MONICA, RADIO AND SECURITY
November 15, 2024 – January 12, 2025, MNIT headquarters (str. C. Daicoviciu, floor 1, event hall)
Starting on November 15, MNIT is hosting the chronological exhibition "Monica, the Radio and Security". The exhibition, carried out by the Institute for the Investigation of the Crimes of Communism and the Memory of the Romanian Exile (IICCMER), brings to the public's attention the important moments in the life and work of Monica Lovinescu, relating her diary notes to the events that marked her professional path and private life . The focus falls on the years of exile, and the perspective of the Security, presented through the selection of documents developed by the institution starting from 1948 and ending with 1990, is balanced by public and personal photographs, accompanied by reproductions of some artifacts identified in the archives.
The narrative voice of Monica Lovinescu, extracted from the diaries published in Romania after 1990, is the red thread of the exhibition and guides the viewer through the following themes: a chronology, which highlights the main moments in the protagonist's life; her relationship with her family, especially her father and the Sburătorul cenacle; the deep connection with the mother, Ecaterina Bălăcioiu, who became an instrument of blackmail of the Security for both, the mother ending her life in prison; the pursuit of Virgil Ierunca after leaving the country in 1947, through the surveillance of relatives, and the relationship of the parents with the Securitate; the first years of exile and the beginning of her political activism, together with her friend, Adriana Georgescu; the exile activity of Virgil Ierunca; the activity of the Paris sub-editor of Radio Europa Liberă in connection with the group of relatives of Monica Lovinescu – Virgil Ierunca, with the broadcasts made, with the Security perspective on the radio station and their political activism, as well as with the fight for human rights and the people supported by them; editorial activity in exile; the attack on Monica Lovinescu; the compromising campaign in the Romanian press, supported by the Securitate; informants who wrote notes on Monica Lovinescu and Virgil Ierunca and officers who coordinated them; and finally, the moment of decoration in 1999.

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MUZA – COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY
November 20 – December 20, 2024
On the occasion of the "Forgotten Warriors and Eternal Ornaments" exhibition, we are starting a temporal dialogue, inviting jewelers-artists to be inspired by the exceptional archaeological pieces on display, to create contemporary jewelry.
We therefore invite you to discover MUZA, a collective exhibition of contemporary jewelry, in dialogue with the exhibition "Forgotten warriors and eternal ornaments", hosted by the National History Museum of Transylvania. The exhibiting artists are: Alexandra Constantinescu, Alexandra Mureșan, Andra Lupu, András Egri, Dan Alban, MONOM Georgiana Ciceo, Horia Câlțea, Ioana Cloșca, Iulia Crișan, Ludwig Menzel, Raluca Buzura, Tatiana Alban, Teodora Dragoș, Vanessa Singezia, Vasile Cloșca.
Through the meeting between old and new, between historical objects and contemporary artists, we want to create a unique context that reveals the aesthetic evolution of this craft over time. Beyond their prominent aesthetics, jewels made of noble materials and adorned with precious stones have been, throughout all historical eras, emblems of social status and economic power. In this sense, they have proven to be revelatory in their ability to encapsulate the essence of societal dynamics over time.
The exhibition can be visited at the MNIT headquarters, Str. Constantin Daicoviciu no. 2, ground floor (the "Medieval and Premodern Lapidary" exhibition hall).
Tickets: MNIT.ro


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THE BELLE ÉPOQUE WOMAN: BEAUTY AND ELEGANCE
October 10 – November 20, 2024, National Museum of Banat, Timișoara
We are happy to take part in this exhibition project organized by the National Museum of Banat, together with the National Museum of the Alba Iulia Union, the Museum of History, Ethnography and Fine Art Lugoj and from the private collection of Cristian-Oliviu Gaidos.
For more information: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/GkRBsnYAftsHikLy/

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"Forgotten Warriors and Eternal Ornaments: Migratory Barbarians During the Crisis of the Roman Empire (10th Century AD)" on 10×XNUMX installation
The "10×10" installation sets the stage for the most important event our museum will host this year, starting in November. The exhibition will be temporarily located on the Boulevard of Heroes, so we invite you to take advantage of this opportunity. Dedicated to the "barbarian" elites of the XNUMXth century BC, from the region of the Middle Danube and the Lower Danube, the exhibition "Forgotten warriors and eternal ornaments: migratory barbarians during the crisis of the Roman Empire (XNUMXth century p.Chr.)" promises a fascinating foray into the history of those times.
The "10×10" installation sets the stage for our museum's most important event this year, starting in November. The exhibition will be on display for a limited time on Boulevard of Heroes, so we encourage you to seize this opportunity. Titled "Forgotten Warriors and Eternal Adornments: Migrating Barbarians during the Crisis of the Roman Empire (5th century AD)," the exhibition explores the barbarian elite of the 5th century AD from the Middle and Lower Danube region, offering a captivating journey through the history of that period.


















