GALLERY TOURS: FOG SWEPT CARGO
2024-07-03 17:30 - 18:05 (America/New_York) | Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, United States
*Please note that the exhibition tour on June 12, 2024 has been canceled.*
On view from April 13, 2024 to July 6, 2024 at Scandinavia House, Fog Swept Cargo features the striking diversity of contemporary art from the Faroe Islands. In this guided tour by Emily Stoddart, ASF’s Manager of Exhibitions & Community Programs, learn about the artists in this exhibition and their works.
These free, 35-minute public tours meet in the Gallery elevator lobby. Gallery tours are subject to change; please check with the Scandinavia House front desk or email info@amscan.org.
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HOLIDAY CLOSURE
2024-07-04 08:00 - 21:00 | Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, United States
Scandinavia House will be closed on Thursday, July 4 for Independence Day. This includes Björk Café and Bistro, the Shop at Scandinavia House, and Offices at Scandinavia House. We will reopen with normal hours for all spaces, including the Children’s Center and Galleries, on Friday, July 5.
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THE DANISH SECRET TO HAPPY KIDS | VIRTUAL BOOK TALK WITH HELEN RUSSELL
2024-07-09 12:00 - 13:30 | NY
Join us July 9 with a virtual discussion with Helen Russell to celebrate the launch of The Danish Secret to Happy Kids! She’ll join us for a talk and Q&A on her deeply-researched guide to the Danish way of parenting, out today from Source Books.
What do Vikings know about raising children? Turns out, quite a bit. After a decade of living and raising her family in Denmark, Russell noticed important differences in Danish kids. They eat differently, learn differently, and even sleep differently. They’re out in nature for hours a day, though it’s dark October through March. And then they grow up to be some of the happiest adults on the planet. So her question was: how?
The Danish Secret to Happy Kids shares what author Helen Russell has learned first-hand and through talking to Nordic psychologists, sociologists and teachers about rearing well-balanced children. In doing so, she dives into the parenting culture of Denmark and other Nordic nations, from parental leave to school structure to screen time. Combining intellectual curiosity and research with observation, this is a positive, thought-provoking parenting book for readers curious about cultural differences.
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TOUCH
2024-07-09 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-07-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, United States
On July 9 & 10, see Baltasar Kormákur’s Touch, a thrilling love story spanning decades and continents, in theaters on July 12!
Based on the bestselling novel of Ólafur J. Ólafsson, Touch follows a widower’s emotional journey to find his first love before his time runs out. When Icelandic restaurateur Kristófer receives startling news, he sets out to track down a woman he knew long ago — Miko, who abruptly disappeared from London 50 years ago. The journey that unfolds reveals what may have been and may be yet to come.
Special thanks to Focus Features.
Photo by Lilja Jonsdottir
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FISHING FOR THE LITTLE PIKE BY JUHANI KARILA | NORDIC BOOK CLUB ONLINE
2024-07-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, United States
Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On July 16, translator Lola Rogers will be present as a special guest for a discussion of Finnish author Juhani Karila’s English-language debut Fishing for the Little Pike, a genre-defying tale of a young woman’s pilgrimage to her home in Lapland. *The program will begin with a short discussion with Lola Rogers on the book and her translation, followed by a Q&A with Nordic Book Club attendees.*
When Elina makes her annual summer trip to her remote family farm in Lapland, she has an important mission: catch the pike in their local pond in three days, or she and the love of her life will die. Despite her usual success, this year’s trip grows difficult when deadly supernatural creatures intervene, and a murder detective arrives. Can Elina catch the pike and end the curse that began when a youthful love affair turned sour? Will Sergeant Janatuinen make it back to civilization in one piece? And why is Lapland in summer so weird?
Fishing for the Little Pike is an audacious, satisfying blend of fantasy, folk tale, and nature writing.
“Karila keeps things fanciful and funny even as the story’s folklore elements descend into the dark and disturbing, thanks to his exuberant embrace of the godforsaken landscape and its inhabitants. This twisted love letter to the rural region leaves a lasting impression.”— Publishers Weekly
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FREYDÍS AND GUDRID
2024-07-16 19:00 - 21:30 | Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, United States
On July 16, join us for a screening and film talk on Freydís and Gudrid, an epic musical based on the Icelandic Vinland sagas, with director/writer/composer and ASF Fellow Jeffrey Leiser!
Written in the 13th century, the Saga of the Greenlanders and Eirik the Red’s Saga contain the first-ever descriptions of North America through seafaring adventures amid storms, disease and navigational mishaps. Written, directed, and composed by Leiser, this operatic adaptation follows a group of merchants on a journey to reclaim ancestral lands, as two women — Freydís (Kirsten Chambers) and Gudrid (Micaëla Oeste) — face a brutal reckoning. Created with the support of ASF, Freydís and Gudrid will also be available as an opera album on iTunes and Spotify on July 7.
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SWEDISH INTERMEDIATE 1
2024-07-31 19:50 - 21:30 | Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, United States
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this summer at Scandinavia House! In this course, the focus will be primarily on conversation. Students will discuss various subjects brought up in each chapter via informative texts, with topics spanning subjects such as Swedish cultural and social life, wild animals, historical figures, politics and more. The grammar is overall a comprehensive repetition of the beginner levels, while also introducing a few new things like reflexive pronouns, the present participle and the conditional. Several books will be assigned over the course of the semester. Intermediate 1 runs over three semesters and courses can be taken in any order.
This class will take place on Wednesday evenings. Because of elevator maintenance work at Scandinavia House all July and August classes will be held online.
Pre-requisite: completion of beginner levels or equivalent. Instructions for remote learning will be emailed upon registration. For questions about language levels, please contact Malin Tybahl. Tuition is $499 ($449.10 ASF Members); 15 hours total class time over 9 weeks.
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