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Nov 74 min read
ECHOES OF AN ERA: 100 Romanian Artists Revealed
An extraordinary collection of black-and-white portraits by Eugeniu Lupu About the Event “Echoes of an Era: 100 Romanian Artists...
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Nov 64 min read
“Through the Looking Glass” | The Romanian Film Festival in Minnesota Starts Soon
About the Festival The youngest Romanian Film Festival in North America Is ready for Its second edition. If you’re a local of, or plan a...
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Nov 43 min read
Teodora Brody joins Stanley Jordan for a unique night at the Carnegie Hall
About the Event After her successful American tour presented by the Romanian Cultural Institute and the Romanian Embassy to the U.S. this...
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Oct 313 min read
“Rhythms of Life”: The Romanian Film Festival in Arizona 2024
About the Festival The fourth edition of the Romanian Film Fest Arizona, “Rhythms of Life,” organized by the American Romanian Cultural...
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Oct 287 min read
Romanian Film Takes Center Stage in D.C.
The 5th edition of the Romanian Film Festival in Washington, D.C. takes place November 7-10 at E Street Cinema, under the motto “New...
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Oct 252 min read
Romanian-American Leonard Ursachi’s Public Art to Adorn East River’s Shore
Peace Like a River opens in Hunter's Point South Park We are pleased to announce the unveiling of Peace Like a River, a new public art...
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Oct 223 min read
Aida Garrido's "Inside/Outside", Directed by Alexandru Mihail, at the Romanian-American Studio Theater
A work-in-progress of an exciting existential comedy About the Event We are pleased to present the first public reading of...
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Oct 153 min read
Author and Educator Ioana Nicolaie at European Literature Night 2024
About the Event Some of Europe’s brightest literary talents will gather in New York to reaffirm the relevance of literature in troubled...
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Oct 146 min read
ANTISYMMETRIC: Romanian-Canadian Perspectives in Contemporary Art
The 3rd edition of the Salon of Romanian-American Artists at RCI New York About the Event The third edition of our annual Salon of...
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Sep 242 min read
European Day of Languages 2024
A celebration of multilingualism (including prizes, activities for all ages, cultural performances, and delicious international cuisines)...
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Sep 232 min read
Mircea Cărtărescu, One of the Towering Figures of Contemporary Literature, Comes to RCI New York
About the Event Romanian author Mircea Cărtărescu, the winner of some of the most prestigious international literary awards, including ...
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Sep 42 min read
PIPENCO RUNWAY SHOW at New York Fashion Week
Romanian Fashion Showcase Program, 4th edition About the Event Emerging brand Pipenco is set to debut its latest collection at New York...
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Sep 32 min read
Emerging Director Sarra Tsorakidis`s Debut Feature Film "INK WASH" Premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival
The debut from director Sarra Tsorakidis follows a painter approaching her 40th birthday and reeling from a breakup. A difficult...
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Aug 306 min read
"TATA", Directed by Lina Vdovîi & Radu Ciorniciuc, Makes Its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival
Filmed across Italy, Moldova, and Romania, Tata is a raw portrait of a family locked in a relentless struggle against toxic masculinity...
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Jul 303 min read
"Heart2hearT" by Legendary Gigi Căciuleanu at Battery Dance Festival
A spectacular show by internationally acclaimed choreographer Gigi Căciuleanu, inspired by one of the founding myths of Romanian identity
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Jun 288 min read
ROMANIAN WEEKEND AT THE WHARF: The Landmark of Romanian Cultural Presences in America Reaches Its 3rd Edition
Music, dance, food, wine, spoken word performances, concerts, and craft shows with a view! Recommended by Washington Post, Axios,...
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Jun 272 min read
"Wisdom & Reflection", 55th Anniversary Murals by Radu Pandele
"Wisdom & Reflection" is a pair of striking murals created for the 55th anniversary of the establishment of the Romanian...
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Jun 254 min read
THE HISTORIC CENTER OF ROMANIAN CULTURAL DIPLOMACY IN THE UNITED STATES CELEBRATES ITS 55TH ANNIVERSARY
When, in 1969, Romania and the United States signed an accord to open a Romanian Library in New York and an American Library in...
