The Transylvanian
Museum
of Ethnography

The artefact of September: the trellis

10.09.2020
Keepers of Tradition
0 comments
    An important part of traditional diet, fruits were considered a source of food in all seasons, being a consistent alternative during fasting periods, whether they were freshly consumed, or kept in the cellar or turned into marmalade (sometimes called “lictar” or “silvoiță”). Some of the fruits were dried for consumption during long winters. These dried fruits were part of the daily diet, especially during Lent when they were boiled and the juice was consumed with polenta, bread or corn. In order to dry the fruits, usually during summer or autumn - especially apples, pears and plums - a trellis was used (which could be round, oval or square) made by interwining twigs between two boards. Being easy to handle, the trellis could be placed in sunny areas in the daytime and moved to dew shelter in the evening. For larger quantities of fruits, special ovens for drying fruit were used, and
citeste mai mult ...

Alte stiri din

Announcements
Events
Exhibitions
Keepers of Tradition

THE ARTEFACT OF JUNE: “IA” (THE ROMANIAN TRADITIONAL BLOUSE)

04.06.2020
Keepers of Tradition
0 comments
Since the Universal Day of the Romanian Traditional Blouse (“Ia”) is unofficially celebrated (but perhaps more fastuously) on Midsummer Day (“Sânziene”), the artefact of June at the Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography is an “ie” from central Romania. Not any Romanian traditional blouse was named “ie”, this term being used in Wallachia and southern Transylvania; in other regions, the same piece of
citeste mai mult ...

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

22.05.2020
Announcements
0 comments
Dear visitors,   The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography reopens on Wednesday, May 27th 2020, at 10 a.m. The visiting programme is between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., the last entry at 5 p.m., from Wednesday to Sunday. We are waiting for you again in our exhibition spaces, both in the inside section, hosted by the Reduta Palace (the institution’s headquarters, 21, Memorandum street), as well as in the
citeste mai mult ...

The artefact of May: the ewe-cheese mold

12.05.2020
Keepers of Tradition
0 comments
The ewe-cheese mold – our proposal for the artefact of May – was used at the end of the 19th – the beginning of the 20th century in the Romanian pastoral environment from Bran and Vrancea ethnographic areas. The piece consists of two overlapping wooden boards. Both inner sides are decorated on the whole surface. Due to the anthropomorphic shape of the lid, the mold has the traditional name of “
citeste mai mult ...

The artefact of April: the shepherd’s stick

11.04.2020
Keepers of Tradition
0 comments
April (in Latin – aprilis, from the Latin word “aperio, -ire” = to open), the 4th month of the year, traditionally named “prier”, is the period in which spring enters its rights, the plants sprout, at the same time, marking the beginning of the pastoral season, a period when the animal herds are formed, when the sheep gathering (milk measurement) takes place. As an object of the month, we propose
citeste mai mult ...

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

31.03.2020
Announcements
0 comments
As a result of the state of emergency on the Romanian territory, the both sections of the Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography will be closed for the public until the end of the state of emergency. In this period of time, the activity of public relations for individuals and legal entities will be done mainly by electronic means, telephone or by postal correspondence. Thank you for your
citeste mai mult ...

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

11.03.2020
Announcements
0 comments
As a result of the Decision no 7 in 11.03.2020 of the National Committe for Special Emergency Situations and the Disposition 133/12.03.2020, both sections of the Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography will be closed for the public between the 12th and the 31st of March 2020.  Starting with 12.03.2020, the activity of public relations for individuals and legal entities will be done mainly by
citeste mai mult ...

The spade

11.03.2020
Keepers of Tradition
0 comments
The land cultivation is one of man’s oldest occupations. From the category of tools for working the land is also the spade. I am exemplifying this category of objects by the artefact no. inv. N7434 (originally from the village Tetișu, Sălaj county) exposed in the basic exhibition of our museum and in the photo below. The spade is used for digging the ground and for cutting the smaller roots,
citeste mai mult ...

5 high schools 5 museums

27.02.2020
Events
0 comments
The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, a public cultural institution functioning under the authority of the Cluj County Council, invite you on Friday, February 28th 2020, at 9:00 a.m., to the start-up of the project 5 high schools 5 museums, at the “Avram Iancu” Theoretical High School in Cluj-Napoca.   Already a tradition, 5 high schools 5 museums is an educational project for high school
citeste mai mult ...

Parteneri

© 2020 M.E.T. & ATOMO.

Search form