"A gripping, superbly acted account" (Variety) — on May 4, see the gripping new Danish autobiographical film Held for Ransom (Denmark, 2019; dir. Niels Arden Oplev) at Scandinavia House! In 2013, Danish photojournalist Daniel Rye (Esben Smed) was kidnapped by ISIS while documenting the civilian refugee crisis in Syria. Over his next 13 months of captivity, Rye endured torture, […]
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 […]
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 May 10, we'll be discussing Present Tense Machine by Gunnhild Øyehaug, out now in translation by Kari Dickson, which was recently discussed by the author in a virtual panel now […]
On May 10, curators Markús Þór Andrésson of the Rekyjavik Art Museum, Jaime DeSimone of the Portland Museum of Art and Anders Jansson of the Bildmuseet will join art writer Gregory Volk for a conversation about the North Atlantic Triennial, currently on view at the Portland Museum of Art until June 5, in a virtual program produced […]
"A clever, engaging and often electrifying feature" (ScreenDaily) — On May 11, see the gripping new supernatural arthouse thriller The Innocents /De uskyldige (dir. Eskil Vogt, Norway, 2021) at Scandinavia House! A pre-recorded film Q&A with Eskil Vogt follows the screening. During the bright Nordic summer, four children meet on a Norwegian estate and begin to play together away from the gaze of […]
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. In the third concert in the series, Tengstrand will be joined by Katie Liu on viola in a performance of Schubert's "Arpeggione Sonata." *This event was originally […]
"Powerful and immersive" (Los Angeles Times) — On May 18, see the gripping Norwegian Holocaust drama based on the story of the Braude family, Betrayed /Den største forbrytelsen (dir. Eirik Svensson, Norway, 2021) at Scandinavia House! When German troops invade Norway during World War II, despite the millions of Jewish people across Europe who have been deported and killed in German concentration camps, […]
Join us on May 19 for The American-Scandinavian Foundation 2022 Spring Gala at the Metropolitan Club in New York City, honoring Lena Biörck Kaplan, recipient of this year’s ASF Niels Poulson Award, and James Stewart Polshek, recipient of this year’s ASF Cultural Award. All proceeds from the Gala will benefit ASF’s initiatives to promote cultural and […]
Join Liv Ullmann for a dynamic, interactive exploration of her life as an actress, director, writer and humanitarian activist. With Tom Remlov, former CEO of Norwegian Film as guide, the audience will encounter Liv — her work, her passions, her loves, her life. One of Scandinavia's most celebrated stars of stage and screen, Liv's artistic […]
Join Liv Ullmann for a dynamic, interactive exploration of her life as an actress, director, writer and humanitarian activist. With Tom Remlov, former CEO of Norwegian Film as guide, the audience will encounter Liv — her work, her passions, her loves, her life. One of Scandinavia's most celebrated stars of stage and screen, Liv's artistic […]
Join Liv Ullmann for a dynamic, interactive exploration of her life as an actress, director, writer and humanitarian activist. With Tom Remlov, former CEO of Norwegian Film as guide, the audience will encounter Liv — her work, her passions, her loves, her life. One of Scandinavia's most celebrated stars of stage and screen, Liv's artistic […]
Join Liv Ullmann for a dynamic, interactive exploration of her life as an actress, director, writer and humanitarian activist. With Tom Remlov, former CEO of Norwegian Film as guide, the audience will encounter Liv — her work, her passions, her loves, her life. One of Scandinavia's most celebrated stars of stage and screen, Liv's artistic […]
Join Liv Ullmann for a dynamic, interactive exploration of her life as an actress, director, writer and humanitarian activist. With Tom Remlov, former CEO of Norwegian Film as guide, the audience will encounter Liv — her work, her passions, her loves, her life. One of Scandinavia's most celebrated stars of stage and screen, Liv's artistic […]
Our popular Summer Jazz Series returns to Scandinavia House, with live concerts! This summer we’re presenting performances from some of Scandinavia’s most talented jazz musicians, composers, and singers on Thursday evenings in June. The series kicks off on June 2 with the Finnish jazz quartet Solina, featuring award-winning singer and songwriter Eeppi Ursin on vocals, guitarist Olli […]