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MNIT at Caolin – International Festival of Contemporary Ceramics
We are happy to announce our participation in the festival with "Zoom in", a photography exhibition with reproductions of ceramic artefacts from the MNIT collections.
We offer you a selection of museum objects, captured in detailed photographs, which highlight subtle, otherwise hard-to-access aspects of these heritage pieces. In the exhibition you can discover images of some remarkable ceramic pieces dating from the late Neolithic and Bronze Age, belonging to cultures such as Turdaș or Wietenberg, but also from the Roman period.
The exhibition is open from today and can be visited until the end of September!
More information: https://www.facebook.com/caolinart

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FROM VESZPRÉM TO CLUJ – MEMORIAL OBJECTS OF THE MIKÓ FAMILY
International temporary exhibition organized as part of the Hungarian Cultural Days in Cluj, 15th edition (August 18-25, 2024)
The exhibition can be visited free until the 21 September 2024, at the headquarters the Reformed Museum of Transylvania (Cluj-Napoca, Avram Iancu Square, no. 14), of Monday to Friday, between 10am and 14pm.
MNIT participated as an organizer in the exhibition that presents over 150 cultural goods (paintings, documents, photographs, clothing and decorative items) from a period between the end of the XNUMXth century and the beginning of the XNUMXth century, goods which belonged to Count Imre Mikó, as well as his wife, children or other relatives by alliance.
The exhibition was organized to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the death of Countess Mária Rhédey (1811-1849), wife of Count Imre Mikó (1805-1876). The latter was a politician from the Transylvanian aristocracy, governor of Transylvania (in 1848, respectively between the years 1860-1861), as well as minister of transport and public works (between the years 1867-1870), within the Andrássy government. Among the special merits of Imre Mikó is the founding of the Society of the Ardelean Museum in Cluj (in 1859).
Nowadays, a good part of the cultural treasure bequeathed by the Mikó family is in the heritage of some institutions in Romania and Hungary, such as the "Lucian Blaga" Central University Library in Cluj-Napoca, the Cluj County Directorate of the National Archives of Romania, The National Museum of Transylvanian History in Cluj-Napoca, the Veszprém County Directorate of the National Archives of Hungary and the "Laczkó Dezső" Museum in Veszprém.
Organisers:
- Liszt Institute, Hungarian Cultural Center in Sfântu Gheorghe (Covasna county)
- "Laczkó Dezső" Museum – Veszprém (Hungary)
- Veszprém County Directorate of the National Archives of Hungary – Veszprém
- The National History Museum of Transylvania - Cluj-Napoca
- "Lucian Blaga" Central University Library - Cluj-Napoca
- The Reformed Museum of Transylvania - Cluj-Napoca
Partner institutions:
- The Reformed Diocese of Transylvania - Cluj-Napoca
- Consulate General of Hungary in Miercurea Ciuc
- Consulate General of Hungary in Cluj-Napoca
Exhibition curator: Gréta Somogyi, researcher at the Institute and Museum of Military History of the Hungarian Ministry of Defense
On behalf of MNIT, they collaborated:
Melinda Mitu, as cocurator,
Andrea Demjén, Ágnes Alföldy-Găzdac, Ștefania Dogărel and Ovidiu Muntean, museographers,
Ioana Cova, Ana Maria Gologan, Diana Bindea and Beatrix Magó, conservatives,
Mihaela Chetrari, Laura Troșan, Cornelia Rotariu, Sabin Grapini and Radu Cordoș, restaurateurs,
Sergiu Odenie, photographer.
Additional contacts: Melinda Mitu (0749-646362)
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LIMES – THE BORDERS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE – DACIA – IN THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE
We invite you to Bulevardul Eroilor where, on the 10 x 10 installation, you have the opportunity to see the exhibition dedicated to the "LIMES" project. The serial cultural asset "Borders of the Roman Empire-Dacia" (FRE-Dacia) was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List during the 46th meeting of the World Heritage Committee, which took place on July 27 in New Delhi, India. "This decision recognizes the exceptional universal value and historical-cultural importance of the limes of the Romanian province of Dacia for all of humanity." More details here: https://bit.ly/4ftiZhz
The term "limes" refers to a fortified frontier, often composed of numerous and diverse elements, such as watchtowers, larger military camps, castro-type, or smaller, burgus-type, as well as linear earthen fortifications. The FRE-Dacia serial monument includes 277 such components, many being treated as a group, so the actual number of listed sites is much higher.
The virtual tour of the "LIMES" exhibition organized by MNIT in 2021, including the images on the 10×10 installation, can be seen here: https://www.mnit.ro/turlimes/






