January 15, 2023, 18:00-20:00, MNIT headquarters.
We celebrate the beginning of 2023 and the Day of National Culture through a high-class event, historical and musical at the same time, effervescent and sparkling, like a glass of the best champagne. Episode 3 of the High Classic Rooms series. This time, the museum's musical salons transports you to the atmosphere of the late 1828th century and early 1902th century salon of Dr. Ioan Rațiu (XNUMX-XNUMX), a great personality of the Romanians from Transylvania, a man outstanding politician and a talented jurist, but also a promoter of national culture in the second half of the XNUMXth century.
As president of the Romanian National Party, he was the undisputed leader of the memorandumist movement in Transylvania and led the impressive delegation that submitted the Memorandum to the Imperial Chancellery in Vienna (May 28, 1892). This represented the most important political act of protest by Romanians from Transylvania against the policy of national assimilation promoted by the governments in Budapest, after the establishment of the Austro-Hungarian dualist regime and the incorporation of the province into Hungary in 1867.
The temporary exhibition organized on the occasion of this event includes vintage photographs with the image of the guest lounge and other rooms in his home in Sibiu, personal items of Dr. Ioan Rațiu, the office kit, framed paintings and photographs, vintage furniture, the printed copy of The memorandum or original documents of the trial filed against the memorists (Cluj, May 7-25, 1894), as a result of which they were sentenced to prison. The photographs are part of a series of unique vintage images contained in an Album donated to the museum by Augustin Rațiu (1884-1970), lawyer and politician from Turda. With the help of the images, the visitor can discover the rooms where the Rațiu family received their many guests who crossed their threshold at the end of the century. the XNUMXth and in the first decades of the century XNUMXth The guest lounge, his daughter Felicia's office, and the other rooms were beautifully decorated with period furniture, decorative objects, memorabilia, fabrics, draperies, paintings, framed photographs, and ornamental plants that created an intimate and pleasant atmosphere.
The exhibition has an exclusive character, in the sense that it will take place only during the event, thus creating a unique experience for the public.
All this, while listening to a live recital by the Brass Quintet of the "Transylvania" State Philharmonic, which will perform an eclectic program, which will combine classical music with jazz and music of the beginning of the 20th century.
The ❞Transylvania❞ State Philharmonic Brass Quintet
Gabriel Gyarmati, trumpet
Iosif Sătmărean, trumpeter
Gabriel Cups, horn
Leonard Neamt̗, trombone
Alexandru Corlan, drum
Classic 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐬. Museum Music Halls aims to take place as a series, during which several chamber recitals will take place, involving artists of the highest standing in the field of classical music. They will give the recitals in the MNIT space, but not in any way, but in a setting that will try to recreate a vintage salon, with pieces from the MNIT heritage. Basically, each such event will represent a mini-exhibition of furniture, decorative and personal items from various eras, depending on the theme of the event/episode. The artists will perform the repertoire chosen accordingly for such a theme, in the specially arranged setting, without touching the exhibited pieces.
Tickets on www.eventbook.ro. (event link)
𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘁̗ 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘁: 𝟱𝟬 𝗹𝗲𝗶 (𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗹 𝗹𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝘀̗𝗶 𝗼 𝗹𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝘇𝗲𝘂𝗹𝘂𝗶 𝗠𝘂𝘇𝗲𝘂𝗹𝘂𝗶 𝗡𝗮𝘁̗𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗶 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗶 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗶 𝗽𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗶 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘂𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘂𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝘂𝘇𝗲𝘂𝗹𝘂𝗶 𝗺𝘂𝘇𝗲𝘂𝗹𝘂𝗶 𝗹𝗮 𝗹𝗮 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗶 𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲.)
