History of Romania in One Object

Nov 29, 2021
5 min

Ancient Anchors and Their Symbols / The History of Romania in One Object

Photo 1: Ancient anchors preserved in the Sacred Zone of the Histria archeological site For more than two millennia, the inhabitants of...

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The Monumental Statue of Ovid / The History of Romania in One Object

RCI USA

Nov 15, 2021
5 min

The Monumental Statue of Ovid / The History of Romania in One Object

Photo 1: The statue of Ovid in Constanța I. The Exile and the Mystery of Ovid’s Grave Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid), a most brilliant...

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The Ottoman Vase of Ester / The History of Romania in One Object

RCI USA

Nov 1, 2021
5 min

The Ottoman Vase of Ester / The History of Romania in One Object

Photo 1: The Ottoman vase of Ester This beautiful artifact comes from an area of great interest from an archaeological point of view,...

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The Shrine of Goddess Nemesis / The History of Romania in One Object

RCI USA

Oct 18, 2021
6 min

The Shrine of Goddess Nemesis / The History of Romania in One Object

Photo 1: The double representation of Goddess Nemesis One of the most valuable artifacts exhibited at the Museum of National History and...

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Glykon - The Fantastic Snake / The History of Romania in One Object

RCI USA

Oct 4, 2021
5 min

Glykon - The Fantastic Snake / The History of Romania in One Object

Photo 1: Glykon - The Fantastic Snake The Glykon Snake became one of the most powerful symbols of Dobrogea and Tomis (the initial, Roman...

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The Menhir of Baia-Hamangia / The History of Romania in One Object

RCI USA

Sep 20, 2021
4 min

The Menhir of Baia-Hamangia / The History of Romania in One Object

Photo 1: The front side of the Menhir of Baia-Hamangia One of the most interesting pieces that can be admired at the Histria Museum is a...

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The Photo Camera of Samoilă Mârza / The History of Romania in One Object

RCI USA

Jul 19, 2021
5 min

The Photo Camera of Samoilă Mârza / The History of Romania in One Object

The year 1918 saw one of the most important events in Romanian history: the unification of the provinces of Transylvania, Banat and the...

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The Union Hall of Alba Iulia / The History of Romania in One Object

RCI USA

Jul 5, 2021
4 min

The Union Hall of Alba Iulia / The History of Romania in One Object

Photo 1: The Union Hall decorated by Pierre Bellet, here some of the medieval rulers of the Romanian provinces Photo 2: Postcard from the...

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The Statuary Group Liber Pater with Pan and Panther / History of Romania in One Object

RCI USA

Jun 28, 2021
8 min

The Statuary Group Liber Pater with Pan and Panther / History of Romania in One Object

Photo 1: The Statuary Group Liber Pater with Pan and Panther The conquest of the Dacian Kingdom (nowadays Romania) by the armies of...

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Romania’s First Native Computer / The History of Romania in One Object

RCI USA

May 24, 2021
5 min

Romania’s First Native Computer / The History of Romania in One Object

Photo 1: The control panel of MECIPT-1 This is the story of the Electronic Computing Machine of the Polytechnic Institute of Timişoara...

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The Secession Lamp / The History of Romania in One Object

RCI USA

Apr 12, 2021
3 min

The Secession Lamp / The History of Romania in One Object

Photo 1: The Sea Snail Secession Lamp, detail In Timișoara, the Style of the 1900 (known as Secession in Austria, Szecesszió in Hungary,...

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The Diploma of the Royal Free City of Timișoara / The History of Romania in One Object

RCI USA

Mar 22, 2021
5 min

The Diploma of the Royal Free City of Timișoara / The History of Romania in One Object

Photo 1: The Diploma of the Royal Free City of Timișoara, detail The Peace Treaty of Passarowitz (1718) represented a major turning point...

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The Statue Base of Roman General M.C. Fronto / The History of Romania in One Object

RCI USA

Mar 1, 2021
4 min

The Statue Base of Roman General M.C. Fronto / The History of Romania in One Object

Photo 1: The inscribed statue base of the Roman general Marcus Claudius Fronto, preserved in the Lapidary of National Museum of Banat –...

