Special events

Special events

Conferences, exhibitions, and diplomatic events that make our programme even more flavourful and diverse. 

Events archive

In Memoriam Mihnea Constantinescu

In Memoriam Mihnea Constantinescu

The Embassy of Romania in the United Kingdom and the Romanian Cultural Institute in London invite you to discover one of the most important personalities of post-communist Romania, the diplomat Mihnea Constantinescu. Mihnea Constantinescu (1961-2018) was the senior civil servant whose legacy includes the consolidation of the strategic...

14/02/2020 @ Romanian Cultural Institute London
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust 2020: Exhibition & Concert

International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust 2020: Exhibition & Concert

The Embassy of Romania in the United Kingdom and the Romanian Cultural Institute in London in partnership with B'nai B'rith UK are marking the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust with an event of remembrance and reflexion. The evening includes the opening of the exhibition “Romanian...

29/01 - 14/02/2020 @ Romanian Cultural Institute
A Celebration of the Romanian Artistic Community in the UK on the National Culture Day (Panel and Exhibition)

A Celebration of the Romanian Artistic Community in the UK on the National Culture Day (Panel and Exhibition)

We mark Romania's National Culture Day with a special event that celebrates the vibrant Romanian artistic community in the UK. Come and meet the artists featured in RCI's "Twelve Months, Twelve Creators" programme, discover the fascinating stories of much-admired UK-based Romanian creators in a panel discussion moderated by...

15/01/2020 @ RCI London
HRH The Prince of Wales marked 30 years since the Romanian Revolution at the Romanian Cultural Institute in London

HRH The Prince of Wales marked 30 years since the Romanian Revolution at the Romanian Cultural Institute in London

His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales opened, along with His Excellency Dan Mihalache, Romania’s Ambassador in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the photo exhibition “Apertures of a Revolution”, organised by the Romanian Cultural Institute in London in partnership with the Embassy of Romania and the...

13/12/2019 @ Romanian Cultural Institute
The V.V. Tilea Lecture: What Is ‘National’ about the National Day? Romania between Historical Context and Political Project. Talk by Radu Cinpoeș.

The V.V. Tilea Lecture: What Is ‘National’ about the National Day? Romania between Historical Context and Political Project. Talk by Radu Cinpoeș.

Each year, to celebrate Romania’s National Day, we invite a Romanian academic to take a fresh look at an aspect of Romanian history. In 2018, Dr Marius Turda of Oxford Brookes University gave the first V. V. Tilea Lecture, entitled ‘Greater Romania 1918: Some Historical Reflections’. The second talk in the series will be...

01/12/2019 @ RCI London
In Search of the Dacians: Rediscovering Sarmizegetusa Regia, the enigmatic capital of the Dacian Kingdom

In Search of the Dacians: Rediscovering Sarmizegetusa Regia, the enigmatic capital of the Dacian Kingdom

The Romanian Cultural Institute invites you to a stroll among the edifices of the great Dacian Kingdom’s capital. The talk on Sarmizegetusa Regia, delivered by author Aurora Pețan, will lead the audience on a tour-de-force through the intricacies of the Dacian Kingdom, the secrets revealed through assiduous research since the rediscovery...

26/11/2019 @ Romanian Cultural Institute
'Testimonies in Practice: Working with Stories of the Self and Others': Exhibition and Workshops with Carmen-Francesca Banciu

'Testimonies in Practice: Working with Stories of the Self and Others': Exhibition and Workshops with Carmen-Francesca Banciu

Thirty years ago, the communist regimes in the countries behind the Iron Curtain lost their grip on power. One by one, the monolithic structures of control and oppression succumbed, the freed citizens vacillating between disbelief and immense joy. When in December 1989, the Romanian Revolution started in Timisoara followed by Bucharest and...

12 - 26/11/2019 @ Romanian Cultural Institute
Irina Margareta Nistor: The Voice of 5,000 Movies

Irina Margareta Nistor: The Voice of 5,000 Movies

The Romanian Cultural Institute is thrilled to partner up with the British Library in bringing to London the iconic figure of Romanian film industry, Irina Margareta Nistor. This event provides the opportunity to get acquainted first-hand with the intricacies of illegally dubbing films during Communist Romania. These VHS tapes, smuggled in from...

29/10/2019 @ The British Library
Book launch: 'Sophia the Starfish' by Daniel Kearvell

Book launch: 'Sophia the Starfish' by Daniel Kearvell

We are delighted to host the book launching event dedicated to Romania-based British author Daniel Kearvell. Following the successful book launch in Romania, Daniel Kearvell will present to the London young audiences his new book and toy packs, 'Sophia the Starfish', as well as his first release 'Maya the Mouse'. The books...

06/10/2019 @ RCI London
The Beauty of London in September: a weekend of Romanian theatre shows, concerts and talks

The Beauty of London in September: a weekend of Romanian theatre shows, concerts and talks

The last weekend of September brings to London a generous crop of theatre and music shows, featuring some of Romania’s most revered artists: Oana Pellea, Mircea Rusu, Cristina Casian and Adrian Naidin. The programme is produced by Poveşti spuse-n româneşte, and organised with the support of the Romanian Cultural Institute in...

28 - 29/09/2019 @ Theatro Technis and Leicester Square Theatre
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