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Wed Aug 26 2026 – 7:00 PM
film screening > Live a Little
Swedish director Fanny Ovesen's coming-of-age drama follows best friends Laura and Alex on an Interrail adventure across Europe. After a night of partying in Warsaw leaves Laura with no memory of what happened, fragments gradually return as the friends travel through Prague, Berlin, and Paris, forcing Laura to confront questions about boundaries, memory, friendship, and truth. In Swedish, 98 minutes.
Fri Sep 04 2026 – Wed Sep 16 2026
art exhibition > Nordic Textile Takeover: The Cold Stitch
Presented in partnership with New York Textile Month, The Cold Stitch brings together contemporary textile artists from across the Nordic region. The exhibition explores stitching as material, language, storytelling, repair, memory, and cultural identity through quilting, weaving, embroidery, collage, sculptural textiles, and other techniques. A series of artist talks, workshops, curator walkthroughs, and a reception accompanies the exhibition.
Thu Sep 10 2026 – 7:30 PM
concert > Jennifer Gersten
Violinist Jennifer Gersten presents six adventurous solo works by experimental Scandinavia-based composers, including three U.S. premieres. The program features music by Kristine Tjøgersen, Jo David Meyer Lysne, Per Nørgård, Simon Løffler, Luis Fernando Amaya, and concludes with the world premiere of a new work created by Gersten with Norwegian composer and double bassist Inga Margrete Aas.
Tue Sep 15 2026 – 7:00 PM
book talk > The Home of the Drowned with Elin Anna Labba
August Prize-winning Sámi author Elin Anna Labba presents her debut novel The Home of the Drowned, a multigenerational story following a family of Sámi women from 1942 to 1982. Drawing on her own family's history, Labba explores forced relocation, environmental change, colonial dispossession, and the profound connections between land, water, family, and home.
Sat Oct 24 2026 – 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
book talk & food demo > Scandinavian Everyday Cooking
Chef and award-winning author Nichole Accettola celebrates her new cookbook Scandinavian Everyday: Vibrant, Simple Meals from Northern Europe with a book talk and cooking demonstration at Scandinavia House. Recipes featured in the demonstration include mung bean fritters with goat cheese, harvest braise, and Danish flødeboller, highlighting approachable contemporary cooking inspired by Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
Sun Dec 06 & Sun Dec 13 2026 – 5:00 PM
holiday concert > 2026 Santa Lucia Performance
Scandinavia House celebrates the holiday season with two performances featuring Scandinavian and American holiday favorites and a traditional Swedish Saint Lucia procession with white gowns and glowing candles. Led by Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz, the program features members of New York's Swedish community and introduces audiences to the history and traditions of Lucia.
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