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The Greco-Illyrian Helmet of Găvojdia / The History of Romania in One Object

RCI USA

Feb 8, 2021
5 min

The Greco-Illyrian Helmet of Găvojdia / The History of Romania in One Object

Photo 1: The Greco-Illyrian helmet of Găvojdia. Photo by Milan Șepețan Photo 2: Present-day Hallstatt in the Austrian Alps The first half...

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The Neolithic Sanctuary of Parța / The History of Romania in One Object

RCI USA

Jan 18, 2021
3 min

The Neolithic Sanctuary of Parța / The History of Romania in One Object

Photo 1: The reconstruction of the Neolithic Sanctuary of Parța The Timiș River flows through an area with significant archaeological...

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Jun 29
2 min

Maestro Ioan Holender at the Feraru Conferences Online

The hard-won lessons of an exceptional lifetime in the arts Today's guest in the Feraru Conferences Online series is a powerhouse of...

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Jun 28
5 min

Romanian Weekend at The Wharf in Washington, D.C.

Music, dance, food, wine, spoken word performances, and craft shows with a view! Poster photo by Mihaela Noroc ("The Atlas of Beauty") If...

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Jun 21
2 min

Consequential Encounters: Adriana Babeți Meets America’s Language Wizard

Today's episode of “My First American” online series features writer and academic Adriana Babeți, the charismatic popess of Romanian...

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Jun 8
1 min

Ioana Iacob Introduces "We Might as Well Be Dead" at Tribeca Festival

Praised for her subtle and powerful performance as the main character of dystopian thriller "We Might as Well Be Dead", a lucid...

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Jun 4
2 min

Online Exhibition: "Paris Peace Treaties (1919-1920): Towards an Architecture of European Peace"

If you're in Bucharest these days don’t miss the exhibition "Paris Peace Treaties (1919-1920): Towards an Architecture of European...

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Jun 1
3 min

Blue Note Jazz Festival 2022: Pianist Sorin Zlat in the Land of Dreams

Irresistibly cool jazz at the famous Blue Note brought to you by Sorin Zlat Trio feat. Ashley Pezzotti Already a permanent fixture of the...

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Jun 1
3 min

Ever-Surprising Bogdan Apetri Introduces His Most Recent Films at Film Forum

After more than a decade of creative silence, award-winning director and writer Bogdan Apetri, one of the most astonishing debuts of the...

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May 24
2 min

Memory as Performance: Bogdan Coșa Remembers His "First American"

Our online series “My First American: Transatlantic Encounters and Portraits”, where some of the best-known contemporary Romanian writers...

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May 23
2 min

Petru Lucaci’s Redemptive "Diptych / Monochrome Materialities" at RCI’s Brâncuși Gallery

A versatile painter with a cerebral outlook and expressive touch, Petru Lucaci is hailed as a powerhouse of contemporary Romanian...

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May 20
2 min

Philosopher Costică Brădățan at Night of Ideas 2022

Professor Costică Brădățan of Texas Tech University, one of the most original voices in contemporary philosophy, joins the exquisite...

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May 16
7 min

The Romanian Film Festival Returns to Washington, D.C., June 3-19, 2022

One of the largest events of its kind in North America, The Romanian Film Festival of Washington, D.C. (RFF) kicks off at historical...

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May 13
3 min

Let Poetry Rule: Andreea Scridon’s "A Romanian Poem" Launches at the RCI

The rebellious prodigy of Romanian-American letters, poet, translator and editor Andreea Iulia Scridon, comes to RCI New York on May 19...

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May 12
2 min

"The Bucharest Dossier": A Thrilling Story of Cold War Espionage

“one of the top debuts of 2022… an espionage thriller not to be missed” - BookReporter Author William Maz will present his smashing debut...

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May 10
1 min

Romanianness, South of the Danube. A Musical Celebration

To mark the celebration of the historical Romanian communities living in the Balkans – the Aromanians, Megleno-Romanians and...

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May 10
3 min

EUNIC New York’s ECO Solidarity to Open at WantedDesign Manhattan

A project that elevates design to an existential mission The socially conscious architecture practice Atelier AD HOC represents Romania...

