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11 Mar 2025 - 11 Mar 2025

“Literature as Redemption”: Romania at the London Book Fair 2025

For Romania’s 15th participation at the London Book Fair (LBF), the Romanian Cultural Institute presents a diverse programme of events celebrating the transformative power of literature as an act of resistance. Weaving together the voices of iconic Romanian figures past

23 Apr 2024 - 23 Apr 2024

Dialogue of the Wind and Sea - Remembering Nina Cassian at 100 Years since Her Birth

Poetesse extraordinaire, masterful translator of Shakespeare, Molière and Bertolt Brecht, utopia lover, famous for declaring that her motherland has always been the Romanian Language, Nina Cassian (1924-2014) spent the last 30 years of her life in an, at the beginning,

25 Jan 2024 - 25 Jan 2024

“Photographing War and Atrocities” - Holocaust Remembrance Day

We mark the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, observed on January 27, with a film and conversation covering aspects of the Holocaust in Romania and the Romanian Controlled Territories. Memories from the Eastern Front, a short archive film by Radu Jude and Adrian Cioflâncă

17 Oct 2020

ROMANIA ROCKS: Romanian-British Literature Festival

ROMANIA ROCKS* is a joyfully original festival of Romanian-British literary events, initiated by the Romanian Cultural Institute in London and featuring the best and brightest “rock star authors” from both countries in conversation about the literature and ideas that

11 Apr 2018 - 11 Apr 2018

Polyphonic: Animated Poetry and Music

The culmination of the Romanian programme at the London Book Fair is a multimedia poetry show celebrating the Centenary of Romanian Unification (1918-2018) through poetry, visuals and music. The event features ten of the most talented young Romanian poets of diverse ethnic

22 Mar 2018 - 22 Mar 2018

Writing Fashion: an encounter with Fashion Guru Sanda Miller

Join us for the launch of Sanda Miller and Peter McNeil’s “Fashion Journalism: History, Theory, and Practice”, a ground-breaking history of fashion writing and a fascinating exploration of the impact of ideology and technology on the way we think and conceptualize

14 Mar 2017 - 16 Mar 2017

'Eternity Ceaselessly Before Us': Romania at the London Book Fair 2017

For a decade this year, Romania has been a constant presence at the London Book Fair through programmes showcasing the vibrancy of a diverse literature. This year’s participation, translated into a series of illuminating events, ranging from book launches and dialogues

8 Nov 2016 - 8 Nov 2016

The Bard and the Iron Curtain

Although a household name throughout Eastern Europe during Communism, Shakespeare was subjected, like any other author, to the harsh treatment administered by ideologues and censors. Despite this political assault, his works, with their galleries of monsters and heroes,

19 Feb 2016 - 19 Feb 2016

Constantin Brâncuşi: The British Connection

Constantin Brâncuşi, the ground-breaking artist of modern sculpture, described in awe as half god, half shepherd, was born on 19 February 1876. On the very day of his birth, we revisit his legacy in the company of some of his most ardent British admirers. Guest speakers: Sanda

1 Dec 2015 - 29 Jan 2016

Romanians in Britain: The Poses of Ascent

As the celebrations of Romania's Culture Day are getting closer, we invite you to discover Ion Paciu's revealing portraits of Romanians from all walks of life who, in the past years, have come to call London their home. The exhibition, entitled 'Revisiting

3 Nov 2015 - 6 Nov 2015

Clare Inskip: A Visual Love Letter to Transylvania

We are delighted to present Clare Inskip's Transylvanian Landscape, an exhibition of oil and watercolour paintings depicting the unique, unspoiled charm of Romanian rural universe, as well as remarkable sculptures representing the countryside life. The exhibition is

29 Oct 2014 - 7 Nov 2014

Transylvania, a pictorial journey

Illustrator and explorer George Butler's love letter to Transylvania, the exhibition 'Capturing Carpathia', made in collaboration with the Global Heritage Fund, opens at the RCI London as part of our perennial commitment to reveal the sights, sounds