Events

22 Sep 2021 - 21 Nov 2021

Alex Mirutziu's Artwork Presented at UN/MUTE NYC/ New collaborative works by 28 artists from 10 countries

The Romanian Cultural Institute is happy to support the participation of Romanian artist Alex Mirutziu in the UN/MUTE project, an international group exhibition of collaborative works by 28 artists across multiple disciplines. On view at the Austrian Cultural Forum New York

19 Nov 2021

"Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn”, Romania’s Entry for the 2022 Oscar Race, Opens in New York Theaters

After two sold-out screenings at the New York Film Festival this year, Radu Jude’s incendiary Golden Bear winner Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn hits American theaters on November 19 with a run at Film Forum and Film at Lincoln Center in New York. We are excited to team

12 Nov 2021 - 12 Nov 2021

Art Fridays Presents: Romanian Gallery Tours / Cetate Arts Danube & 418 Gallery

Cetate Arts Danube is a growing international art center established by Joana Grevers, a medical doctor and art historian, under the aegis of her cultural foundation. Dr. Dr. Grevers is a member of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection Advisory Board and of Tate London’s Eastern

5 Nov 2021

Norman Manea: An Homage

As an homage to Norman Manea, one of the best-known Romanian, and Romanian-American, writers, we are honored to organize, together with the Romanian Embassy in the U. S. , a special event in celebration of the acclaimed author and public intellectual’s outstanding literary

17 Sep 2021 - 22 Oct 2021

RECOLLECTIVE by Pulitzer Prize Winner Viorel Florescu Opens RCI’s New Brâncuși Gallery

A labor of love a long time in the making, our new exhibition space, Brâncuși Gallery, created as part of last year’s major renovation works and named after the greatest Romanian artist, was inaugurated on September 17th, 2021 with the first retrospective of two-time

19 Oct 2021

Chris Tănăsescu (a.k.a. MARGENTO) / Life Anew II

While the world dreams of evading from isolation and fear, the pandemic remains a menacing presence and the new reality of our future life is still pretty much the realm of imagination. We have invited some of the most important Romanian contemporary authors to share their

18 Oct 2021

The Shrine of Goddess Nemesis / The History of Romania in One Object

The fall season of our online series The History of Romania in One Object, created in partnership with the Museum of National History and Archaeology in Constanța, focuses on artifacts and objects found in the culturally diverse province of Dobrogea (Dobruja), a Southeastern

14 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021

Kismet Quartet to Re-launch Enescu Soirees of New York In-person Concerts

As we are slowly getting back to in-person events, we are happy to re-launch our popular chamber music series, the Enescu Soirees of New York, with a concert offered by Kismet String Quaret, formed by Metropolitan Opera Orchestra musicians Ming-Feng Hsin (violin), Katherine

25 Sep 2021 - 6 Oct 2021

Two Romanian US Premiers at the 59th Edition of New York Film Festival (2021)

This year’s New York Film Festival main slate of recent cinematic productions, which screens at Lincoln Centre between September 24 and October 10, will feature two exceptional new Romanian movies: Radu Jude’s Golden Bear winner, Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, and

5 Oct 2021

Mihók Tamás / Life Anew II

As the world seems eager to bounce back from isolation and fear, the pandemic remains a menacing presence and the new reality of our future life is still pretty much the realm of imagination. We have invited some of the most important Romanian contemporary authors to share

4 Oct 2021

Glykon - The Fantastic Snake / The History of Romania in One Object

The next episodes of The History of Romania in One Object, created in partnership with the Museum of National History and Archaeology in Constanța, will focus on artifacts and objects found in the culturally diverse province of Dobrogea (Dobruja), a Southeastern region

21 Sep 2021 - 21 Sep 2021

Diana Bădica / Life Anew II

As the world seems eager to bounce back from isolation and fear, the pandemic remains a menacing presence and the new reality of our future life is still pretty much the realm of imagination. We have invited some of the most important Romanian contemporary authors to share