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Self-discovery – painting exhibition

25.11.2022
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The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, a public cultural institution that operates under the authority of the Cluj County Council, invites you on Monday, November 28, 2022, at 3:30 p.m., to the opening of the exhibition “Self-discovery”, a painting exhibition by the artist Daniela Dâmbar. The event will take place at the Museum’s icon workshop, Ștefan cel Mare Square no. 5 from Cluj-Napoca. The exhibition can be visited between November 28 - December 16, 2022, from Monday to Friday, from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.     *** Daniela Dâmbar is a graduate of the University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca, a member of the UAP in Romania. As the author of the exhibits herself testifies, “Self-discovery” represents the orientation towards the soul dimension of a modern individual who always wants to live in good, beauty and harmony. “The work selection presents me returning to the intimate dimension
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MINERALIA – CRYSTALS, JEWELS

24.11.2022
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  The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, a public cultural institution that operates under the authority of the Cluj County Council, invites you in December 9-11 this year, to the already known Mineralia exhibition, in the Cellarium Gallery (21, Memorandum street). Exhibitors from all over the country - Baia Mare, Arad, Bistrița, Cluj, Bucharest - will exhibit products from the world of
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A December 1st Night’s Dream

23.11.2022
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The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, a public cultural institution that operates under the authority of the Cluj County Council, in collaboration with the Royal Transylvanian Choral Association, invite you on Thursday, December 1th 2022, from 5 p.m., to the Concert dedicated to the Great Union: “A December 1st Night’s Dream”. The event will take place in the Reduta Hall of the Transylvanian
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Book release - Ioan Opriș: A life dedicated to the National Cultural Heritage

17.11.2022
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The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, a public cultural institution that operates under the authority of the Cluj County Council, invites you on Friday, November 25, 2022, from 6 p.m., to the book release  “Ioan Opriș. A life dedicated to the National Cultural Heritage”. The volume is coordinated by Mircea Ciubotaru, Aurica Ichim, Alexandru Constantin Chituță. HG Andrei Andreicut, Aurica Ichim
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100 years – 100 artefacts

11.11.2022
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The hood, made of thick home-woven woolen cloth, is a utilitarian garment common to shepherd groups around the globe, with many variations in cut and decoration. The use of this textile object can be dated in the Carpathian area at least from antiquity, as highlighted by the representations on Trajan’s Column. This fact also fascinated the ethnographer Romulus Vuia, who captured in his research
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100 years – 100 artefacts

11.11.2022
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Just like nowadays, in the traditional family, the woman had an essential role. We find her in the position of wife, mother, but also housewife, involved in all household and family activities. However, giving birth, raising, educating and protecting children are the most valuable attributes of a woman. The image of the woman in the traditional society who carried her child on her back, in a
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IMPORTANT

11.11.2022
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Dear visitors, On Saturday, November 12, 2022, our Museum will host the National Musical Interpretation Competition "On the wings of sound". For this reason, the pavilion section of our museum (Str. Memorandum no. 21) cannot be visited. Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to seeing you on Sunday, November 13, during the regular hours, 10-18, last entry at 17.00.
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100 years – 100 artefacts

04.11.2022
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The object in the image is a key that operated a locking mechanism located inside the door. An archaic, simple and ingenious system, executed exclusively from wood by carpenters. This way of securing a door ends up being replaced almost entirely, starting from the 19th century, with a safer, more complex closing system, only the old wooden churches (some from the beginning of the 17th century)
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100 years – 100 artefacts

04.11.2022
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In the traditional village, there was a strong connection between the community and the church. All holidays, important moments in human life (birth, marriage and death), as well as social life had the church at its center. Here was the judgment place of the village community where the community members met on holidays, here was the place where babies were baptized, where young people were
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THE ETHNOGRAPHIC PARK SWITCHES TO WINTER TIME

27.10.2022
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    Dear visitors, Please do not forget that the hours of the Ethnographic Park will change with the transition to winter time. Therefore, beginning with Sunday, September 30, 2022, the Park will be open for visits from Wednesday-Sunday, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., the last entry at 3 p.m. We look forward to receiving you!
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AUTUMN CONCERT

24.10.2022
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The MiniMi music club, in partnership with the Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, a public cultural institution that operates under the authority of the Cluj County Council, invites you to the Autumn Concert on Saturday, October 29, 2022, from 5 p.m. The event will take place at the headquarters of the Transylvanian Museum, 21, Memorandum street. The concert brings to the public pianists aged 6
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GONE WITH THE SOUND

24.10.2022
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The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, a public cultural institution operating under the authority of the Cluj County Council, will host, in November 12-13, 2022, the 11th edition of the National Musical Interpretation Competition “Gone with the Sound”.   The event is organized by the “Gone with the Sound” team and it will take place in physical format, during the mentioned period, at the
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100 years – 100 artefacts

21.10.2022
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“Ceapsa” is a part of the headdress worn by married women in some areas of Transylvania and Banat. It can also be described as a bonnet with fine, geometric, woven and stitched embroidery. Depending on the area from which it comes, it presents a great morphological variety, which places this piece of garment in several areal variants with distinctive features. “Ceapsa” appears as an element that
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