking event! Morten Sohlberg, the chef and owner of Smörgås Chef restaurant at Scandinavia House, will present an online demo of making one of his favorite late summer dishes — roasted zucchini and squash […]
THU—SEP 10, 2020 THROUGH THU—DEC 3, 2020 THURSDAYS—6:30–8:35 PM $699 *This class will be taking place via remote instruction.* Scandinavia House promotes the importance of language learning in exploring Nordic culture through classes offered by NYU’s Department of Foreign Languages, Translation, and Interpreting. Traditionally held at Scandinavia House, classes in the fall of 2020 will now be held […]
MON—SEP 14, 2020 THROUGH MON—DEC 7, 2020 MONDAYS—6:30–8:35 PM $699 This class will be taking place via remote instruction. Scandinavia House promotes the importance of language learning in exploring Nordic culture through classes offered by NYU’s Department of Foreign Languages, Translation, and Interpreting. Traditionally held at Scandinavia House, classes in the fall of 2020 will now be held via […]
MON—SEP 14, 2020 THROUGH MON—DEC 7, 2020 MONDAYS—6:30–8:35 PM $699 This class will be taking place via remote instruction. Scandinavia House promotes the importance of language learning in exploring Nordic culture through classes offered by NYU’s Department of Foreign Languages, Translation, and Interpreting. Traditionally held at Scandinavia House, classes in the fall of 2020 will now be held […]
MON—SEP 14, 2020 THROUGH MON—DEC 7, 2020 MONDAYS—6:30–8:35 PM $699 This class will be taking place via remote instruction. Scandinavia House promotes the importance of language learning in exploring Nordic culture through classes offered by NYU’s Department of Foreign Languages, Translation, and Interpreting. Traditionally held at Scandinavia House, classes in the fall of 2020 will now be held […]
TUE—SEP 15, 2020 THROUGH TUE—DEC 8, 2020 TUESDAYS—6:30–8:35 PM $699 *This class will be taking place via remote instruction.* Scandinavia House promotes the importance of language learning in exploring Nordic culture through classes offered by NYU’s Department of Foreign Languages, Translation, and Interpreting. Traditionally held at Scandinavia House, classes in the fall of 2020 will now be […]
WED—SEP 16, 2020 THROUGH WED—DEC 9, 2020 WEDNESDAYS—6:30–8:35 PM $699 This class will be taking place via remote instruction. Scandinavia House promotes the importance of language learning in exploring Nordic culture through classes offered by NYU’s Department of Foreign Languages, Translation, and Interpreting. Traditionally held at Scandinavia House, classes in the fall of 2020 will now be held […]
THU—October 15 through SUN—November 15 *This event will take place as virtual screenings; website will later be updated with ticketing links.* The American-Scandinavian Foundation is pleased to present the third annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) as a virtual event taking place in three sessions: October 15-18, October 29-November 1, and November 12-15. This year, the festival will expand beyond New […]
FRI–October 16 through TUE—October 27 $12 ($10 ASF Members) ASF Members receive a $2 discount in our weekly emails on October 16 & 23; sign up for the email list here. This year, Scandinavia House is pleased to co-present the new Swedish film Always Amber with NewFest — the New York LGBTQ Film Festival from Friday, October 16 through Tuesday, […]
SAT–October 24 through TUE—October 27 $12 ($10 ASF Members) ASF Members receive a $2 discount in our weekly emails on October 16 & 23; sign up for the email list here. This year, Scandinavia House is pleased to co-present the new Finnish documentary Kelet with NewFest — the New York LGBTQ Film Festival, premiering Saturday, October 24 at 8 […]
TUE—October 27—2 PM EDT Nordic Authors You Should Know at Scandinavia House continues with a focus on Norwegian literature with Jan Grue, Roy Jacobsen, Kaja Kvernbakken, and Ruth Lillegraven., moderated by author and translator Karen Havelin. The event will begin with short readings of each of the authors’ work in both English and in Norwegian, followed […]
THU—October 29 through SUN—November 1 Session pass (3 films) $25 ($22 ASF Members) Festival pass $60 ($55 ASF Members) PURCHASE TICKETS The American-Scandinavian Foundation is pleased to present the third annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) as a virtual event taking place in three sessions: October 15-18, October 29-November 1, and November 12-15. This year, the festival will expand beyond New […]
This Halloween, join us for a special workshop as we visit the award-winning illustrator and author Satu Kettunen’s Studio in Helsinki, Finland to learn about her book Alma’s Monster Party, a wonderful story about fears and how to conquer them! Alma’s family has moved to a new house. It is big, and bleak, and far from […]
TUE—November 3—2 PM (ET) Nordic Authors You Should Know at Scandinavia House continues with a focus on Sámi literature with Johanna Domokos and Saami poet, musician and scriptwriter Niillas Holmberg, moderated by Harald Gaski. The panelists will discuss Sámi literature and culture today. Please send audience questions ahead of the discussion to info@amscan.org. Select questions will be chosen for a Q&A following the […]
