History

25 Jan 2021

Our team

Our Team:Aura Woodward - Directoraura. woodward@icr. roRaluca Cimpoiasu - Deputy directorraluca. cimpoiasu@icr. roAnabela Tansanu - Programmes coordinatoranabela. tansanu@icr. roRaluca Moisan -  Programmes coordinatorraluca. moisan@icr. ro  Venue The Institute is located

30 Sep 2020

Launch of The Romanian Riveter

The Romanian Cultural Institute will be hosting the launch of The Romanian Riveter, the first British literary magazine dedicated to Romanian literature, on Wednesday 30 September. The event will include presentations, readings and discussions around the featured authors,

10 Sep 2020

Dispatches Across the Continent - Contemporary Journalistic Accounts of Romania's Most Important Hours

“Dispatches across the Continent - Contemporary journalistic accounts of Romania's most important hours” is the series that makes you an eyewitness of the tumultuous and surprising history of modern Romania starting with its emergence as a national state in the

29 Jan 2020 - 21 Feb 2020

International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust 2020: Exhibition & Concert

The Embassy of Romania in the United Kingdom and the Romanian Cultural Institute in London in partnership with B'nai B'rith UK are marking the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust with an event of remembrance and reflexion.

6 Feb 2020

Illustrious Virtuosos Remus Azoiței and Eduard Stan in the 'Enescu Concerts' Series

This year's first concert in the 'Enescu Concerts' series offers an exceptional encounter with two brilliant Romanian musicians, Remus Azoiței (violin) and Eduard Stan (piano), the supreme experts in George Enescu's chamber work. With a programme that

15 Jan 2020

A Celebration of the Romanian Artistic Community in the UK on the National Culture Day (Panel and Exhibition)

We mark Romania's National Culture Day with a special event that celebrates the vibrant Romanian artistic community in the UK. Come and meet the artists featured in RCI's Twelve Months, Twelve Creators programme, discover the fascinating stories of much-admired

12 Dec 2019

Legacies of Courage: photo exhibition and screening

The season ‘Romania: Legacies of Courage 89-19’ continues with the opening of the exhibition ‘Apertures of a Revolution. Photos from December 1989’ and a special screening of the documentary ‘After the Revolution’. The photo exhibition comprises images from the

1 Dec 2019

The V.V. Tilea Lecture: What Is ‘National’ about the National Day? Romania between Historical Context and Political Project. Talk by Radu Cinpoeș.

Each year, to celebrate Romania’s National Day, we invite a Romanian academic to take a fresh look at an aspect of Romanian history. In 2018, Dr Marius Turda of Oxford Brookes University gave the first V. V. Tilea Lecture, entitled ‘Greater Romania 1918: Some Historical

12 Oct 2019

'Testimonies in Practice: Working with Stories of the Self and Others': Exhibition and Workshops with Carmen-Francesca Banciu

Thirty years ago, the communist regimes in the countries behind the Iron Curtain lost their grip on power. One by one, the monolithic structures of control and oppression succumbed, the freed citizens vacillating between disbelief and immense joy. When in December 1989,

6 Oct 2019 - 6 Oct 2019

Book launch: 'Sophia the Starfish' by Daniel Kearvell

We are delighted to host the book launching event dedicated to Romania-based British author Daniel Kearvell. Following the successful book launch in Romania, Daniel Kearvell will present to the London young audiences his new book and toy packs, 'Sophia the Starfish',

26 Sep 2019 - 26 Sep 2019

The Striking Artwork of Radu Oreian, on Show for London’s Frieze Week

Following his successful 2017 exhibition in Marseille, accomplished Romanian artist Radu Oreian arrives on Britain’s thriving art scene in two special events celebrating his first solo show in London, entitled 'Microscripts and Melted Matters'. Open at Fitzrovia’s

10 Jul 2019 - 8 Sep 2019

‘Desolation: Corpus Aliena’ - A Photography Exhibition by Paul Arion

London-based artist Paul Arion, the only Romanian with three Oscars in his resume, is our special guest this summer. His photography exhibition, entitled ‘Desolation: Corpus Aliena’, opens in our Brâncuși Gallery with a talk between the artist and the show’s curator,