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Jun 204 min read
RCI President Liviu Jicman Takes Over as President of EUNIC, the Global Network of EU’s Cultural Institutes
We are excited to announce that Mr. Liviu Jicman, the President of the Romanian Cultural Institute, has taken over the Presidency of...
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Jun 205 min read
10 European Artists Reveal the Mural "Garden of Collective Futures" in East Village, New York
We are pleased to announce the inauguration of “The Garden of Collective Futures”, a public art project initiated by ten members of the...
118 views
Jun 178 min read
Teodora is Back: The Leading Lady of Romanian Jazz Returns for a Much-Awaited American Tour
“Unifying Worlds: from Beethoven to Enescu” in Washington, D.C., New York, and Chicago Shooting to stardom as Teodora Enache and known...
132 views
Jun 142 min read
Experts in Fun: Romanians Occupy Broadway
We are pleased to join forces with the Romanian Embassy in Washington and the Consulate General of Romania in New York in support of one...
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Jun 134 min read
Fervent Cristina A. Bejan Launches Her Theater Collection Book in New York
SOLD OUT! About the Event Romanian Cultural Institute is proud to present, in partnership with The Drama Book Shop and Jay Michaels...
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Jun 46 min read
TRIANON FOREVER | The Making of Unified Romania
An Online Exhibition of a Diplomatic Triumph The departure of the delegations after the signing of the Trianon Peace Treaty We remember a...
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May 313 min read
Alexandra Croitoru Joins Brooklyn Museum`s "In the Now: Gender and Nation in Europe" Exhibition
The visual artist and curator will also give a talk as part of the Art History Happy Hour: "In the Now" We are delighted to announce our...
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May 167 min read
The First Theatrical Version of Nobel Prize Winner Herta Müller’s "LOWLANDS" Presented in New York
A haunting depiction of the moral decomposition of the terminal years of Communism ABOUT THE EVENT We are excited to open (and close) the...
400 views
May 114 min read
Ivan Gallery at the Independent Art Fair New York
Photo credit: Simona Runcan, Icon and Flowered Rug, 1998, oil on canvas, 36.81 x 36.81 inch framed, courtesy of the Estate of Simona...
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May 73 min read
Director Tudor Giurgiu Promotes His Exceptional „Libertate” ("Freedom") in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Atlanta
Director and producer Tudor Giurgiu, one of the most influential men in Romanian cinema, zig-zags the United States to promote his latest...
199 views
Apr 242 min read
Iconoclastic Writer Anca Mizumsky on "Those Who Buy Stars" and on Immigration as Moral Experience
Phoenix-based writer and psychologist Anca Mizumsky talks about immigration as trauma and personal reinvention
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Apr 234 min read
An Environmentally Conscious Romanian Presence at NADA New York
Featuring Iulian Bisericaru and Megan Dominescu Photo credit: Iulian Bisericaru, Vivid Anxiety, 2024, oil on canvas, 150 x 120 cm,...
151 views
Apr 186 min read
CLOSE TO THE BONE: A Descent into Collective Melancholia
An exhibition by celebrated Romanian artist Radu Oreian Radu Oreian: Close to the Bone With guest artists: Mark Ryan Chariker, María...
207 views
Apr 132 min read
Film Historian Adina Brădeanu on Forbidden Documentaries of the Stalinist Era
About the Event Oxford scholar Adina Brădeanu, one of our foremost film historians, tells the turbulent story in the Stalinist 1950s of...
130 views
Apr 104 min read
Romanian-American Maria Müller Stars in “Until Dark” by Federica Borlenghi
The show is presented as part of RCI’s Studio Theater Program About the Event We are excited to present “Until Dark”, an edge-of-the-seat...
129 views
Apr 44 min read
"in∙ner transit" at RCI New York
Art installation reimagining the everyday experience of commuting "IN∙NER TRANSIT" ART INSTALLATION by NATALIA IRINA ROMAN On view: April...
259 views
Mar 204 min read
Domnica Rădulescu's Provocative “Town with Very Nice People” Travels to Lexington, VA
The Strident Immigrant Operetta Moves South About the Event After the success of the world premiere of the award-winning play “The Town...
