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 […]
Join us February 3 at 7 PM ET for an in-person literary talk with bioarchaeologist Dr. Cat Jarmanon to celebrate the release of her new book River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads out on February 1, 2022 from Pegasus Books! During this literary talk, learn about an epic story from the […]
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 February 8, we'll be discussing The Book of Reykjavik: A City in Short Fiction, an anthology edited by Becca Parkinson & Vera Juliusdottir, which was recently discussed […]
On February 9, ASF invites you to a virtual panel on the Duodji Reader: A Selection of Twelve Essays on Duodji by Sámi Duojárat and Writers from the Past 60 Years, produced by Sámi Allaskuvla / Sámi University of Applied Sciences and Norwegian Crafts. Edited by Gunvor Guttorm and Harald Gaski, Duodji Reader explores the Sámi duodji, the artistic crafts form of the […]
Join us on February 10 at 7 PM for a Curtis L. Carlson Distinguished Lecture with First Lady of Iceland, Eliza Reid on her new book Secrets of the Sprakkar, out on February 8 from Sourcebooks! The author will discuss her love letter to her adopted homeland, offering a window into a society that sees the benefits […]
On February 16, see a new disaster epic from the team behind the hit films The Quake and The Wave, The Burning Sea (dir. John Andreas Andersen; Norway, 2022), screening exclusively at Scandinavia House ahead of its VOD premiere on February 25! In 1969, the Norwegian government announces their discovery of one of the world’s largest oil fields in the neighboring North Sea, launching […]
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 February 17, 2022, the chamber music group Opus @ Princeton University will return for the final three concerts of the season, continuing their popular performances […]
On February 26, join us for a Nordic Literature in Translation event with this year’s American-Scandinavian Foundation Translation Prizewinner, Randi Ward, and the author of the work in translation, Kim […]
On March 1 at 11 AM, celebrate Laskiainen with Scandinavia House Online in a virtual event with Ida Metsberg! Laskiainen (Shrovetide) is often described as a “mid-winter sliding festival”. Associated […]