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May 5
2 min

Groundbreaking Artists Geta Brătescu and Ion Grigorescu Presented in NYC

"two icons of Romanian avant-garde" (The Art Newspaper) Thanks to Bucharest-based Ivan Gallery, two of the most influential and revered...

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Apr 27
3 min

Implacable Time: Carmen Firan and Adrian Sângeorzan discuss their latest books in English

New Romanian literature in English in the spotlight Writers Carmen Firan and Adrian Sângeorzan, the prolific power couple of...

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Apr 21
5 min

Ettore Causa (Viola) and Lorena Țecu (Piano) at RCI's Enescu Soirees of New York

An irresistible program of works by Brahms, Fauré, and Enescu The Enescu Soirees of New York spring season kicks off with a superlative...

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Apr 19
2 min

Ana Maria Sandu / “My First American: Transatlantic Encounters and Portraits”

Photo by Ema Cojocaru Our newest online series has launched! Entitled “My First American: Transatlantic Encounters and Portraits”, the...

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Apr 1
1 min

Art Fridays: Bucharest’s Museum of Recent Art

Photo credit @CosminGrigore Part of our popular Art Fridays online series, the virtual tours through some of the most important art...

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Mar 29
8 min

Domnica Rădulescu's "Exile Is My Home" Debuts on RCI's Studio Stage

"A hugely individual voice and great intelligence that refuses the binary, the simplistic" (Julia Pascal) We are proud to present, in...

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Mar 22
2 min

Ioana Stanca’s "I suddenly unfurled many eyes" at RCI’s Brâncuși Gallery

An intimate geography in constant transformation as a metaphor of the feminine self Curated by Catinca Tăbăcaru March 25 – May 5, 2022...

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Mar 21
1 min

Impromptu for Ukraine

Collective poem At the end of last week, on the occasion of the event we dedicated to several Romanian-American women writers, under the...

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Mar 14
5 min

The Voiceful Eight - An Evening of Literature and Music

In celebration of Women's Month On March 4 at RCI New York, “Romanian Women Voices in North America” met their audience in-person for the...

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Feb 28
1 min

THE MUSES WON'T SHUT UP

WE STAND WITH UKRAINE They say that when the guns roar the muses are silent. But not this time – they won’t remain voiceless and...

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Feb 24
2 min

Imperishable Stories: Gabi Reigh and Sean Cotter on Romanian Classics in English

In focus: Liviu Rebreanu and Mateiu Caragiale While foreign translations still make a fraction of the titles published in the US and the...

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Feb 19
1 min

"Brâncuși around the world": Noguchi Museum, New York

A dialogue with one of the greatest museums of the world about the universal influence of the great Romanian artist On the occasion of...

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Feb 15
2 min

National Day of Reading: Romanian books in English

A selection of recently published titles for a diversity of preferences, interests, and tastes 2021 was a good year for Romanian...

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Feb 14
4 min

“Mi-e dor de tine”/ “I miss you” Light Installation Opens on the Potomac Waterfront

A point of imaginary embarkment to everybody and everything we love ‘MI-E DOR DE TINE’ Art Installation in Washington, D.C., The Wharf...

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Feb 10
4 min

Imago Mundi Unearths a "Romanian" Satie for the Enescu Soirees Online

A lesser known Satie and his love for Romanian folk music Few people know that the great Erik Satie was in love with Romanian folk music,...

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Jan 27
4 min

The Transylvanian Jews Before the Holocaust

An online exhibition Photo 1: Holocaust Museum of Northern Transylvania in Șimleu Silvaniei founded in the now restored old Synagogue On...

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Jan 24
3 min

"The Proclamation of the Union” by Theodor Aman / The History of Romania in One Object

Photo 1: “The Proclamation of the Union of the Principalities” – the iconic painting by Theodor Aman The union of the Principalities is...

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Jan 17
3 min

Wrap-Up: "Geographies of Tradition"

One of our most popular online series, launched at the height of the pandemic, was dedicated to traditional feasts, rituals and customs...

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Jan 15
2 min

I Still Believe in Magic - Sanda Weigl Sings Maria Tănase

A Triumph Revisited With its breakthrough technology exhibitions and imposing country pavilions, the 1939 New York World's Fair was...

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Ensemble Raro at Carnegie Hall for the National Day of Romania