The Transylvanian
Museum
of Ethnography

The artefact of November: men’s vest

10.11.2021

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The artefact of November, as proposed by the Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, is a men’s vest form Șicula, Arad county, locally called “zobon”. The vest is a sleeveless clothing item, made of velvet or felt, split in front, being worn by both women and men, over the shirt. The men’s vest, with inventory no. C.5465, has recently entered the museum patrimony, initially being part of a private

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TEXTILE ART POP-UP

03.11.2021

Exhibitions

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The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, public cultural institution functioning under the authority of the Cluj County Council, in partnership with the Department of Textile Arts-Textile Design of the University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca, invite you to the exhibition “Textile Art Pop-Up”. The exhibition will be open during November 3-14, 2021, at the headquarters of the Transylvanian

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THE ETHNOGRAPHIC PARK SWITCHES TO WINTER TIME

29.10.2021

Announcements

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Dear visitors, the Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography informs you that, beginning with October 31, 2021 and the switch to the official winter time, the visiting schedule of the “Romulus Vuia” National Ethnographic Park (Tăietura Turcului street) will be between 9-16, with the last entry at 3 p.m. The park is open from Wednesday - Sunday, being closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. For the museum’s

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The artefact of October: Trap for martens

28.10.2021

Keepers of Tradition

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The artefact of October, proposed by the Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, is a trap (“bărbânță”) used to catch martens. The trap is made of a piece of rotten fir trunk with a hole made in its inner wall, at a distance of about 10 cm from the mouth of the piece. A small, sharp stake at the top is placed inside the hole, into which the bait is inserted. At the end of the stake, near the trap’s

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Brickenburg Exhibition, “Ethnologia Galactica” (“Galactic Ethology”)

04.10.2021

Events

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As every year, the Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, a public cultural institution operating under the authority of the Cluj County Council, together with the Brickenburg Association are pleased to invite you, on October 5-10, to the traditional Brickenburg Exhibition, “Ethnologia Galactica” (“Galactic Ethnology”) dedicated not only to the LEGO (R) system fans, but also to all those curious to

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The artefact of September: monoxyle stool

28.09.2021

Keepers of Tradition

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The child stool in the permanent exhibition of the Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography was purchased from the village of Ieud, Maramureș, in 1955. The beauty of this piece is that its upper part is monoxyle, i.e. made of a single solid piece of wood, with an ellipsoidal shape, its legs being attached by the classical method, in four portholes. The furniture piece has a large porthole with a 20-cm

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SECRETS OF TRANSYLVANIA

07.09.2021

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“It’s high time to guide curious travellers towards this jewel of Eastern Europe, through vivid images, first-hand stories and an explanation of the traditions and superstitions of the village which could escape the untrained eye”, says the author of “SECRETS OF TRANSYLVANIA”, Diana Pop Comsa. The volume, with a spectacular collection of photography by Gabriel Motica, explains the mythical

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Local producers are waiting for you again at the Village Fair, where the craft, creative workshops and village streets merge together

20.08.2021

Events

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The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, a public cultural institution functioning under the authority of the Cluj County Council, in partnership with the Association for Artistic Innovation (A.I.A.) invite you to the Village Fair, an event which will take place in August 27-29, 2021, in the “Romulus Vuia” National Ethnographic Park (Tăietura Turcului street). The Village Fair is an event which

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The artefact of August: the monoxyle wooden tray

18.08.2021

Keepers of Tradition

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Life at the sheepfold also generated some specific objects which were used in the sheepfold by the shepherds. Not only the shepherd’s spoon, but also the polenta tray was present among the objects of use, as part of the daily inventory. It was used by shepherds when eating together polenta with cheese or green cheese. The tray in the image is a monoxyle piece, made of a single part of hardwood,

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“She wrote and sewed ... Textiles from the Călata area, embroidered in the írásos technique, from the collection of the Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography”

17.08.2021

Exhibitions

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The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, a public cultural institution functioning under the authority of the Cluj County Council, invites you to participate at the opening of the exhibition “She wrote and sewed ... Textiles from the Călata area, embroidered in the írásos technique, from the collection of the Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography”, which will take place on August 19, 2021, 4 p.m.,

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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.

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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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