The Transylvanian
Museum
of Ethnography

Marţolea in Maramureș and Romanian Folklore. Contributions

15.10.2020

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Pamfil BILŢIU, Maria BILŢIU Baia Mare, Maramureș Our paper, based on the available published material, aims to remedy a void of ethnological research, Marțolea, although it is a complex mythological being well represented in our folklore, it is briefly researched till nowadays. In the first part we present the spreading of this mythological being in the Romanian space, to which we added

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The Funeral in Maramureș, According to the Answers to Ion Mușlea’s Questionnaires

15.10.2020

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Pamfil BILŢIU, Maria BILȚIU Baia Mare, Maramureș Our work is based on the material provided by the answers to Ion Muşlea's questionnaires on the funeral in Maramureş, which raises a special interest to the researcher due to the rich ritual and ceremonial acts, beliefs and superstitions that give complexity, individuality and also the status of regional variant to the funeral in this area.

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The Temporal Dimension of the Mountain-Pendulatory System of Sheep Breeding on Argeș Valley

15.10.2020

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Cristian MICU Muzeul Etnografic al Transilvaniei, Cluj-Napoca The villages on Argeș river upper valley, some of them having a population of Transylvanian origin, have developed a type of shepherding determined by specific spatial coordinates: the boundary of the settlements is relatively reduces, the arable lands occupies small areas and there are no crops alternating with the parcels left to

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An unique semantron from Maramureş; comments about semantron’s history at the Romanians

15.10.2020

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Teofil IVANCIUC Sighetu-Marmaţiei, Maramureș The semantron (“toaca” in Romanian language), the oldest musical instrument being in use since Neolithic and documented 4000 years ago, has entered in the Christian Church during the first centuries A.D., surviving in the Orthodox Church until today. In the Romanian History, the semantron is clearly attested since 17 century. About the semantron are

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"Crucifixion" - Wayside Cross. Public monumental work of religious character - mosaic - contemporary plastic design approach, located in the urban environment

15.10.2020

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Andrei FLORIAN Universitatea de Artă și Design Cluj-Napoca The article presents briefly, in a personal vision, the execution of a public monumental work, with a religious theme, namely The Wayside Cross, with a step-by-step description of the phases of design and execution of the necessary components resulting from the project. The entire work is realized in a contemporary, personal

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A Controversial Identity Mark: the Villagers’ Costumes in Șiria Region, Arad County

15.10.2020

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Ion Cherciu Institutul de Etnografie și Folclor „Constantin Brăiloiu” al Academiei Române One of the great challenges of the Romanian ethnography after the union of Transylvania with Romania was - in parallel with the delimitation of the main ethnographic areas - the formation of a typology of the Romanian folk costume. Due to the specific history of this great province, this approach

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AMET 2017

15.10.2020

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CONTENT SPIRITUAL CULTURE Pamfil BILȚIU Santa Claus (Father Christmas) in the Romanian Folk Culture .......................................................................................................9 Costel CIOANCĂ A Functional Illusion: The Young Woman of Romanian Fantastic Fairy Tale.............................................................................19

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Symbolism of the "Crown" - Between Heaven and Earth

15.10.2020

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Iharka SZÜCS-CSILLIK Institutul Astronomic, Cluj-Napoca Zoia MAXIM Cluj-Napoca From the cycle of the constellation symbolism we will approach the „Corona-Crown” constellation. The origin of these dress accessories gets lost in the darkness of time, standing testimony of the „Prehistoric Art”. The "Corona- Crown" is the small

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Role of the Salt in the process of neolithisation of Southeastern and Central Europe

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Gheorghe LAZAROVICI Cluj-Napoca Cornelia-Magda LAZAROVICI Institutul de Arheologie, Iaşi In order to understand the process of neolithisation of Southeastern and Central Europe, must be underlined the important role played by Transylvania through the numerous springs and salt lakes. The whole Carpathian arch of Transylvania is surrounded by impressive salt sources (Map 1). After a cold

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From Totemism to Mask

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Ioana BĂDOCAN Cluj-Napoca At the ancient peoples, the mask is the representation of the spirit of the ancestor, of the totemic animal and is connected with rites of initiation, agrarian and funeral rites. The mask, by its power, imposes on the bearer his own will because it is endowed with his own individuality. Dances with masks take place in agrarian, nuptials, of initiation, or funeral

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This project is financed with the support of EEA Grants 2014 2021 within the RO CULTURE Program me

VISITING HOURS

WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY

REDUTA PALACE (MAIN BUILDING – Memorandum Street no 21):
- 10-18
ETHNOGRAPHIC PARK „Romulus Vuia”. Every year the schedule of the Park is changing depending on the hour change (winter hour in October and summer hour in March).
- Winter visiting hours
  - 9-16 (LAST ENTRY 15)
- Summer visiting hours
  - 10-18 (LAST ENTRY 17)
- Monday and Tuesday closed.

