Events

Acclaimed Romanian artist Victor Man presents recent and new work at the Ikon Gallery Birmingham on Eastern Europe's traditions, myths and recent history. Richly evocative, dark in both palette and imagery, Man's works signify an alternative world

One could only fear entering a festival competition featuring a Romanian short film lately. Four years after the winning double bill in Berlin and Cannes (with Coffee and Cigarettes and Traffic), history has been repeating itself in 2008, with A Good Day for a Swim and

One of the Bodleian Library's most precious acquisitions, the Gospel Manuscript (Tetraevangheliar) was written and illuminated in 1429 in the Romanian Monastery of Neamt by monk Gavril Uric. Experts R. Cleminson and L. Demény state that it was brought

Diaries and notebooks are permanently part of artists' practice when they are searching or just day dreaming for concepts. They are spontaneous, honest and free of aesthetic demands, offering an intimate view into artists' creative process and life.

The Enescu Society December Gala Concert promises a world class musical experience from outstanding internationally renowned soprano Nelly Miricioiu and pianist David Harper. The evening will also reveal one of the Enescu Society's outstanding achievements

On the occasion of Romania's National Day, The Embassy of Romania in partnership with the Romanian Cultural Institute organise two distinctive performances of Romanian Christmas carols and customs with the folkloric group Colinda and the singer Theodora

Romanian artist Ciprian Muresan has been invited to take part in the group show TINA at The Drawing Room, conceived by Olivia Plender. The exhibition explores the social effects of the collapse of communism, relationships between capitalism and ideas of

Following a successful Attic Arts residency at the Romanian Cultural Institute in May 2008, artist Péter Szabó returns to London for his first UK solo show at Departure Community Arts Centre. Have You Ever Bartered Before? is a text-based work which reflects

Romanian cinema has undergone a renaissance in recent years - witness: 2007 Cannes winner 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days and acclaimed releases such as The Death of Mr Lazarescu, 12:08 East of Bucharest and California Dreamin'. Proving that these were not isolated successes

The Festival of Art & Music is organized by ProPatrimonio and Adept Foundations in partnership with the Romanian Cultural Institute and includes exhibition of photographs and paintings; carpets from different regions of Romania, illustrated lecture, concert

Celebrated violinist Sherban Lupu, one of the world's leading performers of George Enescu's music, is joined by traditional music virtuosos Grigore Chira, Ioan Pop and Gheorghe Stan on a contemporary revisiting of traditional Romanian music.

The Icon: the Life-giving Water of the Romanian Orthodoxy presents a collection of Christian Orthodox icons by Romanian artist Aurelia Chiriac Carabinieru. The exhibition aims to promote the Romanian spiritual tradition of Byzantine iconography. Aurelia Chiriac