Our next Nordic Nights feature is a Finnish documentary from 2021: Maija Isola: Master of Colour and Shape (2021) (Värien ja muotojen maailmassa – Maija Isola). Her fabric designs are still popular all over the world. Finnish artist Maija Isola worked as designer for the Finnish design company Marimekko for 38 years. This documentary takes […]
Saga Connections: Kinmount to Gimli with Prof. Ryan Eyford When we began Saga Connections in the early days of the pandemic, the sorrowful story of the Kinmount Icelanders came to mind as one not only of tragedy but of hope. It was in the cold winter of 1874 when the SS St. Patrick group from […]
Join ICCT for a FREE private guided tour of Andréanne Michon’s - états d’esprit 4:45 pm on Thursday, November 24th, 2022 The Image Centre, 33 Gould Street. Let us know know you are coming (email vp@icct.info) or just meet at the Balzacs on the ground level at 33 Gould Street (east of Yonge) […]
Our next Nordic Nights feature is an Icelandic film from 2019: The County (Héraðið) by Grímur Hákonarson. Screened in the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and 2020 Gimli Film Festival the film focuses on an Icelandic woman named Inga who runs a deeply indebted dairy farm in a remote valley in Iceland. After a tragic […]
December 4th 2pm-4pm 4 Morningside Ave. (near High Park) Come celebrate the holiday season with Icelandic traditions including Jólabókaflóðið (the book flood of Christmas). Betty Jane Wylie’s book on our Western Icelandic heritage will be available: Letters to Icelanders: Exploring the Northern Soul. You might find the cantankerous Yule Cat, Jólakötturinn, lurking in a corner. […]
EVENT RESCHEDLED (JANUARY 18) We apologize about the inconvenience. Please join us online for our Saga Connections webinars featuring Georgina Rayner, Memories. Georgina has a reputation for giving lively talks and will be sharing a few of the inspiring stories from her mother’s diaries. You can find a review of the published book in our […]
