Arts

When did Swedes go blond?
What do Emil in Lönneberga, Anders Zorn’s “dalkullor,” and Kalle on the tube of Kalles Kaviar have in common? They’re all Swedish, blond, and blue-eyed.
Swedish Culture Night with Klintetten in New York City
The Swedish music group Klintetten, together with award winning folkdancers, will be performing their only show in New York City on Thursday, October 3rd, 2024. They end their two week USA trip with a single stop in New York City.
Jaerv + the OK Factor
Minneapolis, Minnesota-based string duo The OK Factor, and award-winning Swedish quintet Jaerv, are embarking on their third U.S. tour.
Väsen tours the U.S.
... continuing its unparalleled musical expressions of Swedish folk and traditional music with a new tour in the U.S.
Ruben Östlund nominated for three Oscars
The film world's biggest gala, the Oscars, will be held for the 95th time on March 13 this year. When it was announced which films are nominated the Swedish "Triangle of sadness" was nominated for three awards. Among other things for best film.
Second Palme d'Or to Ruben Östlund
Östlund's new film “Triangle of Sadness” won the distinguished award at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
From Dawn to Dusk: Nordic masterpieces on exhibit
"A masterpiece ... considered the greatest work of a person's career or a work of outstanding creativity, skill, profundity, or workmanship."
Sweden’s Academy Award submission
... a life and death rollercoaster ride through the modern day soccer industry.
Bergman, Flee at New York Film Fest
The spirit of Ingmar Bergman returns to the big screen in the new film 'Bergman Island' at the New York Film Festival. Together with the Danish film 'Flee' it is one of the most superb films of the year.
Toronto heats up the film world
With more films in a hybrid mode, Toronto’s prestigious film festival welcomes back audiences in corona safe, in-person screenings combined with virtual ones for all the rest. The quality of the international movies sets the bar high, especially a defrosting Swede and a lost Finn on an offbeat trip.
Tribeca returns - with Nordic films
Tribeca Film Festival, a New York event created in 2002 by Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal as a response to 9/11, is the first major North American film festival with in-person screenings since the pandemic began.
Sundance and the Swedes
This year the prestigious Robert Redford-founded festival went virtual in the warm coziness of everyone’s homes.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
A night of classical Nordic music
Featuring works by Swedish-Finnish composer Crusell and Danish composer Carl August Nielsen.
Swedish documentary wins top prizes at Tribeca Film Festival
Two young Swedish filmmakers took the stage at the latest festival in lower Manhattan.
New Glass Now
The Corning Museum of Glass offers a blueprint of contemporary glass in a highly anticipated exhibit opening on May 11.
Book Review
From the very first page, I was gripped. The book opens with an invitation. To a funeral. For three young children.
“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
Visiting Stockholm this spring?
If you can, take time off to visit Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde not far from downtown.
Making Statements
Don’t miss “Siri Berg: Statements” at The House of Sweden, opening on March 5 and running until May 12.
Swedish art at Hudson Yards
Tapestry by renowned Swedish textile artist Helena Hernmarck is among the commissioned works at the New York City development.
Swedish rhapsody in New York City
Music for solo piano by Swedish composers interspersed by descriptions and reminiscences of Sweden.
Artist making statements in DC
Don't miss 'Siri Berg: Statements' at The House of Sweden, now opened and running until May 12.
Recognizing a treasure
Birger Sandzén is one of the greatest Swedish-American artists.
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.
Nordic impressions in NYC
Nordic impressions, Swedish artists in the Big Apple.
Rohsska opens
Rohsska design museum in Gothenburg opens again after two years of organizational restructure and rebuild.
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.
Robyn's American tour
The popular Swedish singer, songwriter, producer and superstar Robyn is on tour in the U.S
Images from Orrefors prime
The most interesting glass photographer in Sweden and active during the glassworks' heyday.
Lousiana Landscapes
A painter and woodcarver from Smaland in Sweden's south made New Orleans home.
Swedes in New Orleans
Relatively many Swedish musicians made New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA) their home, historically as well as in our time.
Ten years of Scandinavian theater in New York
... offering contemporary plays and inventive takes on the classics from all of the Nordic countries.
Swedish jazz in New York City
Your opportunity to enjoy first-class Swedish jazz in one of Midtown's legendary clubs.
Science and poetry meet
Swedish Nobel prize laureate Harry Martinson's epic story from 1956, 'Aniara'