Scandinavia House
March 2024
SWEDISH ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered at Scandinavia House! Advanced Intermediate Swedish classes will take place on Tuesday evenings.
Find out more »SWEDISH ADVANCED BEGINNER 2
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this winter at Scandinavia House! Swedish Advanced Beginner 2 classes will take place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Find out more »SWEDISH BEGINNER 2
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this winter at Scandinavia House! Swedish Beginner 2 classes will take place on Monday and Wednesday evenings.
Find out more »MEMORY OF WATER | NEW NORDIC CINEMA
See the dystopian thriller THE MEMORY OF WATER (Finland) on March 6 at Scandinavia House!
Find out more »SWEDISH BEGINNER 3
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this winter at Scandinavia House! Swedish Beginner 3 classes will take place on Monday and Wednesday evenings.
Find out more »SWEDISH ADVANCED BEGINNER 2
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this winter at Scandinavia House! Swedish Advanced Beginner 2 classes will take place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Find out more »MŪZA | SCREENING & DIRECTOR TALK
See Lithuanianian music documentary MŪZA at Scandinavia House on Friday, March 8!
Find out more »NYICFF | PUFFIN ROCK AND THE NEW FRIENDS
See the film PUFFIN ROCK AND THE NEW FRIENDS in this year's New York International Children's Film Festival!
Find out more »NYICFF | DOUNIA – THE GREAT WHITE NORTH
See the film DOUNIA – THE GREAT WHITE NORTH in this year's New York International Children's Film Festival!
Find out more »NYICFF | FRYBREAD FACE AND ME
See the film FRYBREAD FACE AND ME in this year's New York International Children's Film Festival!
Find out more »SWEDISH ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered at Scandinavia House! Advanced Intermediate Swedish classes will take place on Tuesday evenings.
Find out more »UNRULY | NEW NORDIC CINEMA
See UNRULY (Denmark), a new historical drama about a woman's struggle to escape forced institutionalization in the 1930s, on March 13 at Scandinavia House.
Find out more »NYICFF | ROSA AND THE STONE TROLL
See the film ROSA AND THE STONE TROLL in this year's New York International Children's Film Festival!
Find out more »NYICFF | MOOMINVALLEY
See the film MOOMINVALLEY in this year's New York International Children's Film Festival!
Find out more »NYICFF | TOBY ALONE
See the film TOBY ALONE in this year's New York International Children's Film Festival!
Find out more »NYICFF | SHORT FILMS 3
See the film COCO FARM in this year's New York International Children's Film Festival!
Find out more »NORWEGIAN 1
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! In Norwegian 1, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar skills, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life.
Find out more »CHOPIN AND LISZT: KEYBOARD CONVERSATIONS® WITH JEFFREY SIEGEL
Internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel returns this fall 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 engaging format both makes friends of classical music and enriches the listening experience for avid music lovers. In tonight’s performance, Siegel performs gorgeous melodies with exhilarating virtuosity — Frédéric Chopin’s beloved “Etude in E Major (Op. 10, No. 3)” and…
Find out more »NORWEGIAN 1
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! In Norwegian 1, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar skills, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life.
Find out more »LET THE RIVER FLOW
See LET THE RIVER FLOW (Norway), a new drama about a woman's struggle to embrace her indigenous identity amid a movement for Sámi rights, on March 20 at Scandinavia House!
Find out more »MUSIC FOR BLACK PIGEONS | SCREENING & DIRECTOR TALK
See Danish jazz documentary MUSIC FOR BLACK PIGEONS at Scandinavia House on March 25!
Find out more »NORWEGIAN 1
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! In Norwegian 1, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar skills, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life.
Find out more »REIMAGINING EERO SAARINEN: THE U.S. EMBASSIES OF THE COLD WAR AND BEYOND
In celebration of the opening of ANALOGUE SITES in NYC, join us for a discussion with artist, architect, and ASF Fellow Jorge Otero-Pailos and author David Peterson.
Find out more »NORWEGIAN 1
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! In Norwegian 1, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar skills, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life.
Find out more »FOUR LITTLE ADULTS | NEW NORDIC CINEMA
See FOUR LITTLE ADULTS (Finland), a new Finnish drama about a married couple's decision to embrace polyamory, on March 27 at Scandinavia House!
Find out more »FOUR LITTLE ADULTS
See FOUR LITTLE ADULTS (Finland), a new Finnish drama about a married couple's decision to embrace polyamory, on March 27 at Scandinavia House!
Find out more »April 2024
NORWEGIAN 1
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! In Norwegian 1, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar skills, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life.
Find out more »NORWEGIAN 1
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! In Norwegian 1, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar skills, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life.
