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We are back at the Rehearsal for Truth Festival, the NYC showcase of Central European theater advocating the anti-totalitarian values exposed by Václav Havel, with The Pit, a compelling drama by prolific Romanian playwright Matei Vișniec, which serves as a stark allegory

Join us for an illuminating evening as we launch the eagerly awaited publication, Visible Cultural Heritages: Traditional Costumes of Romania and Japan, a stunning catalog that brings to life the rich textile legacies of two remarkable cultures. Authored by Florica Zaharia,

The third edition of our annual Salon of Romanian-American Artists marks a true milestone as we present, for the first time, an exhibition devoted to Romanian-Canadian visual creativity. This project highlights the diversity of contemporary sensibilities by showcasing a

ProfessorCostică Brădățan of Texas Tech University, one of the most original voices in contemporary philosophy, joins the exquisite line-up of luminaries that will offer their thoughts at the inspiring Night of Ideas, the nocturnal marathon of philosophical debates and

The third season of The History of Romania in One Object, created in partnership with The National Museum of Unification in Alba Iulia and the Alba County Council, will illuminate the context and meaning of some fascinating historical treasures conserved in the heart of

Keeping up the pace with the priorities of the post-crisis world and looking beyond Covid-19 as people discover new ways to connect with each another, art is one of the panaceas that can help articulate collective experiences and celebrate our cultural differences. The “Contemporary

Romanian-born four-time Pulitzer Prize nominee Rukmini Callimachi, a star journalist with the New York Times and one of the world’s experts in Islamic terrorism, is our next guest at the Feraru Conferences. The dialogue will reveal a personal and professional portrait

In the middle of the pandemic, artists are finding countless ways to continue their practice and lift our spirits. Eight Romanian artists have taken our challenge with the kind of ingenuity one would expect from highly creative minds and are ready to share with us and the

The first event in the LEON FERARU CONFERENCES online series, one of our permanent programs that provides a voice to the rich and diverse Romanian expertise of all things American, took place on April 15, 2020. We began these weekly virtual exchanges with an exploration

RCI’s recently launched theatrical series, The Romanian-American Studio Theater, continues with the reading of the stimulating political tragicomedy, ”Suicidal Dog & Laika”, by protean author and academic Cătălina Florina Florescu, under the direction of Olga

Former U. S. Ambassador Alfred H. Moses launches his illuminating memoire, covering a crucial period in Romania’s recent history, Bucharest Diary: An American Ambassador’s Journey (Brookings Institution Press, 2018), at the Romanian Cultural Institute, in a dialogue

Book launch and roundtable: Inventing the Jew. Antisemitic Stereotypes in Romanian and Other Central-East European Cultures by Andrei Oisteanu On the day of Commemoration of the Victims of Holocaust in Romania, RCINY organizes the launch and a roundtable around Andrei Oisteanu