Ruta Sepetys presents ‘I Must Betray You’ book talk with Romanian Ambassador to the U.S. Andrei Muraru & Kristina Olney, Victims of Communism Foundation
Romanian Cultural Institute, on behalf of the Romanian Government, unveils in Ashford, Kent, a statue of the exceptional Princess Marie of Edinburgh, Queen Marie of Romania (29 October 1875 – 18 July 1938), as a legacy for generations to come and an ongoing effort to promote the most important bridge-personality between Romania and the UK. The monument will be erected in Ashford, as Queen Marie was born in Eastwell Park, a former stately home in the immediate vicinity of the town. Following a public contest in Romania, the statue is created in bronze by young sculptor Valentin Duicu, a graduate of the National University of Arts Bucharest.
Davis Centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies within Harvard University is hosting a talk with Professors Maria Bucur and Mihaela Miroiu, the co-authors of “Birth of Democratic Citizenship. Women and Power in Modern Romania” book published by Indiana University Press in October 2018.
‘What is it like to be a woman living through the transition from communism to democracy? What effect does this have on a woman’s daily life, on her concept of herself, her family, and her community? Birth of Democratic Citizenship presents the stories of women in Romania as they describe their experiences on the journey to democratic citizenship.’
The unique show reunites some well known British painters artwork in Transylvania, and it was made possible by Nicolae Ratiu & the trustees of the Fundatia Adept. The exhibiting artists are: Richard Foster, Katie Buckett, Hugh Dunford-Wood, Lindy Guinness, Clare Inskip, John James, Lucy Portman, Tim Scott Bolton, Dione Verulam.
Some of the artists who are donating 30% of their sales to ADEPT. All funds raised at this Exhibition will help re-build the former Angofa school and farm house in Transylvania, owned by Fundatia Adept with support from Fauna & Flora International and Grass Valley Trust. The old school will be both a field and educational centre for children, students, botanists, and visitors to the Angofa farmland about their natural environment and to promote traditional farming methods. The Slow Cyclist, whose Transylvanian tracks include this special valley, is also supporting the project.
Tickets and donations could be purchased here.
The Romanian Film Festival in London (RFF) features 'a glittering and stimulating array of titles. Very popular and talented actors and directors will come from Bucharest in order to join us for the UK premieres of the latest Romanian films.
For more details about the program and the links to buy tickets, visit the event's page.
On the day of the Feast of Annunciation, friends of the village and beauty are invited to meet two Romanian artists: photographer Răzvan Voiculescu and violinist Tudor Andrei. It is an occasion to became acquainted with the profound Romania immortalised in the photo album "ROST. 12Hotare", and to explore the world of the keepers and seekers of 'ROST', (sense) the non-translatable Romanian expression. Razvan Voiculescu will share with the audience stories from the world of villages he visited, and will feature short films about crafts, 'TÂLC și RÂNDUIALĂ' (wisdom and traditional order).
More about the evening, tickets and album purchasing on the event's page.
An exhibition presenting various aspects of the work of the Romanian-born artist Constantin Brâncuşi has opened at the Pompidou Center in Málaga, in southern Spain. The exhibition showcases the diversity of the artist’s oeuvre through photographs, negatives, cinematographic recordings, sculptures and drawings. It presents six sculptures, including the 1910 bronze Sleeping Muse, 120 photographs, six drawings, and 26 black-and-white silent films.
More about the artist and pictures from the exhibit on the event page.
Tuesday May 2, 2017, starting at 9:00 pm, in Aula Magna of the Ateneo Veneto in Venice (Campo San Fantin 1897), Romanian Cultural and Humanistic Research Insitute in Venice, in collaboration with Ateneo Veneto in Veneţia present teh musical project “Transylvanian Concert”, a jazz concert of Romanian-American pianist Lucian Ban and American violinist Mat Maneri, part of the 2017 edition of JAM–Jazz Area Metropolitana festival.
