Events

Before the invention of writing and the first cities of Mesopotamia and Egypt were established in 4500 BC, 'Old Europe' was among the most technologically advanced and sophisticated places in the world. At the heart of the region were the fertile valleys

The Romanian Cultural Institute in London is happy to host and support the official press launch of the single Started by Romanian band Grimus. When Eden Music producer Adam Whittaker first heard Grimus on Myspace he was blown away. He knew that, with him being based

Ileana Pintilie is an art critic and curator, professor at the Arts University in Timisoara, Romania. Her books include Actionism in Romania During the Communist Era and the volume Mitteleuropäische Paradigmen in Südosteuropa. Ein Beitrag zur Kultur der Deutschen im Banat

Romania | 2007 | 155min | dir. Cristian Nemescu | cast: Armand Assante, Razvan Vasilescu, Jamie Elman, Maria Dinulescu. Cert. 15 In Romanian with English subtitles. Cristian Nemescu's posthumous feature debut was inspired by an event that had occurred in the

Mihnea Mircan is the third guest curator invited by The David Roberts Art Foundation for their Curators' Series. Mircan's group exhibition History of Art, The presents works that lay out the rules of their future interpretation and inscription in an art history

Put on the headphones, tune into the soundtrack, turn the first page. Embark on the journey of a minibus heading towards Bethnal Green that gets lost on the way. Peep into the lives of people as it passes by and immerse yourself into their bedrooms, kitchens, fridges,

Invitation to Composers is a unique, two-year project, funded by the European Cultural Fund, that encourages modern-day composers to write new works, inspired by celebrated musical ideas of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries and enhanced by cultural elements from the

City Skills for Life calls in a team of architects, designers and video artists whose work celebrates the paradoxical nature of Bucharest: a welcoming urban chaos which moves forward as (un)planned. The individual projects document the psychological contract between

The Grand Finale of the 2009/2010 Enescu Society Concert season presents the Schubert Ensemble, one of Britain's finest (The Evening Standard). The concert will take place in the presence of Mr Horia-Roman Patapievici, President of the Romanian Cultural Institute

This year's edition of The Edinburgh International Film Festival will showcase two of the award-winning Romanian films: Police, Adjective (directed by Corneliu Porumboiu) and If I want to whistle, I whistle (directed by Florin Serban). Police, Adjective (Romanian:

The exhibition brings together five Romanian video artists whose works contend with Ceausescu's failed utopian social experiments and subsequent dehumanizing conditions, with an emphasis on the reality of built environment and private life in Romania. Participating

Romania | 1980 | 83min | cast: Anton Aftenie, Dorel Visan, George Bussun, George Negoescu, Luiza Orosz, Costel Radulescu, Horia Baciu, Dragos Paslaru In Romanian with English subtitles. Iosif Demian, one of the leading cameramen of his generation, and novelist Petre