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BILINGUAL TRAVELING EXHIBITION "THE PITEȘTI PHENOMENON. THE TRUE FACE OF COMMUNISM IN ROMANIA"
In period May 24 – July 24 2024, the National History Museum of Transylvania, the Pitesti Prison Memorial and the Brukenthal National Museum present the exhibition “The Pite Phenomenonșyou truthărate faof communism in Romania". The traveling exhibition is bilingual (Romanian/English) and presents the chronology of the Pitesti Phenomenon, the violent action at the Pitesti penitentiary, original objects from the communist penitentiary system - cell furniture, zeghe (prisoner's uniform) -, criminal record cards, postcards sent by political prisoners families and unique photos. In addition, the curators have prepared a section dedicated to Cluj inmates who went through the Pitesti Phenomenon and an area where visitors can share their thoughts and impressions.
opening will take place on Friday May 24, from 15:00, la The National History Museum of Transylvania, Str. Constantin Daicoviciu no. 2, Cluj-Napoca.
They will open the exhibition Ruxandra Cesereanu (poet, prose writer, researcher) and Virgiliu Târău (historian, researcher), and curator Andreea Corca will talk to the audience about how the exhibition was created and its particularities.
The event is not recommended for children under the age of 10 due to the particular violence of the subject presented.
The exhibition "The Pitesti Phenomenon. The true face of communism in Romania" is a project of the Pitesti Prison Memorial in partnership with the Brukenthal National Museum and with the participation of the Bucharest Jilava Penitentiary - Fort 13. The exhibition presents the chronology of the violent action carried out by the communist regime at the Pitesti Penitentiary between 1949-1951. Known today as the "Pitesti Phenomenon", the "Pitesti Experiment" or "re-education through torture", this form of systematic torture applied to anti-communist students had the main purpose of obtaining information from the victims, which was used to arrest other anti-communists, but the violence also led to to the destruction of the personality of the victims, in order to make them incapable of actions of opposition to the regime in the future. The sinister action took place in Pitesti between November 1949 and May 1951, where more than 600 students were subjected to torture, but it was extended to other penitentiaries starting in the spring of 1950, where several hundred more political prisoners were tortured.
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THE MEMORANDUM OF THE ROMANIANS FROM TRANSYLVANIA AND THE CLUJ TRIAL (1892-1894) – 130 YEARS
May 16-July 16, 2024
The National History Museum of Transylvania and the Ethnographic Museum of Transylvania invite you to the opening of the exhibition The memorandum of the Romanians from Transylvania and the trial in Cluj - 130 years, which will take place on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at 13 p.m., at the headquarters Ethnographic Museum of Transylvania from Memorandumul str., no. 21, Cluj-Napoca.
The exhibition was organized with the aim of marking the 130th anniversary of the memorandumist movement of the Romanians in Transylvania (1892-1894), which ended with the trial and conviction of the memorandumists in the trial that took place between May 7-25, 1894 in the Reduta Palace in Cluj (today the seat of the Ethnographic Museum of Transylvania).
Cultural assets related to the Romanian national movement in Transylvania will be exhibited: the personal items of Dr. Ioan Rațiu, the office bag, the oil portraits of the memorist and his wife Emilia, vintage photographs, correspondence, lithographs, the printed copy of Memorandum, the documents of the meeting of the Romanian National Party on March 25, 1892, where the date of sending the act to the emperor and the composition of the delegation that was to go to Vienna was decided, etc.
Through the content, and especially through the movement generated by it, Memorandum remains the most important political action of the Romanians from the second half of the 19th century.
The exhibition is accompanied by a bilingual catalog (Romanian-English) drawn up in special graphic conditions, which contains the description of the exhibited pieces as well as the full text of Memorandum filed at the Imperial Chancellery in Vienna on 28 May 1892.
Coordinator: Dr. Ovidiu Muntean, National History Museum of Transylvania
For more information: https://www.muzeul-etnografic.ro/ro/articole/expozitii/memorandul-romanilor-din-transilvania-si-procesul-de-la-cluj-1892-1894-130-de-ani


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A JOURNEY IN TIME TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
April – May 2024, Installation 10 x 10″, Boulevard of Heroes, Cluj-Napoca
In partnership with Bosch Romania, we prepared the exhibition "Bosch Story - A journey through time towards a sustainable future." This year, Bosch celebrates 30 years of presence in Romania, and last year marked 10 years of activity on the Cluj market. The local IT industry, known as Romania's Silicon Valley, had and continues to have a significant impact not only on Cluj, but also on the entire country.
Discover interesting stories and future plans of the local IT industry.

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