Find out more »TOVE’S ROOM | NEW NORDIC CINEMA
See TOVE'S ROOM (Denmark), a dramatic biopic about the tortured Danish poet Tove Ditlevsen, on April 3 at Scandinavia House.
Find out more »THE INVISIBLE FIGHT
See THE INVISIBLE FIGHT (Estonia), a quirky action comedy about a Soviet dissident's quest to become a kung-fu master, on April 4 at Scandinavia House.
Find out more »THE TORMIS LEGACY: REGILAUL IN NEW YORK
Discover the music of Veljo Tormis (1930–2017), one of the most important Estonian composers of the late 20th century, through a performance, screening and book discussion on April 7!
Find out more »NORWEGIAN 1
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! In Norwegian 1, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar skills, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life.
Find out more »NORDIC BOOK CLUB ONLINE | THE OTHER NAME (SEPTOLOGY I-II) BY JON FOSSE
Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! April 9, we will be reading the first two volumes of the SEPTOLOGY series by Norwegian author Jon Fosse, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize for Literature.
Find out more »NORWEGIAN 1
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! In Norwegian 1, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar skills, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life.
Find out more »SHAME ON DRY LAND
See SHAME ON DRY LAND (dir. Axel Petersén, Sweden, 2023), a "tight and engrossing thriller" set within Malta's Swedish expat community, on April 10!
Find out more »FOG SWEPT CARGO OPENING CELEBRATION | ARTIST PANEL, HEARTIST SCREENING & FILM Q&A
On April 13 in celebration of the opening of FOG SWEPT CARGO, join us for an Opening Celebration featuring an artist panel, a film screening, and a film talk.
Find out more »HEARTIST | SCREENING & DIRECTOR/PRODUCER TALK
See the film HEARTIST, a new documentary exploring the life and work of contemporary Faroese artist Sigrun Gunnarsdóttir, and a filmmaker panel in this spring's Faroese Culture Days!
Find out more »NORWEGIAN 1
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! In Norwegian 1, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar skills, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life.
Find out more »THE FAROE ISLANDS & THE ARCTIFICATION OF THE NORTH
Join us for a lecture exploring present and future changes in Faroese society, with a focus on current events in the Arctic region, with Bergur Djurhuus Hansen.
Find out more »NORWEGIAN 1
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! In Norwegian 1, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar skills, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life.
Find out more »LITERATURE FROM THE FAROE ISLANDS
Join us for a Faroese literary event highlighting poetry, children’s books and the importance of translation!
Find out more »WITNESSING CLIMATE CHANGE
On April 21 & 22, American-Scandinavian Foundation and the Arctic Indigenous Film Fund AIFF presents the special film event “Climate Action — Future Changes.”
Find out more »FAROESE DESIGN, WOOL & KNITTING | SCREENING & PANEL
Presented in this spring’s “Fog Swept Islands: Faroese Culture Days,” join us a celebration of Faroese Design, Wool and Knitting!
Find out more »FAROESE KNITWEAR SHOWCASE & DROP-IN MEET & GREET
Presented in Faroe Islands Culture Days, join us for a knitwear showcase and drop-in knitting event!
Find out more »FAROESE KNITTING WORKSHOP | WITH SÁRA MRDALO
Presented in Faroe Islands Culture Days, join us for a knitting workshop with Sára Mrdalo, the head knitter at Navia!
Find out more »FAROESE KNITWEAR SHOWCASE & DROP-IN MEET & GREET
Presented in Faroe Islands Culture Days, join us for a knitwear showcase and drop-in knitting event!
Find out more »FAROESE KNITTING WORKSHOP | WITH SÁRA MRDALO
Presented in Faroe Islands Culture Days, join us for a knitting workshop with Sára Mrdalo, the head knitter at Navia!
Find out more »NORWEGIAN 1
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! In Norwegian 1, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar skills, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life.
Find out more »NORWEGIAN 1
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! In Norwegian 1, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar skills, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life.
Find out more »PRACTICE
See PRACTICE (Norway), a coming-of-age film about a climate activist whose values are put to the test, on April 24 at Scandinavia House!
Find out more »FOG SWEPT MANHATTAN — ADULT ART WORKSHOP WITH MELKORKA HELGADOTTIR
Join us at Scandinavia House for an adult art workshop and tour of our current exhibition, FOG SWEPT CARGO.
Find out more »HEROSTORIES | BOOK TALK WITH KRISTÍN SVAVA TÓMASDÓTTIR, K.B. THORS & LARISSA KYZER
Join us for a book talk with poet/historian Kristín Svava Tómasdóttir and K.B. Thors on HEROSTORIES, exploring the harrowing journeys and vital triumphs of Icelandic midwifery.
