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SECRETS OF TRANSYLVANIA

07.09.2021
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“It’s high time to guide curious travellers towards this jewel of Eastern Europe, through vivid images, first-hand stories and an explanation of the traditions and superstitions of the village which could escape the untrained eye”, says the author of “SECRETS OF TRANSYLVANIA”, Diana Pop Comsa. The volume, with a spectacular collection of photography by Gabriel Motica, explains the mythical universe of the unique Transylvanian villages and attractive to the modern traveller, offering the author’s personal vision on how these areas and their traditions can be preserved. Author Diana Pop Comșa left Transylvania to build a marketing career in the luxury and media industry which took her from Paris to San Francisco. Currently living in London, she hopes to inspire travellers and to offer readers a privileged view of the lifestyle that so many parts of Europe have left behind. The foreword is
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Local producers are waiting for you again at the Village Fair, where the craft, creative workshops and village streets merge together

20.08.2021
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The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, a public cultural institution functioning under the authority of the Cluj County Council, in partnership with the Association for Artistic Innovation (A.I.A.) invite you to the Village Fair, an event which will take place in August 27-29, 2021, in the “Romulus Vuia” National Ethnographic Park (Tăietura Turcului street).   The Village Fair is an event which
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The artefact of August: the monoxyle wooden tray

18.08.2021
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Life at the sheepfold also generated some specific objects which were used in the sheepfold by the shepherds. Not only the shepherd’s spoon, but also the polenta tray was present among the objects of use, as part of the daily inventory. It was used by shepherds when eating together polenta with cheese or green cheese. The tray in the image is a monoxyle piece, made of a single part of hardwood,
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“She wrote and sewed ... Textiles from the Călata area, embroidered in the írásos technique, from the collection of the Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography”

17.08.2021
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The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, a public cultural institution functioning under the authority of the Cluj County Council, invites you to participate at the opening of the exhibition “She wrote and sewed ... Textiles from the Călata area, embroidered in the írásos technique, from the collection of the Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography”, which will take place on August 19, 2021, 4 p.m.,
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Castles and fortresses on the Someș Valley. Itinerant exhibition

16.08.2021
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  The Transylvania Trust Foundation, in partnership with the Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, public cultural institution functioning under the authority of the Cluj County Council, brings the exhibition Castles and fortresses on the Someș Valley to Cluj, in the “Romulus Vuia” National Ethnographic Park, where it can be visited during 18-29 August 2021.   The exhibition presents eleven
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Fluid Art Demonstration

10.08.2021
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The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, public cultural institution functioning under the authority of the Cluj County Council, invite you on Friday, August 20th 2021, 5 p.m., to the Fluid Art Demonstration event, organized in collaboration with artist Adriana Groza  (https://www.facebook.com/adrianagroza4art) Adriana Groza is a Romanian-American visual artist. She was born in Cluj-Napoca, but
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THE ARTEFACT OF FEBRUARY: THE HUCKABACK TOWEL

18.02.2021
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Widespread throughout the entire Romanian territory, unitary in shape (elongated rectangle) and structure (piece of linen, cotton, raw silk canvas, etc., adorned with flowers or embroidery, finished in purls or hemmed, often with added lace), huckaback towels differ zonary by ornamentation, name and function. Huckaback towels are encountered as household pieces (‘strecătoare’, ‘merindar’, ‘șervet
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THE LAND OF NĂSĂUD. TRADITION AND INSPIRATION: THE “VIRGINIA LINUL” COLLECTION

13.07.2021
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Exhibition and book release within the project “Museums matter!” Museographer for a day: prof. dr. Vasile Sebastian Dâncu   The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, public cultural institution functioning under the authority of the Cluj County Council, invites you on Saturday, July 17, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., to the opening of the exhibition “The Land of Năsăud. Tradition and inspiration: the  
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Past and present craftsmen and crafts

09.07.2021
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The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, public cultural institution functioning under the authority of the Cluj County Council, in partnership with Cluj Folk Craftsmen’s Association, invite you to the new folk craftsmen’s event entitled “Past and present craftsmen and crafts”, which will take place during July 16-18 2021, in the “Romulus Vuia” Ethnographic Park (Tăietura Turcului street). The
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CELEBRATION SHIRTS FROM NORTHERN MOLDOVA

23.06.2021
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The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, public cultural institution functioning under the authority of the Cluj County Council, organizes, on the occasion of the celebration of the “Ia” Universal Day, an exhibition of traditional shirts from northern Moldavia.   The museum’s collections include ethnographic pieces from all regions inhabited by Romanians, including Bucovina and northern Moldavia
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Local craftsmen and producers for ‘Sânziene’, in the Ethnographic Park

22.06.2021
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The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, public cultural institution functioning under the authority of the Cluj County Council, in partnership with the Cluj Craftsmen’s Association, invite you to the 3rd edition of the fair of local craftsmen and producers from Cluj, who will meet again in the Ethnographic Park, at the event “People, people ... Come to the market!” The event will take place
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Architecture between present and future

16.06.2021
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The Transylvnian Museum of Ethnography, public cultural institution functioning under the authority of the Cluj County Council, invites you to the annual Exhibition of FAU Projects “Architecture between present and future”, beginning with June 17th 2021. This exhibition is the synthetic expression of the projects of students in ARCHITECTURE, accomplished in the academic year 2020-2021, a year
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Extension of temporary exhibition

02.06.2021
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If you haven’t yet managed to visit the temporary exhibition "BITTER THINGS - Narratives and Memories of Transnational Families", you can do it within the next two weeks. The exhibition project was extended until June 13, 2021. We are waiting for you from Wednesday to Sunday, from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., the last entrance at 5 p.m., at the Reduta Palace - the indoor section of the Transylvanian Museum
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