Events

6 Jun 2025 - 29 Aug 2025

NEW YORK, NEW YORK: URBAN RHAPSODIES at RCI's Brâncuși Gallery

This summer, RCI’s Brâncuși Gallery invites you to experience the vibrant pulse of the most charismatic city in the world through the eyes of Romanian-American architect and painter Radu Șerban. His collection of oil paintings, New York, New York: Urban Rhapsodies,

11 Jul 2025 - 13 Jul 2025

Romanian Weekend at The Wharf Returns for Its Fourth Year: A Vibrant Showcase of Romanian Traditions in America

Back for its fourth dazzling edition, Romanian Weekend at The Wharf has firmly established itself as a beloved tradition and a crown jewel of Romania’s cultural diplomacy in the United States. This vibrant, multi-dimensional celebration—conceived, curated, and produced

4 Jun 2025 - 20 Jun 2025

Matei Vișniec’s Parable of Fascism, "The Pit", at the Romanian Cultural Institute

We are delighted to invite you to a special performance of The Pit, the haunting allegory by acclaimed Romanian-French playwright Matei Vișniec, hosted by the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York. Written in 1988 during the waning days of European communism, The Pit

4 Jun 2025 - 4 Jun 2025

Matei Vișniec’s Parable of Fascism, "The Pit", at Rehearsal for Truth Festival

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

30 May 2025 - 30 May 2025

A FEMININE TRIANON: Women's Role in the Paris Peace Negotiations

In the shadow of the grand halls where, at the end of WWI, the Treaty of Paris was being drafted, a different kind of summit unfolded: a gathering not of generals or statesmen, but of women. They came determined to assert their voices in the post-war world. Though denied

7 Mar 2025 - 30 May 2025

"DUAE LINGUA": THE TWO LANGUAGES OF IDENTITY AND DIFFERENCE

The Brâncuși Gallery at the Romanian Cultural Institute is pleased to present “Duae Lingua”, a group exhibition exploring the complexities of migration and dual identity through the experiences of Eastern European women navigating the tensions between tradition and

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

7 May 2025 - 11 May 2025

Anca Poterasu Gallery presents Aurora Kiraly & Megan Dominescu at NADA New York

With the support of The Romanian Cultural Institute in New York, Anca Poterasu Gallery returns to NADA New York to present recent photography and textile works by Aurora Kiraly and Megan Dominescu, which explore identity, perception, and social critique. Drawing on personal

8 May 2025 - 11 May 2025

SUPRAINFINIT Gallery showcases Klara Zetterholm at the Independent Art Fair in New York

First time at the Independent Art Fair in New York,SUPRAINFINIT Gallery showcases works by Swedish artist Klara Zetterholm—regarded as one of the most remarkable voices of her generation in the Nordic art scene. The mini exhibition features two paleoanthropological reconstructions,

2 May 2025 - 2 May 2025

Radu Vancu at World Voices Festival

One of Romania’s most compelling literary voices is coming to the U. S. , and he’s bringing poetry that resonates across borders and generations. With our support, poet and scholar Radu Vancu takes part in this year’s PEN America World Voices Festival, joining a standout

26 Oct 2024 - 26 Apr 2025

Romanian-American Leonard Ursachi’s Public Art to Adorn East River’s Shore

We are pleased to announce the unveiling of Peace Like a River, a new public art installation by Romanian-American artist Leonard Ursachi, located near the main entrance of Hunter's Point South Park in Long Island City, Queens. The installation will be on view from

25 Apr 2025 - 25 Apr 2025

BUCHAREST IS AN OPERA

We are excited to welcome you at the Institute for an engaging preview of the Bucharest Opera Festival in the company of some of Romania’s musical stage most dazzling stars. The event will include a presentation by volcanic conductor Daniel Jinga, the Director of the Bucharest