Presented on the occasion of the Holocaust Remembrance Day 2026 About The Event On the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day , the Romanian Cultural Institute presents a commemorative literary evening dedicated to the lives and works of two towering Jewish writers of Romanian origin whose voices shaped European literature in the aftermath of catastrophe. Bringing together literature, history, and live performance, the event offers a powerful space for remembrance, reflection,

Book Launch & Conversation About The Event We are delighted to host the launch of Despite Ceaușescu: A Collection of Romanian Art , an art book by Frances Tyler that brings together works by leading Romanian artists of the 1970s and 1980s. The volume documents a key segment of the Geoffrey and Frances Tyler Collection of Romanian Art, now housed at the University of Tasmania—one of the largest and most significant collections of Romanian art outside the country. Assembled ove

About the Event Romanian author Liliana Corobca , one of the most original voices in contemporary Eastern European literature, joins the 2025 European Literature Night  in New York. A novelist, essayist, and playwright, Corobca explores the intricate borders between memory and history, exile and belonging, censorship and resistance. Her works—among them Too Great a Sky , Kinderland , The Censor's Notebooks , and Censorship for Beginners —have been translated into multiple lan

About the Event We are delighted to invite you to a special performance of The Pit , the haunting allegory by acclaimed Romanian-French playwright Matei Vișniec, hosted by the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York. Written in 1988 during the waning days of European communism, The Pit  remains a chillingly relevant exploration of authoritarianism, complicity, and the human psyche. In this gripping drama, two men find themselves trapped in a deep pit, confronting their fears,