QUEEN HYPOLITA AND HER AMAZONS I
We are starting registrations for the second activity within the museum education project carried out in partnership with the HaiHui Association under the words: "Apoikia - Home away from home". The theme of the activity is: "Queen Hypolita and her Amazons".
We meet on Tuesday, April 16, at 16 pm in the space related to the "Overseas Greeks" Exhibition (second floor).
The team made up of Monica Bodea (museographer), Mariana-Cristina Popescu (museographer) and Luminița Bratu (primary teacher) will welcome you with history, stories and... as usual, surprises!
Appointments: 0745392935 (Monica); 0748989347 (Luminita).
Available places: 10 (the activities are aimed at children aged between 6 and 11).
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The Amazons were a tribe of warrior women from the northern Black Sea, first mentioned in Greek mythology. They are said to have been the daughters of Ares, the god of war. Heracles, at the behest of King Eurystheus, was sent to fetch the enchanted girdle of Queen Hippolyta (Queen of the Amazons). Valiant Hippolyta and proud Antiope ruled over the Amazons. The girls were roughly prepared to become Amazons. Accounts of female warriors also exist in China, North and West Africa, but nowhere like the Greeks. The Amazons reportedly threatened Athens five times. A victory over the Amazons had come to be more celebrated than a victory over the Persians.
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ONE STEP FORWARD – OUR MUSEUM/ YOUR MUSEUM
Students Energetic Technical College Cluj involved in the project Our museum / Your museum they took on a bold goal - building a pyramid in which to create a lighting system like the one probably used in ancient Egypt, thus covering the scientific part of the proposed theme -"Egypt - mystery, science, art", theme chosen starting from the thematic exhibition of MNIT – Gods and Mortals from Ancient Egypt (ZMEA).
We remind you that, in addition to the Cluj Energetic Technical College, there are also others in the project Cthe "Gheorghe Șincai" National College Cluj-Napoca, the "Nicolae Bălcescu" Theoretical High School Cluj-Napoca and the "Ștefan Pascu" Apahida High School.
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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE ARGONAUTS
It is with great joy that we present to you some images captured during the first activity of the "Home away from home" educational project, which aimed to present, in an accessible way to our young audience, the "Overseas Greeks" exhibition. Due to the fact that the activity took place close to March 8, the focus was on celebrating the special bond between mother and child.
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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE ARGONAUTS
March 12 2024
"Guided by you, Phebus, I will recount the famous deeds of the men of old, who, at the command of King Pelias, passed through the mouth of the Pontus and between the Cyaneene rocks, climbed the Argo in search of the golden fleece."
Apollonius – ”Argonautica"
We are starting registrations for the first activity within the museum education project carried out in partnership with the Association HaiHui between words: "Apoikia - Home away from home". The theme of the activity is: "In the footsteps of the Argonauts". In Greek mythology, the Argonauts were the 50 heroes who made up the crew of the ship Argo. Among them were: Heracles, Orpheus, Castor and Pollux, Theseus, Telamon, Peleus, Admetus.
We therefore meet on Tuesday, March 12, at 16 p.m. in the space related to the "Overseas Greeks" Exhibition (second floor). And, since the activity takes place around the 8th of March, we want to dedicate it to mothers and children, whom we are waiting for together at this workshop.
The team made up of Monica Bodea (museographer), Cristina Mariana Popescu (museographer) and Luminița Bratu (teacher. primary teacher) will welcome you with history, stories and ....as usual surprises!
Appointments: 0745392935 Monica; 0748989347 Luminita.
Available places: 10 (the activities are aimed at children aged between 6 and 11).
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LOVE WORKSHOP
Dear Dragobete, we had a great workshop at the National History Museum of Transylvania! We enjoyed a touching love story between a god and a king's daughter, and learned to weave laurel wreaths, a symbol of pure love. A day full of inspiration and creativity. Thanks to everyone who participated!
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EGYPT – MYSTERY, SCIENCE, ART
Exhibition made by students for students (and more)
The teenagers involved in the "Dialogue platform between MNIT and teenagers - Our Museum / Your Museum" project achieved their first goal. Starting from the thematic exhibition of MNIT (Gods and Mortals in Ancient Egypt - ZMEA), the students titled their own project "Egypt - mystery, science, art". Their desire was to focus on the character that fascinated them the most in history Egypt: Queen Cleopatra.
We remind you that the schools involved in this project addressed to Cluj schools are: "Gheorghe Șincai" National College Cluj-Napoca, "Nicolae Bălcescu" Theoretical High School Cluj-Napoca, Energetic Technical College Cluj and "Ștefan Pascu" Apahida High School.
The exhibition will be opened on June 1, 2024.
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THE YEAR HAS GOOD SIGNS!
