Romanian culture

Jul 5
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
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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RCI USA

Jun 25
9 min

Magic Midsummer in Romania and the US

Geographies of Tradition In traditional Romanian culture, Sânzienele is a holiday that takes place on June 24th. Also on this date,...

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RCI USA

Jun 24
1 min

Romanian Blouse - Global Impact

Learn from specialists how the Romanian traditional blouse has become a global cultural icon Instantly recognizable in every corner of...

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

RCI USA

May 24
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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"Fragments of City" on the RCI Digital Stage

RCI USA

Apr 29
3 min

"Fragments of City" on the RCI Digital Stage

A dance performance by Cosmin Manolescu for International Dance Day 2021 Still kept away from the performance spaces by the pandemic, we...

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Easter Traditions on Both Sides of the Atlantic / Geographies of Tradition

RCI USA

Apr 28
13 min

Easter Traditions on Both Sides of the Atlantic / Geographies of Tradition

Easter for Romanians and Americans, reflected in beliefs and customs What is sacred differs radically from what is profane. Therefore, a...

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Fabulous Gabriela Istoc is All About the Romanian Songbook

RCI USA

Apr 22
2 min

Fabulous Gabriela Istoc is All About the Romanian Songbook

Enescu Soirees Online / Special Edition One of Romania's most accomplished lyric artists, award-winning soprano Gabriela Istoc,...

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The Secession Lamp / The History of Romania in One Object

RCI USA

Apr 12
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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Cezar Ioan on Wine as History, Culture, and Soft Power

RCI USA

Apr 10
1 min

Cezar Ioan on Wine as History, Culture, and Soft Power

Feraru Conferences Online / Special Edition With the noblest elixir about to take center stage at the great celebrations of springtime,...

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Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Lea Rasovszky

RCI USA

Apr 2
2 min

Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Lea Rasovszky

Humorous Anti-Aesthetic Drawing The week’s encounter in our Arts Friday’s "Studio Conversations" features Lea Rasovszky (b. 1986), a...

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Transatlantic Rites of the New Beginnings / Geographies of Tradition

RCI USA

Mar 30
5 min

Transatlantic Rites of the New Beginnings / Geographies of Tradition

SPRING COMING CELEBRATIONS IN ROMANIA AND THE UNITED STATES No matter how different we are from each other, no matter how different the...

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

RCI USA

Mar 22
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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Tokens of the New Beginnings / Geographies of Tradition

RCI USA

Mar 5
10 min

Tokens of the New Beginnings / Geographies of Tradition

SPRING COMING CELEBRATIONS No matter how different we are from each other, no matter how different the cultures we come from are, our...

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The Dragobete Meets Valentine's Day / Geographies of Tradition

RCI USA

Feb 24
8 min

The Dragobete Meets Valentine's Day / Geographies of Tradition

Two customs, one meaning: the celebration of love The celebration of Dragobete, like any socio-cultural event, has a history behind it....

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Doris Plantus / Romanian Women Voices in North America II

RCI USA

Feb 23
2 min

Doris Plantus / Romanian Women Voices in North America II

Readings full of passion, truth and skill to match a time of tumult and reinvention Writer and academic DORIS PLANTUS is the next author...

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ART FRIDAYS: 145 Years of Brâncuși (and Counting)

RCI USA

Feb 19
1 min

ART FRIDAYS: 145 Years of Brâncuși (and Counting)

Celebration of Constantin Brâncuși National Day CONSTANTIN BRÂNCUŞI Patriarch of Modern 20th Century Sculpture To mark the anniversary of...

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Oliver Jens Schmitt on the Perverse Lure of Extremism

RCI USA

Feb 3
1 min

Oliver Jens Schmitt on the Perverse Lure of Extremism

On January 27, as part of our Feraru Conferences series, Swiss historian Oliver Jens Schmitt, professor of the University of Vienna and...

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Adriana Oniță / Romanian Women Voices in North America II

RCI USA

Feb 3
1 min

Adriana Oniță / Romanian Women Voices in North America II

Readings full of passion, truth and skill to match a time of tumult and reinvention We’re thrilled to resume our breakthrough literary...

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

RCI USA

Jan 18
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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2 days ago
2 min

Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with photojournalist Ioana Moldovan

Capturing Life Stories Ioana Moldovan is a freelance photojournalist and documentary photographer and the co-founder of the...

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5 days ago
2 min

Bogdan Alexandru Stănescu / Life Anew. Writers Imagine the World after the Pandemic

While the pandemic seems to loosen its grip and the world is eager to bounce back from isolation and fear, the new reality that awaits us...

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Jul 23
1 min

Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Catinca Malaimare

Living the Concepts Catinca Malaimare (b. 1996) is a London-based performance artist born in Bucharest and a graduate of The Royal...

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Jul 22
2 min

Youth and Passion Conclude our Musical Season

The last concert of the summer in our popular Enescu Soirees Online presents the impetuos duo made up by Romanian violinist Ioana Popescu...

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Jul 20
2 min

Raluca Albu / Romanian Women Writers in North America II

Readings full of passion, truth and skill to match a time of tumult and reinvention Our celebration of Romanian-American and...

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Jul 19
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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Jul 16
1 min

Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Alexandru Rădvan

Art as Creative Mythology Alexandru Rădvan (b.1977) is one of the most prominent contemporary Romanian artists, with numerous shows in...

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Jul 15
3 min

Exceptional Arcadia Quartet Play Beethoven & Dediu for the Enescu Soirees

"A totally new kind of music" (Sunday Times) Arcadia Quartet conquered the musical world in 2012 when they emerged as winners of the...

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Jul 14
2 min

The RCI Digital Stage Presents: KASIMIR AND KAROLINE by Ödön von Horváth

An irresistible satire of petit-bourgeois aspirations by one of the great masters of German interwar stage Our series of theatrical gems...

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Jul 13
2 min

Saviana Stănescu / Romanian Women Voices in North America II

Readings full of passion, truth and skill to match a time of tumult and reinvention Our celebration of Romanian-American and...

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RCI USA

2 days ago
2 min

Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with photojournalist Ioana Moldovan

Capturing Life Stories Ioana Moldovan is a freelance photojournalist and documentary photographer and the co-founder of the...

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RCI USA

5 days ago
2 min

Bogdan Alexandru Stănescu / Life Anew. Writers Imagine the World after the Pandemic

While the pandemic seems to loosen its grip and the world is eager to bounce back from isolation and fear, the new reality that awaits us...

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RCI USA

Jul 23
1 min

Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Catinca Malaimare

Living the Concepts Catinca Malaimare (b. 1996) is a London-based performance artist born in Bucharest and a graduate of The Royal...

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RCI USA

Jul 22
2 min

Youth and Passion Conclude our Musical Season

The last concert of the summer in our popular Enescu Soirees Online presents the impetuos duo made up by Romanian violinist Ioana Popescu...

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RCI USA

Jul 20
2 min