Find out more »D FOR DAUGHTER | BOOK TALK WITH ELINA BIRKEHAG
Join us to learn about D IS FOR DAUGHTER, a new photobook by Stockholm-based artist Elina Birkehag out now from D.A.P./Artbooks!
Find out more »NORWEGIAN 1
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! In Norwegian 1, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar skills, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life.
Find out more »THREE GREAT ROMANTICS: KEYBOARD CONVERSATIONS® WITH JEFFREY SIEGEL
Internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel returns this fall 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 engaging format both makes friends of classical music and enriches the listening experience for avid music lovers. On January 1, 1888, three popular composers — Grieg, Tchaikovsky and Brahms — came together for one and only time. Hear how they…
Find out more »May 2024
NORWEGIAN 1
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! In Norwegian 1, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar skills, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life.
Find out more »PRISON PROJECT: LITTLE SCANDINAVIA | SCREENING & PANEL
Join us to explore implementing Swedish incarceration practices to correctional facilities in the U.S. with a screening and discussion moderated by Jordan Hyatt.
Find out more »NORWEGIAN 1
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! In Norwegian 1, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar skills, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life.
Find out more »THE TOWER AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD BY WILLIAM HEINESEN
Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On May 7, we will be reading THE TOWER AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD by Faroese author William Heinesen.
Find out more »NORWEGIAN 1
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! In Norwegian 1, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar skills, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life.
Find out more »THE QUIET MIGRATION
See THE QUIET MIGRATION (Denmark), a new Danish drama about an adopted South Korean struggling against racism and the pressure to "be Danish", on April 4 at Scandinavia House!
Find out more »ARCTIC MINIMALISM — CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL MUSIC FROM THE FAROE ISLANDS
See a performance with Faroese composer/pianist Eli Tausen á Lava of contemporary classical music from the Faroe Islands!
Find out more »NORWEGIAN 1
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! In Norwegian 1, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar skills, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life.
Find out more »DREAM OF AUTUMN | STAGED READING
See a live reading of the SATC's new production of Jon Fosse's DREAM OF AUTUMN.
Find out more »NORWEGIAN 1
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! In Norwegian 1, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar skills, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life.
Find out more »EXODUS
See EXODUS (Sweden), a gripping new drama about the global migration crisis as seen through the eyes of a jaded smuggler and the innocent young girl he takes under his wing.
Find out more »FOG SWEPT MANHATTAN — ADULT ART WORKSHOP WITH MELKORKA HELGADOTTIR
Join us at Scandinavia House for an adult art workshop and tour of our current exhibition, FOG SWEPT CARGO.
Find out more »LIFE AFTER DEATH
See LIFE AFTER DEATH (Lithuania, 2022, a moving film about aging actors, on May 16 at Scandinavia House!
Find out more »SONGS OF NORDIC LANDS AND ISLES
Celebrate the music of the Faroe Islands on May 17 with a performance by Colin Levin & Evan Fein!
Find out more »NORWEGIAN 1
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! In Norwegian 1, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar skills, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life.
Find out more »OUT OF FASHION | SCREENING & TALK
On May 21, join us for a screening and film talk on OUT OF FASHION, a documentary exploring ways to reduce environmental impact through design, with Reet Aus and Anthony Luciano!
Find out more »GALLERY TOURS: FOG SWEPT CARGO
Join us for guided tours of our ongoing exhibition FOG SWEPT CARGO: ART FROM THE FAROE ISLANDS at Scandinavia House.
Find out more »HERNMARCK TAPESTRIES AT HUDSON YARDS | ARTIST TALK
Join us for a talk with tapestry artist Helena Hernmarck and moderator Matilda McQuaid.
Find out more »FOG SWEPT MANHATTAN — ADULT ART WORKSHOP WITH MELKORKA HELGADOTTIR
Join us at Scandinavia House for an adult art workshop and tour of our current exhibition, FOG SWEPT CARGO.
Find out more »June 2024
FOG SWEPT MANHATTAN — ADULT ART WORKSHOP WITH MELKORKA HELGADOTTIR
Join us at Scandinavia House for an adult art workshop and tour of our current exhibition, FOG SWEPT CARGO.
Find out more »PREJUDICE & PRIDE | SCREENING & FILM TALK WITH EVA BELING
Join us on Wednesday, June 12 for a screening and film talk on PREJUDICE AND PRIDE, a documentary and rainbow-colored roller coaster ride through Swedish cinematic queer history!
Find out more »FOG SWEPT MANHATTAN — ADULT ART WORKSHOP WITH MELKORKA HELGADOTTIR
Join us at Scandinavia House for an adult art workshop and tour of our current exhibition, FOG SWEPT CARGO.
