"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 […]
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 6 at Scandinavia House, see the Swedish documentary The Most Beautiful Boy in the World/ Världens […]
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. On December 7, we'll be discussing The Pastor by award-winning Norwegian novelist Hanne Ørstavik, who recently joined us for a virtual panel now streaming here. Liv, an intense and reticent theologian, is fascinated […]
Join us on November 7 for a special Norwegian literary evening with authors Torbjørn Ekelund & Are Kalvø! Norway is known for its dramatic and beautiful nature, with fjords, mountains and endless hiking trails. Norwegians love to spend time outside, so called friluftsliv. In tonight's event, get to know two fantastic authors with different approaches to nature. This event […]
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 9 at Scandinavia House, see the Swedish film Clara Sola (dir. Nathalie Álvarez Mesén, Sweden/Costa Rica/Belgium/Germany, 2021), Costa […]
The Experimental Self: Edvard Munch’s Photography, an exhibition organized by American-Scandinavian Foundation with The Munch Museum in Oslo that first brought the photographic work of the master painter to NYC in 2017/18 before traveling worldwide, returns to Scandinavia House this winter with a newly conceived design and a section including vintage camera equipment alongside the […]
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 The Pit /Bedre (dir. Dace Pūce; Latvia/Finland, 2020), Latvia's official nomination for […]
Join your fellow ASF Members for an exclusive holiday celebration at Scandinavia House with glögg, treats, and more! Enjoy the yuletide with us in a party in Volvo Hall, and then join us for the holiday concert in Victor Borge Hall at a special members price. Click here for concert tickets.
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 DATE TK at Scandinavia House, see the film On The Water (Vee peal; dir. Peeter Simm, Estonia, 2021), Estonia's official nomination […]
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 DATE TK at Scandinavia House, see the film Flee (dir. Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Denmark, 2021), Denmark's official nomination for the 94th […]
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 DATE TK at Scandinavia House, see the film Compartment No. 6 (dir. Juho Kuosmanen, Finland/Estonia/Germany/Russia, 2021), Finland's official nomination for the 94th […]
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 DATE TK at Scandinavia House, see the film The Gravedigger's Wife (Guled & Nasra, dir. Khadar Ayderus Ahmed, Finland/France/Germany, […]
" unique and wonderful story" (Allas) — this December, see the inspiring new documentary Catwalk: From Glada Hudik to New York/ Catwalk - från Glada Hudik till New York (Sweden, 2020; dir. Johan Skog) in New Nordic Cinema at Scandinavia House! Emma Örtlund has had a lifelong dream of becoming a fashion model, and asks Pär Johansson, founder of […]
" unique and wonderful story" (Allas) — this December, see the inspiring new documentary Catwalk: From Glada Hudik to New York/ Catwalk - från Glada Hudik till New York (Sweden, 2020; dir. Johan Skog) in New Nordic Cinema at Scandinavia House! Emma Örtlund has had a lifelong dream of becoming a fashion model, and asks Pär Johansson, founder of […]
Join puppeteer Marte Ekhougen (a.k.a Doctor Superhelga) and her daughter Tyri to create your own nisse doll! A nisse is a creature from Nordic folklore associated with the winter solstice and the Christmas season. The nisse who live in Marte and Tyri’s home in Norway are both protective AND messy! If you are kind to them, […]
SCANDINAVIA HOUSE WILL BE CLOSED SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25 FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. Offices, Galleries, Shop, and Smörgås Chef are all closed for Christmas Day. Smörgås Chef will also be closed on Friday, Christmas Eve. Visit Scandinavia House again when we reopen. Happy holidays!
Offices, Galleries, Shop, and Smörgås Chef are all closed on December 26. The building remains open for rentals. Visit Scandinavia House again when we reopen. Happy holidays!
Smörgås Chef will be open for lunch only on New Year's Eve. The Offices, the Gallery, and the Shop will otherwise have normal hours.
SCANDINAVIA HOUSE WILL BE CLOSED ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 1 FOR NEW YEAR'S DAY. Offices, the Gallery, the Shop, and Smörgås Chef are all closed for the holiday. Happy New Year to all!
The Shop and Smörgås Chef are closed for the holiday. The building is reopen today for building rentals only. Happy New Year to all!
