Oliver Jens Schmitt on the Perverse Lure of Extremism
As part of our Feraru Conferences series, Swiss historian Oliver Jens Schmitt, professor of the University of Vienna and one of the most influential international specialists in Romanian and South East European history, examines the dark fascination of radical political
The Neolithic Sanctuary of Parța / The History of Romania in One Object
The third season of our series The History of Romania in One Object runs in partnership with The National Museum of Banat in Timișoara and the Timiș County Counciland features artifacts, objects and vestiges from Romania’s most diverse region, the Banat. The first episode
ESSENTIALS. EMINESCU. ESSENTIAL - New York Essential Workers Read from Romania's Iconic Poet
This year, on Romania’s National Culture Day, coinciding by design with the birthday of our greatest poet, Mihai Eminescu (1850-1889), we think not only about creativity but also about courage; about determination as much as about imagination. We place the celebration
Cultural Values and Diplomacy for the Age of Intelligent Machines
Our program in 2021 takes off with another conversation of the Feraru Conferences series, featuring Ambassador Emil Brix, Director of the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna and influential Central European historian, whose visionary approach has shaped the doctrine and practice
Chef Bogdan Dănilă on Life in the Culinary Stratosphere
As the festive mood sets in, our Feraru Conferences conclude with a special Christmas edition featuring Bogdan Dănilă, the only Romanian to have received a Michelin star and one of the young masters of New York’s exclusive dining circuit. Chef Bogdan talks about the
The RCI Digital Stage Presents: ALMOST / A parable of resilience in hard times
After an acclaimed run at the online edition of the Battery Dance Festival this August, the dance performance“Almost”, a parable of survival during uncertain times stunningly choreographed and performed by Ana Maria Lucaciu and Razvan Stoian and artfully shot by director
Colonel Cerchez's Campaign Trunk / The History of Romania in One Object
This week's object in focus brings us back to one of the most important moments in the creation of modern, democratic Romania, the War of Independence of 1877-78. The siege of Plevna and the consequent surrender of the great Ottoman general Osman Pasha to Colonel Cristodulo
The RCI Digital Stage Presents: WHEN WE DREAM/ An imaginary odyssey by Verena Koch and Kerstin Pell
The third show of our theatrical miniseries presented in partnership with The Luceafărul Theater in Iași is a story that follows the transformative journey of Felix, an 8-year-old boy dreaming big, who embarks on an imaginary odyssey at the end of which he discovers the
Contemporary Romanian Art Scene in 8 Gallery Tours | E6/8: MATCA ART SPACE
We conclude the 2020 leg of our gallery tours with MATCA, an artist-run space managed by three local artists, set up in Cluj-Napoca at the beginning of 2017. A former garage and leather crafts workshop, the place projects a non-disguised atmosphere and a rough vibe, which
Diversity and Contrast at the Enescu Soirees
his year’s series of no less than 28 online musical events ends in style with two charismatic performers, cellist Adrian Mantu and accordionist Dermot Dunne, offering a program full of contrast and daring choices made of works by Constantin Dimitrescu, Nadia Boulanger,
The RCI Digital Stage Presents: SPOOKS, Directed by Alexandru Dabija
In the show premiering this week, the RCI Digital Stage is taken over by ghosts, living dead and werewolves, creatures of the night that move between this world and the other one and torture the lives of those left behind. According to director Alexandru Dabija’s satirical
Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza's Decorations / The History of Romania in One Object
With the next episode of our historical saga we invite you to enter the fascinating realm of orders and decorations. Learn more about the making of Romanian modern state under Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza through four exceptional decorations, on display at the Union Museum