123 views
Feb 285 min read
Ursula Eagly’s “Dream Body Body Building”, at the Chocolate Factory with the Support of RCI
Photo credit: Piece with gaps for each other, Anja Hitzenberger About the Event We are excited to announce the 5-day run of “Dream Body...
107 views
Feb 266 min read
GODDESSES, AMAZONS, and MOTHERS
A Celebration of Female Creativity | Group Exhibition Graphic design @ Angel Liao GODDESSES, AMAZONS, and MOTHERS Featuring: Nana Afya,...
689 views
Feb 234 min read
“The Blade of Words”: The Start of the Women’s History Month Celebrations at RCI
Performance, book launch & conversation, exhibition About the Event As the Women’s History Month is about the begin, we inaugurate a...
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Feb 145 min read
Infinite Strings Duo: Multi-Awarded Irina Muresanu and Dana Ciocarlie at the "Enescu Soirees”
An outstanding music project by two exceptional performers About the Event Violinist Irina Muresanu and pianist Dana Ciocarlie,...
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Feb 83 min read
HERITAGE RE: CODED
Award-Winning Design Duo Lana Dumitru & Vlad Tenu Unveils Innovative 3D Printed Fashion Collection in New York About the Event FORÆVA,...
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Feb 23 min read
Korean Grace Jee Eun Oh and Romanian Dragoș Cantea in a Spectacular Four Hands Piano Recital
About the Event Korean Grace Jee Eun Oh and Romanian Dragoș Cantea, an intrepid musical partnership based in Norway, comes to New York to...
136 views
Jan 224 min read
A Tragedy Revisited: The Iași Pogrom
International Holocaust Remembrance Day Iași, June 29, 1941 About the Event Like every year, we mark the International Holocaust...
178 views
Jan 53 min read
Daniel Garbin Quintet in the Jazz Jamboree Series
An eclectic program of sophisticated tunes infused by various ethnic musical traditions About the Event The new year’s first concert in...
185 views
Jan 33 min read
Marvelous Duo Alexandru Tomescu and Sînziana Mircea Opens the 2024 Romanian Cultural Program in the United States
Two recitals in celebration of the National Culture Day of Romania About the Event At the RCI, the new year literally begins on a high...
191 views
Dec 8, 20233 min read
Romanian Artists at Miami Art Week 2023
We are pleased to support the participation of two of Romania’s most prominent galleries, Catinca Tabacaru Gallery of Bucharest and Jecza...
141 views
Dec 6, 20234 min read
A Merry RCI Festive Season!
Winter Concert & Party at the Romanian Cultural Institute Photo courtesy of Sorin Onișor We end a busy 2023 of wonderful events with a...
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Dec 4, 20233 min read
Special Recital | Oxana Corjos and Petru Pane at the Enescu Soirees of New York
A musical celebration of Romania's National Day Our most recent event of the Enescu Soirees series was dedicated to the National Day of...
124 views
Nov 13, 20232 min read
"Tales of Our Destiny": The Newest Romanian Film Festival in the U.S. (Twin Cities, November 18-19),
A long-in-the-making labor of love is coming to life We are excited to support the first edition of the newest showcase of Romanian film...
79 views
Nov 3, 20237 min read
Professor Dennis Deletant Launches His Page-turner Memoirs in the U.S.
Encounters with a great storyteller Professor Dennis Deletant, the celebrated scholar of Romanian communism, once considered by Nicolae...
159 views
Oct 31, 20232 min read
Nonconformist Domnica Rădulescu at Feraru Conferences Online
A conversation about making it big in America as a woman and an immigrant Time & Location November the 1st, 2-3 PM Online dialogue The...
101 views
RCI USA
Nov 74 min read
ECHOES OF AN ERA: 100 Romanian Artists Revealed
An extraordinary collection of black-and-white portraits by Eugeniu Lupu About the Event “Echoes of an Era: 100 Romanian Artists...
153 views
RCI USA
Nov 64 min read
“Through the Looking Glass” | The Romanian Film Festival in Minnesota Starts Soon
About the Festival The youngest Romanian Film Festival in North America Is ready for Its second edition. If you’re a local of, or plan a...
