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The artefact of September: the trellis

10.09.2020
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    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
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The image of the Mother of God in old and new icons

11.08.2020
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The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, public institution of culture functioning under the authority of the Cluj County Council, varnishes the exhibition “The image of the Mother of God in old and new icons”, on Friday, August 14, 2020, at 3 pm. The event can be attended by a maximum number of 20 people. For registration, please follow the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/
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THE EXTENSION OF THE VISITING TIME FOR THE TEMPORARY EXHIBITION “IE”, “CAMESOI”, “SPACEL” AND OTHER “JEWELLERY” – A FORAY INTO THE WORLD OF TRADITIONAL SHIRTS

23.07.2020
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The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, operating under the authority of the Cluj County Council, announces the extension of the visiting time of the exhibition “Ie”, “camesoi”, “spacel” and other “jewellery” – a foray into the world of traditional shirts until 9th of August 2020. The exhibition offers to the visitors a selection of 70 traditional shirts from 53 ethnographic areas and subareas,
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The artefact of July – The water jug

13.07.2020
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This type of jug was used for transporting, storing and drinking water. The piece has a bitronconic shape, a domed body, a narrow base, a high and narrow neck, a bilobed mouth, endowed with a holed jigger, in order to prevent impurities from accessing the recipient. The jug is provided with a tube-type handle, endowed with a hole (“nipple” or “țâță”) for drinking. Inside the recipient, there is a
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“Ie”, “cămeșoi”, “spăcel” and other “jewellery”. A foray into the world of traditional blouses

22.06.2020
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The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, a public cultural institution operating under the authority of the Cluj County Council, marks the Universal Day of the Romanian Blouse for the 7th time, offering you a selection of 70 traditional blouses from 53 ethnographic areas and subareas, dating back to mid 19th - mid 20th centuries. We would like to offer again a varied and still untapped material
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THE ARTEFACT OF JUNE: “IA” (THE ROMANIAN TRADITIONAL BLOUSE)

04.06.2020
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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
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

22.05.2020
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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
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The artefact of May: the ewe-cheese mold

12.05.2020
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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 “
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The artefact of April: the shepherd’s stick

11.04.2020
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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
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