**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 at Scandinavia House but […]
This November, the 3rd Annual Sámi Film Festival explores Sámi values, visions, and stories, through a series of short films and documentaries from Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Presented a partnership between The National Nordic Museum in Seattle and Scandinavia House in New York, with support provided by […]
THU—November 5 through SUN—November 8 Film package $12 ($8 ASF Members, National Nordic Museum Members, & Pacific Sámi Searvi Members) This November, the 3rd Annual Sámi Film Festival explores Sámi values, visions, and stories, through a series of short films and documentaries from Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Presented a partnership between […]
In this special upcoming children's literary event, created with permission from Kids Can Press, hear and learn about the children's novel Paws + Edward with Norwegian author Espen Dekko and illustrator Mari Kanstad Johnsen! A heartbreaking and heart-lifting story of loss, the novel looks at best friends Edward and his dog Paws, who, after years of chasing rabbits, […]
SAT—November 7—2 PM ET (11 AM PT) This November, the 3rd Annual Sámi Film Festival explores Sámi values, visions, and stories, through a series of short films and documentaries from Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. On Saturday, November 7, join us for a panel discussion with Sámi filmmakers […]
TUE—November 10—2 PM EDT Nordic Authors You Should Know at Scandinavia House continues with a focus on literature from Sweden with Athena Farrokhzad, Johannes Heldén, Mara Lee, and Carolina Setterwall, moderated by Elizabeth Clark Wessel. The event will begin with short readings of each of the authors’ work in both the original language and in English, followed […]
THU—October 15 through SUN—October 18 Session pass (3 films) $25 ($22 ASF Members) Festival pass $60 ($55 ASF Members) PURCHASE TICKETS The American-Scandinavian Foundation is pleased to present the third annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) as a virtual event taking place in three sessions: October 15-18, October 29-November 1, and November 12-15. This year, the festival will expand beyond New […]
SAT—November 14—2 PM ET (11 AM PST) In coordination with the final weekend of the New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House as a virtual event, join us for a Virtual Panel with five Baltic film professionals, "A Year in Film Through Baltic Eyes." Experiencing life and art in the U.S. and in the Baltic […]
In coordination with the final weekend of the New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House as a virtual event, join us for a Virtual Panel with five Baltic film professionals, "A Year in Film Through Baltic Eyes." Experiencing life and art in the U.S. and in the Baltic States has been different over the past […]
**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 at Scandinavia House but […]
For the first time in its history, Taste of Iceland is going virtual! From November 18-22, Iceland Naturally invites you to experience Icelandic culture during the online Taste of Iceland festival. The festival highlights the very best of Iceland’s culture, showcasing the nation’s cuisine, music, literature, and film through several live streamed events. As part of […]
American-Scandinavian Foundation invites you to a virtual book talk with photographer Melissa Schäfer & producer Fredrik Granath on their new book Polar Tales: The Future of Ice, Life, and the Arctic, out now from Rizzoli Press. The Arctic is the ground zero of climate change, and the polar bear is on the front line. Filled with groundbreaking photography that reveals the […]
SAT—November 21—5 PM ET Watch on YouTube Watch on Facebook Join us on Saturday, November 21 at 5 PM ET for a Virtual Studio Visit with the Finnish artist duo Pekka and Teija Isorättyä! The artists recently invited Scandinavia House for a virtual tour of their five-room studio complex in central Helsinki, Finland, where they are currently working […]
SAT—November 28—1 PM ET (10 AM PT) On Saturday, November 28, celebrate the 75th anniversary of Pippi Longstocking with a live, digital performance that takes you on an an immersive theatrical adaptation! Scandinavia House and Scandinavian American Theater Company invite you to a live play reading of Pippi Longstocking, a story that introduced the most iconic […]
December 1 is #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving back! On this day of charitable donations, what better way to show your commitment to American-Scandinavian Foundation’s mission to build international understanding than by clicking here and making a gift. Since its establishment in 1910, ASF has been the leading bridge of education and culture between the United States and […]