18 views
RCI USA
Nov 43 min read
Teodora Brody joins Stanley Jordan for a unique night at the Carnegie Hall
About the Event After her successful American tour presented by the Romanian Cultural Institute and the Romanian Embassy to the U.S. this...
35 views
RCI USA
Oct 313 min read
“Rhythms of Life”: The Romanian Film Festival in Arizona 2024
About the Festival The fourth edition of the Romanian Film Fest Arizona, “Rhythms of Life,” organized by the American Romanian Cultural...
21 views
RCI USA
Oct 287 min read
Romanian Film Takes Center Stage in D.C.
The 5th edition of the Romanian Film Festival in Washington, D.C. takes place November 7-10 at E Street Cinema, under the motto “New...
40 views
RCI USA
Oct 252 min read
Romanian-American Leonard Ursachi’s Public Art to Adorn East River’s Shore
Peace Like a River opens in Hunter's Point South Park We are pleased to announce the unveiling of Peace Like a River, a new public art...
58 views
RCI USA
Oct 223 min read
Aida Garrido's "Inside/Outside", Directed by Alexandru Mihail, at the Romanian-American Studio Theater
A work-in-progress of an exciting existential comedy About the Event We are pleased to present the first public reading of...
97 views
RCI USA
Oct 153 min read
Author and Educator Ioana Nicolaie at European Literature Night 2024
About the Event Some of Europe’s brightest literary talents will gather in New York to reaffirm the relevance of literature in troubled...
151 views
RCI USA
Oct 146 min read
ANTISYMMETRIC: Romanian-Canadian Perspectives in Contemporary Art
The 3rd edition of the Salon of Romanian-American Artists at RCI New York About the Event The third edition of our annual Salon of...
134 views
RCI USA
Sep 242 min read
European Day of Languages 2024
A celebration of multilingualism (including prizes, activities for all ages, cultural performances, and delicious international cuisines)...
82 views
RCI USA
Sep 232 min read
Mircea Cărtărescu, One of the Towering Figures of Contemporary Literature, Comes to RCI New York
About the Event Romanian author Mircea Cărtărescu, the winner of some of the most prestigious international literary awards, including ...
162 views
RCI USA
Sep 42 min read
PIPENCO RUNWAY SHOW at New York Fashion Week
Romanian Fashion Showcase Program, 4th edition About the Event Emerging brand Pipenco is set to debut its latest collection at New York...
114 views
RCI USA
Sep 32 min read
Emerging Director Sarra Tsorakidis`s Debut Feature Film "INK WASH" Premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival
The debut from director Sarra Tsorakidis follows a painter approaching her 40th birthday and reeling from a breakup. A difficult...
38 views
RCI USA
Aug 306 min read
"TATA", Directed by Lina Vdovîi & Radu Ciorniciuc, Makes Its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival
Filmed across Italy, Moldova, and Romania, Tata is a raw portrait of a family locked in a relentless struggle against toxic masculinity...
143 views
RCI USA
Jul 303 min read
"Heart2hearT" by Legendary Gigi Căciuleanu at Battery Dance Festival
A spectacular show by internationally acclaimed choreographer Gigi Căciuleanu, inspired by one of the founding myths of Romanian identity
249 views
RCI USA
Jun 288 min read
ROMANIAN WEEKEND AT THE WHARF: The Landmark of Romanian Cultural Presences in America Reaches Its 3rd Edition
Music, dance, food, wine, spoken word performances, concerts, and craft shows with a view! Recommended by Washington Post, Axios,...
210 views
RCI USA
Jun 272 min read
"Wisdom & Reflection", 55th Anniversary Murals by Radu Pandele
"Wisdom & Reflection" is a pair of striking murals created for the 55th anniversary of the establishment of the Romanian...
152 views
RCI USA
Jun 254 min read
THE HISTORIC CENTER OF ROMANIAN CULTURAL DIPLOMACY IN THE UNITED STATES CELEBRATES ITS 55TH ANNIVERSARY
When, in 1969, Romania and the United States signed an accord to open a Romanian Library in New York and an American Library in...
