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23 May 2025 - 23 May 2025

Andrei Codrescu Teaches “How to Live under Fascism” at the Romanian Cultural Institute

We are thrilled to host the launching event of Andrei Codrescu’s latest poetry collection, provocatively titled “How to Live Under Fascism”, a timely and brilliant poetic statement that confronts the specters of history with dark irony, lyrical defiance, and fierce

4 Dec 2024 - 4 Dec 2024

Special Oscar Preview | "Three Kilometers to the End of the World" by Emanuel Pârvu

A powerful drama crowned with the Queer PalmWe are thrilled to invite you to a special preview of Three Kilometers to the End of the World, the powerful drama directed by Emanuel Pârvu, our submission to the 2025 Academy Award for Best International Feature competition.

24 Oct 2024 - 24 Oct 2024

Author and Educator Ioana Nicolaie at European Literature Night 2024

Some of Europe’s brightest literary talents will gather in New York to reaffirm the relevance of literature in troubled times. Authors and translators from seven E. U. countries will convene at the Ukrainian Institute of America on October 24, 2024, for the European Literature

9 Mar 2023 - 9 Mar 2023

WINE: A FEMININE AFFIRMATION

March is the month of women in Romania and the U. S. and so it is at the Romanian Cultural Institute. We mark the most beloved days of the Romanian calendar – March 1, an exaltation of life renewed, and March 8, the universal homage to womanhood – with an unconventional

9 Dec 2022 - 9 Dec 2022

Cosmin Manolescu’s “Private Bodies” Premiers in New York

Influential choreographer and cultural entrepreneur Cosmin Manolescu returns to New York for the American premiere of his newest project, Private Bodies, a performative installation cleverly mixing dance, video and photography to create eerie, haunting effects. Visually

11 Oct 2022

Marius Mihalache & Band in “Săftița”: The Timeless Love Songbook

Songwriter and performer Marius Mihalache, the cimbalom (țambal) maestro, is making his triumphant return to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with his latest musical project, “Săftița”, an exuberant journey through the Romanian musical tradition

30 Sep 2022

New York Believes in Multilingualism

Goethe-Institut together with the association of European cultural institutes in New York, better known by its acronym EUNIC, celebrates the European Day of Languages with an event dedicated to the Seal of Biliteracy, a US federal program that recognizes students who have

16 May 2019 - 16 May 2019

La Blouse Roumaine: The Universe on a Sleeve / Washington, D.C., 05.16.2019

A cultural icon with universal appeal, the Romanian blouse (ia) takes center stage in an event hosted by the Textile Museum in Washington, D. C. , that explores the famous sartorial item’s history, symbolism and the impressive artistic ability involved in its making. The