CONCURSURI

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VIRTUAL TOUR

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Farmstead in the Ethnographic Park
can be visited in this virtual tour.
Installations in the Ethnographic Park
can be visited in this virtual tour.
The Reduta Palace
can be visited in this virtual tour.
Cultural objectives of General Interest in Cluj-Napoca
can be visited in this virtual tour.

Access

Reduta Palace

Memorandum Street no 21, 400114,

Cluj-Napoca, România

Phone +40264 592344, +40371113733, Fax: +4 0264 592148

Visiting Hours:

Wednesday – Sunday 10-18

Situated in the historical centre of the city. The access to the information is facilitated for various categories of persons with disabilities by a permanent tactile exhibition designed especially to the persons with visual impairments and by special platforms that make possible the access for the persons with locomotive disabilities.

Ticket price:

Adults: 10 lei/person.
Preschoolers, pupils, students: 2.50 lei
Adults with moderate / mild disabilities: 2.50 lei/person.
Pensioners, war veterans and their widows: 5 lei/person.
Group of visitors minimum 10 people: 7.50 lei/person.
Guide – groups of at least 10 people
- guide in Romanian 50 lei/group
- guide* in Hungarian, English and French 50 lei/group
- *foreign language guidance requires an appointment
Amateur photo fee: 5 lei/camera

Ethnographic Park

Taietura Turcului (Turk’s Cut) Street, no number

Summer schedule

Wednesday – Sunday 10-18 (last entry 17)

Winter schedule

Wednesday – Sunday 9-16 (last entry 15)

Situated at the city outskirts near to Hoia Forest. You can get to the Park by bus (no 26, 27, 28, 30, 41 – to Piata 14 iulie – 14th of July Square or no 37 from Mihai Viteazul Square to the Industrial Park Tetarom – situated in the closed proximity of the Ethnographical Park) – see the buss schedule here; by taxi – see the main taxi companies in Cluj-Napoca here

Ticket price:

Adults: 10 lei/person.
Preschoolers, pupils, students: 2.50 lei
Adults with moderate / mild disabilities: 2.50 lei/person.
Pensioners, war veterans and their widows: 5 lei/person.
Group of visitors minimum 10 people: 7.50 lei/person.
Guide – groups of at least 10 people
- guide in Romanian 50 lei/group
- guide* in Hungarian, English and French 50 lei/group
- *foreign language guidance requires an appointment
Amateur photo fee: 5 lei/camera

Icons Workshop

Stefan cel Mare Square no 5

Visiting hours:

Monday-Friday 10-16

The exhibition space and the Restoration Workshop situated in the close proximity of the Tailors’ Tower, near to the inner wall of the medieval city

Museum Galleries

Reduta Palace, Memorandum Street no 21

Visiting hours: Wednesday – Sunday 10-18

National Ethnograhic Park “Romulus Vuia”, Taietura Turcului Street, no number

Program de vizitare: miercuri-duminică

Summer schedule: 10-17
Winter schedule: 9-15

International Airport Cluj-Napoca, Traian Vuia Street no 149-151

Visiting hours: Monday-Friday 10-18, Saturday: 12-16

The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography has 3 museum shops where the traditional arts and souvenirs lovers could buy items made by the contemporary folk craftsmen and artists in Romania. The museum shops offer to the visitors various traditional items (folk costumes, popttery recipients, cups, plates, textile fabrics tablecloths and towels, traditional hat, icons on wood and on glass etc.) rigorously selected by the scientific museum staff.

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Tactile Exhibition

The tactile exhibition “Touch and Understand – the Tactile Message of the Traditional Peasant Objects” was made in the year 2009 having the support of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund within the project “Equal Changes in the Access to Culture”.

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M.E.T. în ”Muzee din România”

Muzeul nostru a fost inclus în cel mai recent blog al editurii internaționale Twinkl intitulat „Muzee din România”. Citiți mai multe despre noi în articolul dedicat Muzeului Etnografic al Transilvaniei.

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