Find out more »GALLERY TOURS: FOG SWEPT CARGO
Join us for guided tours of our ongoing exhibition FOG SWEPT CARGO: ART FROM THE FAROE ISLANDS at Scandinavia House.
Find out more »ART FROM THE FOG SWEPT ISLANDS | WITH DAGMAR MALENA WINTHER
Join us June 20 for an art talk by Dagmar Malena Winther, Acting Director of The National Gallery of the Faroe Islands!
Find out more »July 2024
GALLERY TOURS: FOG SWEPT CARGO
Join us for guided tours of our ongoing exhibition FOG SWEPT CARGO: ART FROM THE FAROE ISLANDS at Scandinavia House.
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TOUCH
On July 9 & 10, see Baltasar Kormákur’s TOUCH, a thrilling love story spanning decades and continents, in theaters on July 12!
Find out more »TOUCH
On July 9 & 10, see Baltasar Kormákur’s TOUCH, a thrilling love story spanning decades and continents, in theaters on July 12!
Find out more »FISHING FOR THE LITTLE PIKE BY JUHANI KARILA | NORDIC BOOK CLUB ONLINE
Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On July 16, we'll be discussing Finnish author Juhani Karila's English-language debut FISHING FOR THE LITTLE PIKE.
Find out more »FREYDÍS AND GUDRID
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 ASF Fellow Jeffrey Leiser!
Find out more »SWEDISH INTERMEDIATE 1
Learn Swedish in classes offered this summer at Scandinavia House! Intermediate Swedish 1 classes will take place on Wednesday evenings.
Find out more »August 2024
SWEDISH INTERMEDIATE 1
Learn Swedish in classes offered this summer at Scandinavia House! Intermediate Swedish 1 classes will take place on Wednesday evenings.
Find out more »SWEDISH INTERMEDIATE 1
Learn Swedish in classes offered this summer at Scandinavia House! Intermediate Swedish 1 classes will take place on Wednesday evenings.
Find out more »SWEDISH INTERMEDIATE 1
Learn Swedish in classes offered this summer at Scandinavia House! Intermediate Swedish 1 classes will take place on Wednesday evenings.
Find out more »SWEDISH INTERMEDIATE 1
Learn Swedish in classes offered this summer at Scandinavia House! Intermediate Swedish 1 classes will take place on Wednesday evenings.
Find out more »September 2024
SWEDISH INTERMEDIATE 1
Learn Swedish in classes offered this summer at Scandinavia House! Intermediate Swedish 1 classes will take place on Wednesday evenings.
Find out more »DESIGNING WITH NATURE | PANEL WITH BLUE LAGOON ICELAND
Join us for A Taste of Iceland New York this September! On September 5, Blue Lagoon Iceland will present a discussion about emergency design and its role during times of seismic activity.
Find out more »ICELAND’S CRIME FICTION ROYALTY | RAGNAR JÓNASSON & YRSA SIGURÐARDÓTTIR
Join us for a talk with the King and Queen of Icelandic crime fiction, Ragnar Jónasson and Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, in A Taste of Iceland New York.
Find out more »“TOUCHING MAGIC” WITH FINLANDIA FOUNDATION | SIBELIUS ACADEMY & THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL
Join us for an evening of "Touching Magic" with students from the Sibelius Academy and the Juilliard School on Tuesday, September 10.
Find out more »SWEDISH INTERMEDIATE 1
Learn Swedish in classes offered this summer at Scandinavia House! Intermediate Swedish 1 classes will take place on Wednesday evenings.
Find out more »TEXTILE TAKEOVER: ARTIST TALKS, PANEL & RECEPTION
Join us for artist talks, a panel and reception in conjunction with TEXTILE TAKEOVER.
Find out more »TEXTILE TAKEOVER | WORKSHOP WITH ISABEL BERGLUND
Join us for an adult art workshop with Danish artist Isabel Berglund in TEXTILE TAKEOVER.
Find out more »SUMMERLIGHT AND THEN COMES THE NIGHT
Join us for a screening of SUMMERLIGHT AND THEN COMES THE NIGHT, based on the popular novel by Icelandic author Jón Kalman Stefánsson, with a film talk with the director and author!
Find out more »SWEDISH INTERMEDIATE 1
Learn Swedish in classes offered this summer at Scandinavia House! Intermediate Swedish 1 classes will take place on Wednesday evenings.
Find out more »HACKING HATE | SCREENING & FILM TALK WITH SIMON KLOSE
See a special screening and film panel on HACKING HATE, Simon Klose's acclaimed documentary about journalist My Vingren's efforts to expose an online network of neo-Nazis.
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