Chisinau

24 Jan 2022

“The Little Union”: Making and Painting History

Each year on January 24 Romanians remember a crucial moment in their history. By electing Colonel Alexandru Ioan Cuza as head of both states, the principalities of Moldova and Wallachia were de factounited despite the opposition of the Great Powers unwilling to see a stronger

22 Nov 2021

Incisive Alta Ifland at European Literature Night 2021

Romanian-American author Alta Ifland joins fellow writers, translators and performers from Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, and Spain for the much-awaited, in-person edition of European Literature Night, the long-running program of readings

7 Sep 2021 - 7 Sep 2021

Merlich Saia / Life Anew. Writers Imagine the World after the Pandemic II

As the world seems eager to bounce back from isolation and fear, the pandemic remains a menacing presence and the new reality of our future life is still pretty much the realm of imagination. We have invited some of the most important Romanian contemporary authors to share

18 Nov 2020

Author Dan Coman at the European Literature Days 2020 - NYC

Romanian author Dan Coman joins fellow writers from Austria, Italy, Czech Republic and Malta for a new exciting project: European Literature Days - NYC (November 16-20, 2 p. m. ), introducing new and diverse European authors and books that are not to be missed. This exclusive

6 Jul 2020

Valentin Hurduc's Clandestine Printing Machine

As our historical saga continues, we now turn our attention to the makeshift printing installation, devised and operated clandestinely, on which anti-communist opponent Valentin Hurduc produced and distributed no less than 20,000 manifestos in an admirable act of courage

8 Jun 2020

The History of Romania in One Object / The Flag of Lupșa

In 1918, at the end of the bloodiest war history had ever known, Romanians fulfilled their most cherished political ideal: the unification of all historical provinces where they were in the majority – Transylvania, Banat, Crișana, Maramureș, Bessarabia, and Bukovina

2 Jun 2020

LIFE ANEW. Writers Imagine the World after the Pandemic / Ioan Es. Pop

In time of calamity and social distress, it was often the writers who were called to imagine how the world would heal its wounds and begin again. Inspired by the creative examples of the past, we have summoned an extraordinary ensemble of authors and translators and challenged

21 May 2020

A Dreamy Respite at the Enescu Soirees Online

Two exceptional musicians of the young generation, cellist Ștefan Cazacu and harpist Adriana Cîlțea, distinguished members of the spectacular Romanian Youth Orchestra, obscure the troubling signals of a difficult time with a recital radiating sensibility and longing and