Sundance and the Swedes
This year the prestigious Robert Redford-founded festival went virtual in the warm coziness of everyone’s homes. READ MORE »
New times, new ways: New York Film Festival adapts
As the first major pandemic-era movie event in the USA, the New York Film Festival makes it happen without movie theaters. In both virtual and outdoor screenings, the films tell us what matters right now. READ MORE »
Another Swedish Greta on the silver screen
In the year of corona, when the film industry has been brought to its knees, the Toronto Film Festival rises to the occasion. READ MORE »
Swedish arts & culture from your home
Here are some personal favorites of great Swedish art and culture to enjoy from your home. Stay safe, stay healthy! #SwedenatHome READ MORE »
Swedish Arts and Culture to enjoy from your home
Culture connects us all. Enjoying a piece of music, a film, or a painting cuts across boundaries, whether linguistic, national, or demographic. READ MORE »
Vital images from New York Film Festival
Expect the best new films of the year and fresh new faces but also a fascinating retrospective section. READ MORE »
Swedish contrasts at Toronto Film Festival
The two Swedish films in Toronto are polar opposites: one trying to find lost time while the other is finding artistic endlessness.
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A night of classical Nordic music
Featuring works by Swedish-Finnish composer Crusell and Danish composer Carl August Nielsen. READ MORE »
Swedish documentary wins top prizes at Tribeca Film Festival
Two young Swedish filmmakers took the stage at the latest festival in lower Manhattan. READ MORE »
New Glass Now
The Corning Museum of Glass offers a blueprint of contemporary glass in a highly anticipated exhibit opening on May 11. READ MORE »
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Book Review
From the very first page, I was gripped. The book opens with an invitation. To a funeral. For three young children. READ MORE »
“Ted: For the sake of love” in New York
A new film by Swedish director and screenwriter Hannes Holm (A Man Called Ove) shares the story of Sweden's first teen heartthrob READ MORE »
Visiting Stockholm this spring?
If you can, take time off to visit Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde not far from downtown. READ MORE »
Making Statements
Don’t miss “Siri Berg: Statements” at The House of Sweden, opening on March 5 and running until May 12. READ MORE »
Swedish art at Hudson Yards
Tapestry by renowned Swedish textile artist Helena Hernmarck is among the commissioned works at the New York City development. READ MORE »
Swedish rhapsody in New York City
Music for solo piano by Swedish composers interspersed by descriptions and reminiscences of Sweden. READ MORE »
Artist making statements in DC
Don't miss 'Siri Berg: Statements' at The House of Sweden, now opened and running until May 12. READ MORE »
Recognizing a treasure
Birger Sandzén is one of the greatest Swedish-American artists. READ MORE »
Winter concert in New York City
A beacon of light during a slow and dark time of the year and an opportunity to enjoy some of New York’s finest Scandinavian musicians on stage. READ MORE »
Nordic impressions in NYC
Nordic impressions, Swedish artists in the Big Apple. READ MORE »
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Rohsska opens
Rohsska design museum in Gothenburg opens again after two years of organizational restructure and rebuild. READ MORE »
The woman behind the man
A mother of eight and among the first creators of Swedish Modern: A female artist's role in the emergence of Swedish Design. READ MORE »
Robyn's American tour
The popular Swedish singer, songwriter, producer and superstar Robyn is on tour in the U.S READ MORE »
Images from Orrefors prime
The most interesting glass photographer in Sweden and active during the glassworks' heyday. READ MORE »
Swedes in New Orleans
Relatively many Swedish musicians made New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA) their home, historically as well as in our time. READ MORE »Premium
Lousiana Landscapes
A painter and woodcarver from Smaland in Sweden's south made New Orleans home. READ MORE »
Ten years of Scandinavian theater in New York
... offering contemporary plays and inventive takes on the classics from all of the Nordic countries. READ MORE »
Swedish jazz in New York City
Your opportunity to enjoy first-class Swedish jazz in one of Midtown's legendary clubs. READ MORE »
Science and poetry meet
Swedish Nobel prize laureate Harry Martinson's epic story from 1956, 'Aniara' READ MORE »
A lesser known chapter in an icon's life
The film 'Becoming Astrid' about Astrid Lindgren opens with scenes of the beloved author late in life. READ MORE »
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Swedish snaps song championship
Three champions are on their way from Sweden to the World Championships in Finland. READ MORE »
Cirkus Cirkör comes to the East Coast
The Swedish cirque nouveau troupe performs at Brooklyn Academy of Music in November, next year at Kennedy Center, DC. READ MORE »
Weaving [literally] in progress
Time your trip right; the talented Hernmarck will be artist in residence, weaving at the museum three times per week. READ MORE »
Swedish buzz at New York Film Festival
'An exciting, intelligent mix of romance, Nordic noir, social realism and supernatural horror that defies and subverts genre conventions' READ MORE »
From the heart, made by hand
Treasures from the Women of Sweden exhibit depict conditions in Sweden of the 1930s. READ MORE »
The Wife
Filmed in Sweden, the new movie has its share of surprises. READ MORE »
Hasse Persson Photography in DC: Studio 54
An exclusive glimpse into life at the end of the 1970s at the decadent Studio 54 in New York. READ MORE »
Nordic Impressions in DC
For the first time in 36 years, Washington, DC is hosting a large exhibit of art from the Nordic countries. READ MORE »
Famous performers come to Andersonville
ENCORE! ENCORE!
A unique exhibit is the new home for hundreds of tiny performers from the world-renowned Kungsholm Miniature Grand Opera. READ MORE »
Oskar Stenmark Trio in Philly
The right music for a perfect evening in beautiful FDR Park. READ MORE »
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