Events

25 Jan 2017 - 25 Jan 2017

"Toni Erdmann”, a Very Special Screening

We are excited to support Goethe Institute's special screening of Maren Ade's Toni Erdmann, the cinematic revelation of 2016 made with the support of Romanian producing, acting and specialist talent. The plot follows the relationship between the career focused

31 Oct 2016 - 23 Jan 2017

Romanian Cultural Institute London Launches Its First Language Course

The most recent addition to our permanent programme is a state of the art language course, devoted to beginners and taught by the highly experienced Laura Manu at the welcoming premises of 1 Belgrave Square. If you wish to embark on a journey of linguistic and cultural discovery,

19 Jan 2017 - 19 Jan 2017

Romanians against the Holocaust: an Evening of Remembrance

Join us for an evening of remembrance and reflection, commemorating, through photography, music and film, the tragic faith of the Jewish communities of Romania and Europe during the Holocaust.  The event is organized by the Romanian Embassy in London and the Romanian Cultural

14 Jan 2017 - 14 Jan 2017

Romanian Books for the Brent Library

We celebrate Romania's National Culture Day with the official opening of the Romanian Section at Willesden Green Library in Brent, London's borough which hosts the biggest Romanian community in the UK. Made possible by a generous donation offered by the National

15 Dec 2016 - 15 Dec 2016

RCI Tops 2016 with the Most Beautiful Carols in the World

The effervescent 2016 at the Romanian Cultural Institute comes to an end with a sing-a-long concert of the world's most uplifting carols, performed by the incomparable Oana Cătălina Chiţu, one of Romania's most celebrated voices, accompanied by Moldovan cimbalom

13 Dec 2016 - 13 Dec 2016

Identities under Threat?

Following extensive research on the complexities of national belonging and pluralism in East-Central Europe, Oxford Brookes University's Marius Turda together with University of Oxford's Jan Fellerer and Robert Pyrah build further on the theme and showcase

12 Dec 2016 - 12 Dec 2016

Star Globetrotter Michael Portillo at the Romanian Cultural Institute

We are thrilled to present Michael Portillo's fascinating TV travelogue about Romania, 'Transylvania to the Black Sea', part of BBC Two's popular 'Great Continental Railway Journeys', followed by a conversation, moderated by RCI Director Dorian

9 Dec 2016 - 11 Dec 2016

Shakespeare According to Volceanov

Visionary translator and editor George Volceanov, the driving force behind Romania's most ambitious Shakespeare translation project in decades, joins an international creative ensemble gathered in Norwich to mark 400 years since The Bard's death. On 8 December,

7 Dec 2016 - 7 Dec 2016

Another London Performance by the Amazing Masca Theatre Company

After a successful string of performances on the Thames shore this summer, Masca Theatre returns to London to present another of its ground-breaking shows. We are excited to host, in our newly created theatrical space in 1 Belgrave Square, the awesome performance of The

2 Dec 2016 - 2 Dec 2016

Glorious Valentina Naforniţa in Gala Recital for the National Day of Romania

One of the most celebrated voices of contemporary opera, the Wiener Staatsoper star Valentina Naforniţa, winner of the 2011 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition, graces our Belgravian musical stage with a gala recital honouring the National Day of Romania. The

29 Nov 2016 - 29 Nov 2016

A 'Poem' for the Romanian Verse

We are pleased to be hosting the launch of the latest issue of Poem magazine, whose September-December double edition published by Routledge is entirely focused on Romanian verse. Featuring names that make up centuries of Romanian poetry, this true anthology, developed by

24 Nov 2016 - 24 Nov 2016

Nelly Miriciou and Remus Azoiței, Two 'Biographies to Remember'

As Romanian National Television prepares to launch 'Biographies to Remember', a series of portraits devoted to the great Romanians living abroad, we are celebrating two of the most admired figures of the Romanian community in Britain: opera star Nelly Miricioiu and