The first meeting in 2024 with the students of the 4 schools involved in the project Dialogue platform between MNIT and teenagers - Our Museum / Your Museum – C"Gheorghe Șincai" National College Cluj-Napoca, "Nicolae Bălcescu" Theoretical High School Cluj-Napoca, Energetic Technical High School Cluj and "Ștefan Pascu" Apahida High School it was a real one brainstorming. I challenged the teenagers to decide what concept they want to focus on, the resources they want to use, so that in the end they can say that they have a deeper insight into Egyptian culture, through their own approaches and inspiration from , the "story" of the artifacts in the exhibition,,Gods and mortals of ancient Egypt" (ZMEA). As a first step, starting from the thematic exhibition of MNIT, students titled their own project "Egypt - mystery, science, art", project that will end this month May with an age-specific exhibition and how they interact with each other, with us, with the artifacts and with the history of this important universal culture. The next step, decanting all the ideas "put on paper" at this first meeting and establishing the common exhibition concept. We're coming back!
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STORIES ON PAPYRUS
On December 19, we open the last papyrus!
We meet on Tuesday, 13.30:XNUMX p.m., in the space related to the "Gods and Mortals in Ancient Egypt" Exhibition (XNUMXst floor).
The team made up of Monica Bodea (museographer) and Luminița Bratu (teacher. primary teacher) will welcome you with the last "Stories on Papyrus"!
Appointments: 0745392935 Monica; 0748989347 Luminita.
Available places: 20 (the activities are aimed at children aged between 6 and 11).
Papyrus is a paper-like material produced from the plant Cyperus papyrus, which was written during Antiquity. It remained an essential support of the book in Egypt, from where it spread to the Greek world and the Roman Empire.
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OUR MUSEUM-YOUR MUSEUM AND THE KITE
A NEW PROJECT FOR TEENAGERS AT MNIT
October 2023 – June 2024
The exhibition "Gods and mortals of ancient Egypt" (ZMEA) is the theme of a new museum education project, addressed to middle school and high school students, within Dialogue platform between MNIT and teenagers - Our museum / Your museum. The subject is addressed to the 5th, 6th and 9th grades of the partner schools, whose curriculum includes lessons about Egyptian culture and civilization: "Gheorghe Șincai" National College Cluj-Napoca, "Nicolae Bălcescu" Theoretical High School Cluj-Napoca, Cluj Energetic Technical High School and "Ștefan Pascu" Apahida High School.
We want to challenge the students to become part of a project carried out in a specific cultural space, which can offer them multiple perspectives in the context of an informal education in which they are involved - museographers, archaeologists, conservators, restorers but also teaching staff with different specializations.
What do we propose? Let's get a deeper insight into Egyptian culture with the help of the artifacts in the ZMEA exhibition. We also plan to carry out workshops (painting, graphics, literary creation) starting from the Egyptian artefacts in our exhibition and, last but not least, the elaboration of criteria for the future projects of the museum, taking into account the preferences of new generations.
The first meeting helped us get to know the subject - a visit to the exhibition, with lots of questions and exclamations: "Wow, is the mummy really real?" Is it from then, from the time of the pharaohs?". The children also took pictures, which they sent to us, to prove that they had paid attention to the museographers' guidelines. 😊
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"THE MUMMY" - THE RITUAL OF EMBALMENT
Friday, November 17, at 15 p.m., we open the eleventh (penultimate) papyrus!
The activity is part of the museum education project carried out in partnership with the Association HaiHui between words: "The 12 papyri. From Life to Immortality in Ancient Egypt". The theme of the activity is: "The mummy - the embalming ritual".
We meet at 15 p.m., in the space related to the "Gods and Mortals in Ancient Egypt" Exhibition (XNUMXst floor).
The team made up of Monica Bodea (museographer) and Luminița Bratu (teacher. primary teacher) will welcome you with stories, history and ....as usual with surprises!
Appointments: 0745392935 Monica; 0748989347 Luminita.
Available places: 10 (the activities are aimed at children aged between 6 and 11).
Mummification was the way the Egyptians tried to preserve the human body intact for eternity. Not only human bodies were mummified, but also the bodies of animals.
An important piece in the exhibition, the mummified human body belongs to a man between 30 and 40 years old, with a relatively high height – 170 cm.
The mummy comes from Gamhud, in Middle Egypt, having been discovered in the Hungarian archaeological mission of 1907, financed by Fülöp Back. The mummy dates from the Ptolemaic Era, c. II-I BC Both the coffin and the textile covering covering the mummy show painted scenes that can be attributed to the same craftsman. The painted scenes and motifs illustrate moments from the embalming ritual and have the role of ensuring the rebirth of the deceased in the afterlife.
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