201 views
RCI USA
Jun 204 min read
RCI President Liviu Jicman Takes Over as President of EUNIC, the Global Network of EU’s Cultural Institutes
We are excited to announce that Mr. Liviu Jicman, the President of the Romanian Cultural Institute, has taken over the Presidency of...
122 views
RCI USA
Jun 205 min read
10 European Artists Reveal the Mural "Garden of Collective Futures" in East Village, New York
We are pleased to announce the inauguration of “The Garden of Collective Futures”, a public art project initiated by ten members of the...
118 views
RCI USA
Jun 178 min read
Teodora is Back: The Leading Lady of Romanian Jazz Returns for a Much-Awaited American Tour
“Unifying Worlds: from Beethoven to Enescu” in Washington, D.C., New York, and Chicago Shooting to stardom as Teodora Enache and known...
132 views
RCI USA
Jun 142 min read
Experts in Fun: Romanians Occupy Broadway
We are pleased to join forces with the Romanian Embassy in Washington and the Consulate General of Romania in New York in support of one...
254 views
RCI USA
Jun 134 min read
Fervent Cristina A. Bejan Launches Her Theater Collection Book in New York
SOLD OUT! About the Event Romanian Cultural Institute is proud to present, in partnership with The Drama Book Shop and Jay Michaels...
76 views
RCI USA
Jun 46 min read
TRIANON FOREVER | The Making of Unified Romania
An Online Exhibition of a Diplomatic Triumph The departure of the delegations after the signing of the Trianon Peace Treaty We remember a...
92 views
RCI USA
May 313 min read
Alexandra Croitoru Joins Brooklyn Museum`s "In the Now: Gender and Nation in Europe" Exhibition
The visual artist and curator will also give a talk as part of the Art History Happy Hour: "In the Now" We are delighted to announce our...
54 views
RCI USA
May 167 min read
The First Theatrical Version of Nobel Prize Winner Herta Müller’s "LOWLANDS" Presented in New York
A haunting depiction of the moral decomposition of the terminal years of Communism ABOUT THE EVENT We are excited to open (and close) the...
400 views
RCI USA
May 114 min read
Ivan Gallery at the Independent Art Fair New York
Photo credit: Simona Runcan, Icon and Flowered Rug, 1998, oil on canvas, 36.81 x 36.81 inch framed, courtesy of the Estate of Simona...
231 views
RCI USA
May 73 min read
Director Tudor Giurgiu Promotes His Exceptional „Libertate” ("Freedom") in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Atlanta
Director and producer Tudor Giurgiu, one of the most influential men in Romanian cinema, zig-zags the United States to promote his latest...
199 views
RCI USA
Apr 242 min read
Iconoclastic Writer Anca Mizumsky on "Those Who Buy Stars" and on Immigration as Moral Experience
Phoenix-based writer and psychologist Anca Mizumsky talks about immigration as trauma and personal reinvention
155 views
RCI USA
Apr 234 min read
An Environmentally Conscious Romanian Presence at NADA New York
Featuring Iulian Bisericaru and Megan Dominescu Photo credit: Iulian Bisericaru, Vivid Anxiety, 2024, oil on canvas, 150 x 120 cm,...
151 views
RCI USA
Apr 186 min read
CLOSE TO THE BONE: A Descent into Collective Melancholia
An exhibition by celebrated Romanian artist Radu Oreian Radu Oreian: Close to the Bone With guest artists: Mark Ryan Chariker, María...
207 views
RCI USA
Apr 132 min read
Film Historian Adina Brădeanu on Forbidden Documentaries of the Stalinist Era
About the Event Oxford scholar Adina Brădeanu, one of our foremost film historians, tells the turbulent story in the Stalinist 1950s of...
130 views
RCI USA
Apr 104 min read
Romanian-American Maria Müller Stars in “Until Dark” by Federica Borlenghi
The show is presented as part of RCI’s Studio Theater Program About the Event We are excited to present “Until Dark”, an edge-of-the-seat...
129 views
RCI USA
Apr 44 min read
"in∙ner transit" at RCI New York
Art installation reimagining the everyday experience of commuting "IN∙NER TRANSIT" ART INSTALLATION by NATALIA IRINA ROMAN On view: April...
