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 will now be taking place bi-weekly as an online meeting. […]
The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2021 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 3-14! From November 3 through 7, in-person screenings and events will take place at Scandinavia House in New York, presented in accordance with […]
The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2021 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 3-14! From November 3 through 7, in-person screenings and events will take place at Scandinavia House in New York, presented in accordance with […]
The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2021 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 3-14! From November 3 through 7, in-person screenings and events will take place at Scandinavia House in New York, presented in accordance with […]
The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2021 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings! Virtual films in the festival will once again be available to viewers all across the U.S. via the Elevent streaming platform November 5-14. Virtual screenings of […]
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 […]
The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2021 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 3-14! From November 3 through 7, in-person screenings and events will take place at Scandinavia House in New York, presented in accordance with […]
The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2021 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 3-14! From November 3 through 7, in-person screenings and events will take place at Scandinavia House in New York, presented in accordance with […]
The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2021 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 3-14! From November 3 through 7, in-person screenings and events will take place at Scandinavia House in New York, presented in accordance with […]
The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2021 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 3-14! From November 3 through 7, in-person screenings and events will take place at Scandinavia House in New York, presented in accordance with […]
The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2021 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 3-14! From November 3 through 7, in-person screenings and events will take place at Scandinavia House in New York, presented in accordance with […]
The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2021 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 3-14! From November 3 through 7, in-person screenings and events will take place at Scandinavia House in New York, presented in accordance with […]
The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2021 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 3-14! From November 3 through 7, in-person screenings and events will take place at Scandinavia House in New York, presented in accordance with […]
The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2021 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 3-14! From November 3 through 7, in-person screenings and events will take place at Scandinavia House in New York, presented in accordance with […]
"Sometimes, 70-year-old girls just want to have fun" (Cineuropa) — this November, see the hit new film Ladies of Steel (Finland, 2020; dir. Pamela Tola) in New Nordic Cinema at Scandinavia House! After hitting her husband on the head with a frying pan, 75-year-old Inkeri realizes she might have hit him a little too hard. When she goes on the lam with […]
"Sometimes, 70-year-old girls just want to have fun" (Cineuropa) — this November, see the hit new film Ladies of Steel (Finland, 2020; dir. Pamela Tola) in New Nordic Cinema at Scandinavia House! After hitting her husband on the head with a frying pan, 75-year-old Inkeri realizes she might have hit him a little too hard. When she goes on the lam with […]
Join us for a special Autumn virtual music program with singer/songwriter Ida Metsberg! Ongoing at Scandinavia House, Ida’s Tunes presents interactive musical sessions of beloved songs for children performed in English, Swedish, and Finnish. In this video, she will perform a medley of Children’s Center favorites from her native Finland. And sing-along with Ida as […]
Internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel returns for his ever-popular Keyboard Conversations® series at Scandinavia House. Each evening comprises an informal commentary on the music and its composers, a full performance of each work, and a short Q & A session. The accessible format enables audiences to build an understanding of classical music whether newcomer or seasoned listener. In tonight's concert […]
American-Scandinavian Foundation and Child Development Institute, Sarah Lawrence College invite you to a virtual panel November 13 on "Young Children & Teachers’ Experiences During COVID." In this program, teachers from Scandinavia and the United States will discuss their experiences teaching in very different contexts during the pandemic, ranging from a forest school to a NYC public school […]
On November 16, join us for a virtual book talk on the new fiction anthology The Book of Reykjavik: A City in Short Fiction, out November 11 from Comma Press! Authors Kristín Eiríksdóttir & Björn Halldórsson and translator Larissa Kyzer will discuss the novel and its translation, as well as the themes explored in the book, with moderator Halla Þórlaug Óskarsdóttir. Iceland is […]
On November 17, see the award-winning film Uncle (Denmark, 2019; dir. Frelle Petersen) in New Nordic Cinema at Scandinavia House! Kris (Jette Søndergaard) lives on a derelict farm in a small Danish town that she runs with her disabled uncle, with a quirky but loving relationship filled with daily routines and moments of comfortable silence. But when one day […]
On November 17, see the award-winning film Uncle (Denmark, 2019; dir. Frelle Petersen) in New Nordic Cinema at Scandinavia House! Kris (Jette Søndergaard) lives on a derelict farm in a small Danish town that she runs with her disabled uncle, with a quirky but loving relationship filled with daily routines and moments of comfortable silence. But when one day […]
Looking for the perfect Christmas card or stocking stuffer? Visit the Shop at Scandinavia House for all of your favorite Nordic holiday gifts! In a special Meet the Artist event taking place Friday, November 18 with designer Ulrika Johnson, browse her wonderfully unique cards, DIY kits, gift wrapping and more from 12 to 3 PM. […]
American-Scandinavian Foundation invites you to a virtual panel on "Repatriation & Restitution in the Nordic Countries" on November 18. In this conversation, panelists Martin Appelt (Senior Researcher and Curator, National Museum of Denmark), Eero Ehanti (Head of the Conservation Department, National Museum of Finland), Eeva-Kristiina Harlin (Archeologist & Osteoarchaeologist), & Daniel Thorleifsen (Director, Greenland National Museum […]
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with select in-house and virtual screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for the Oscar nomination for the Best International Feature Film. On December 11 at Scandinavia House, see the film Tigers/Tigrar (dir. Ronnie Sandahl; Sweden/Italy/Denmark, 2020), Sweden's official nomination for the 94th Academy […]
"An engrossing chronicle" (Cineuropa) — this December, see the riveting true-life story of two Swedish journalists, 438 Days/ 438 Dagar (Sweden, 2019; dir. Jesper Ganslandt) in New Nordic Cinema at Scandinavia House! On the eve of June 28, 2011, Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye (Gustaf Skarsgård) and Johan Persson (Matias Varela) put everything at stake by illegally crossing the border from Somalia into Ethiopia, intent […]
"An engrossing chronicle" (Cineuropa) — this December, see the riveting true-life story of two Swedish journalists, 438 Days/ 438 Dagar (Sweden, 2019; dir. Jesper Ganslandt) in New Nordic Cinema at Scandinavia House! On the eve of June 28, 2011, Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye (Gustaf Skarsgård) and Johan Persson (Matias Varela) put everything at stake by illegally crossing the border from Somalia into Ethiopia, intent […]
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with select in-house and virtual screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for this year's Academy Awards. Screening virtually only from December 2 through December 5, see the documentary Radiograph of a Family (dir. Firouzeh Khosrovani; Norway/Iran/Switzerland, 2020), which has been […]
Music on Park Avenue is back! The popular series hosted by Scandinavia House and Per Tengstrand welcomes its audience back to Victor Borge Hall in the fall of 2021. In the second concert in the series, Tengstrand will perform Beethoven's "33 Variations over a Waltz by Diabelli." In 1819, the music publisher Anton Diabelli asked a […]
