Scandinavia House at 20: Building on a Vision
Since its opening, it has welcomed more than 2.5 million visitors to a building that is both quietly elegant and modern on the outside, and on the inside is filled to capacity with warmth and vitality. During the past two decades, it has been home to some 70 art and design exhibitions representing a...
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| Published in: | Scandinavian review 2020-10, Vol.107 (2), p.8-29 |
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| Format: | Magazinearticle |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | Since its opening, it has welcomed more than 2.5 million visitors to a building that is both quietly elegant and modern on the outside, and on the inside is filled to capacity with warmth and vitality. During the past two decades, it has been home to some 70 art and design exhibitions representing a wonderful cross-section of artistic achievement, more than 1,500 film screenings, more than 800 musical performances, many hundreds of stimulating discussions, symposia and lectures, and over 600 children's programs. FOR NORWEGIAN INGER GUNDERSEN GINSBERG, LONG A MAJOR supporter of ASF and a trustee, who specifically contributed toward two of the exhibition galleries (one honoring her parents), the new center offered an important opportunity, she says, "to support one of ASF's major roles as a presenter of art in its many forms in a high quality, professional space." [...]we view our ongoing annual and special contributions as crucial for ensuring that ASF has the resources to maintain the quantity and quality of its wide-ranging programs showcasing Scandinavian music, film, art, literature and so forth to a broad public of all ages." |
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| ISSN: | 0098-857X |