259 views
RCI USA
Mar 204 min read
Domnica Rădulescu's Provocative “Town with Very Nice People” Travels to Lexington, VA
The Strident Immigrant Operetta Moves South About the Event After the success of the world premiere of the award-winning play “The Town...
123 views
RCI USA
Feb 285 min read
Ursula Eagly’s “Dream Body Body Building”, at the Chocolate Factory with the Support of RCI
Photo credit: Piece with gaps for each other, Anja Hitzenberger About the Event We are excited to announce the 5-day run of “Dream Body...
107 views
RCI USA
Feb 266 min read
GODDESSES, AMAZONS, and MOTHERS
A Celebration of Female Creativity | Group Exhibition Graphic design @ Angel Liao GODDESSES, AMAZONS, and MOTHERS Featuring: Nana Afya,...
689 views
RCI USA
Feb 234 min read
“The Blade of Words”: The Start of the Women’s History Month Celebrations at RCI
Performance, book launch & conversation, exhibition About the Event As the Women’s History Month is about the begin, we inaugurate a...
94 views
RCI USA
Feb 145 min read
Infinite Strings Duo: Multi-Awarded Irina Muresanu and Dana Ciocarlie at the "Enescu Soirees”
An outstanding music project by two exceptional performers About the Event Violinist Irina Muresanu and pianist Dana Ciocarlie,...
143 views
RCI USA
Feb 83 min read
HERITAGE RE: CODED
Award-Winning Design Duo Lana Dumitru & Vlad Tenu Unveils Innovative 3D Printed Fashion Collection in New York About the Event FORÆVA,...
240 views
RCI USA
Feb 23 min read
Korean Grace Jee Eun Oh and Romanian Dragoș Cantea in a Spectacular Four Hands Piano Recital
About the Event Korean Grace Jee Eun Oh and Romanian Dragoș Cantea, an intrepid musical partnership based in Norway, comes to New York to...
136 views
RCI USA
Jan 224 min read
A Tragedy Revisited: The Iași Pogrom
International Holocaust Remembrance Day Iași, June 29, 1941 About the Event Like every year, we mark the International Holocaust...
178 views
RCI USA
Jan 53 min read
Daniel Garbin Quintet in the Jazz Jamboree Series
An eclectic program of sophisticated tunes infused by various ethnic musical traditions About the Event The new year’s first concert in...
185 views
RCI USA
Jan 33 min read
Marvelous Duo Alexandru Tomescu and Sînziana Mircea Opens the 2024 Romanian Cultural Program in the United States
Two recitals in celebration of the National Culture Day of Romania About the Event At the RCI, the new year literally begins on a high...
191 views
RCI USA
Dec 8, 20233 min read
Romanian Artists at Miami Art Week 2023
We are pleased to support the participation of two of Romania’s most prominent galleries, Catinca Tabacaru Gallery of Bucharest and Jecza...
141 views
RCI USA
Dec 6, 20234 min read
A Merry RCI Festive Season!
Winter Concert & Party at the Romanian Cultural Institute Photo courtesy of Sorin Onișor We end a busy 2023 of wonderful events with a...
255 views
RCI USA
Dec 4, 20233 min read
Special Recital | Oxana Corjos and Petru Pane at the Enescu Soirees of New York
A musical celebration of Romania's National Day Our most recent event of the Enescu Soirees series was dedicated to the National Day of...
124 views
RCI USA
Nov 13, 20232 min read
"Tales of Our Destiny": The Newest Romanian Film Festival in the U.S. (Twin Cities, November 18-19),
A long-in-the-making labor of love is coming to life We are excited to support the first edition of the newest showcase of Romanian film...
79 views
RCI USA
Nov 3, 20237 min read
Professor Dennis Deletant Launches His Page-turner Memoirs in the U.S.
Encounters with a great storyteller Professor Dennis Deletant, the celebrated scholar of Romanian communism, once considered by Nicolae...
159 views
RCI USA
Oct 31, 20232 min read
Nonconformist Domnica Rădulescu at Feraru Conferences Online
A conversation about making it big in America as a woman and an immigrant Time & Location November the 1st, 2-3 PM Online dialogue The...
101 views
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