The Cup of Prince Bocskai / The History of Romania in One Object
Mon, Oct 19
|Online Event
An exquisite object, a portal to a troubled era
Time & Location
Oct 19, 2020, 2:00 PM EDT
Online Event
About The Event
The next object in focus, presented in our history series in collaboration with The National Museum of Transylvanian History in Cluj-Napoca, is an artifact of exquisite beauty: a cup that belonged to Stephen Bocskai, the first of the great Calvinist princes who ran Transylvania in the 17th century. Through this amazing piece, ”The History of Romania in one Object” takes you right to the middle of a troubled time, when this land of many ethnicities, languages and confessions struggled to avoid being swallowed by the mighty Ottoman and Habsburg Empires. Text by curator and historian Melinda Mihály. Video presentation by curator and historian Ana-Maria Gruia. Film concept by Geanina Simion and Dragoș Popa.
Watch and read on our FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE and WEBSITE from Monday, October 19, 2 p.m. EDT (or anytime later).
Dr. Melinda Mihály has been a curator at the National Museum of Transylvanian History in Cluj-Napoca for over…