The Transylvanian
Museum
of Ethnography

The magic of manna in the folk culture of Maramureş

02.03.2021

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Pamfil BILŢIU Baia Mare, Maramureș pamfilbiltiu@yahoo.com Based on our direct field research, we have dedicated this study to a very rich chapter of magic, that of manna (abundance), as it appears in the folk culture of Maramureş. In the first part we analysed the concept of the manna in the Romanian and the universal folk culture, but also the categories of rites through which the magic of the

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Peasant technical installations and crafts from the area of the Gurghiu Valley (Mures County)

02.03.2021

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Adriana ȚUȚUIANU Muzeul Național al Unirii Alba Iulia adibadi25@yahoo.com On the Gurghiu Valley are spread settlements, some of which are first mentioned in an official document from newer or ancient times. Those at the lower valley are clustered settlements, and those upper rivers are scattered, generally found in upland regions: Bicașu, Toaca, Dubiștes, Isticelul, Arșicea, Uricea, Tireul,

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Information captured in the documents kept in the archive of the Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography regarding the settlements and houses

02.03.2021

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Ioan TOȘA Cluj-Napoca ioantosa@yahoo.com There are presented some aspects regarding the settlements and houses captured in the documents kept in the archive of the Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, insisting on geographical position, toponymy, number and occupation of inhabitants, building materials, housing, furniture, cooking and heating appliances, and customs. Keywords: settlements,

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Shepherding on Argeș Valley – spatial coordinates

02.03.2021

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Cristian MICU Muzeul Etnografic al Transilvaniei Cluj-Napoca cristianmicu02@yahoo.com This paper presents the essential elements that define the spatial coordinate characteristic of shepherding which is practised in the sub-Carpathian villages on the Argeș Valley, following the documentary attestations of the villages, the genesis and evolution of the village boundaries, the evolution of land

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The hay barrack and other hay structures from the Land of Maramureș

02.03.2021

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Teofil IVANCIUC Sighetu Marmației teofilivanciuc@yahoo.com The hay barrack is a unique structure, consisting of four wooden poles which support a pyramidal roof, which can be raised or lowered, depending on the amount of hay sheltered from the weather. The Land of Maramureș (the northern half of the current Maramureș County), a quite well-known traditional life stronghold, can be considered ”

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The role of the tools in the wooden peasant architecture

02.03.2021

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Viorel CIOTI Cluj-Napoca adriana.collectoil@gmail.com This paper refers at the role of tools in peasant wood architecture. The “Preliminary considerations” part is a review of the needed tools in processing agricultural products (sickle), primitive tools (axe, hammer and knife) and a tool offered by nature (stone). The extended part is reserved for presenting tools and their role in building

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AMET 2020

02.03.2021

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CONTENT MATERIAL CULTURE Viorel CIOTI The role of the tools in the wooden peasant architecture…………………………………………….....................................................11 Teofil IVANCIUC The hay barrack and other hay structures from the Land of Maramureș ……………………………………….............................23 Cristian MICU Shepherding on ArgeșValley – spatial coordinates

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THE ARTEFACT OF FEBRUARY: THE HUCKABACK TOWEL

18.02.2021

Keepers of Tradition

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Widespread throughout the entire Romanian territory, unitary in shape (elongated rectangle) and structure (piece of linen, cotton, raw silk canvas, etc., adorned with flowers or embroidery, finished in purls or hemmed, often with added lace), huckaback towels differ zonary by ornamentation, name and function. Huckaback towels are encountered as household pieces (‘strecătoare’, ‘merindar’, ‘șervet

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The exhibition HEROINES - Romanian and Czech women from the past and present, in preparation at the Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, will be focused on the personality of Doina Cornea

05.02.2021

Exhibitions

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UPDATE: For technical reasons, the exhibition could be visited started with Friday, February 11, 2021, starting with 16. Thanks for understanding! The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, a public cultural institution functioning under the authority of the Cluj County Council, invites you to the exhibition Heroines - Romanian and Czech Women from the past and present. HEROINES - Romanian and

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THE BRICKENBURG WINTER EXHIBITION, EVENT OF THE LEGO® FANS, AGAIN AT THE TRANSYLVANIAN MUSEUM OF ETHNOGRAPHY

18.01.2021

Exhibitions

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The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, public cultural institution functioning under the authority of the Cluj City Council, in partenership with the Brickenburg Association, invite you to the Brickenburg Winter Exhibition. Year 2020 has unmistakably drawn our attention to the importance of scientific research, coherent education, solidarity between people, the beauty and importance of

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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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