WE, THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Fri, Sep 12
|New York
Celebrating 70 years of Romania at the United Nations
Time & Location
Sep 12, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
New York, 200 E 38th St, New York, NY 10016, USA
About The Event
In 1945, leaders from 50 nations convened in San Francisco to draft and sign the United Nations Charter, establishing a global institution dedicated to peace, cooperation, justice, and security. Romania joined the United Nations (UN) on December 14, 1955, and has since been a prominent member, demonstrating its commitment to the values and ideals of the world’s premier multilateral forum.
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Romania’s accession to the UN, the Romanian Cultural Institute presents "We, the People of the United Nations", a conceptual exhibition of installations and objects by Romanian-American artist and designer Ioana Barac. Through their forms and symbolism, the works - crafted from metal, paper and plastic - evoke creativity, resilience, collaboration, transformation, and the potential for recycling, summoning founding ideals of the UN. At the same time, the exhibition alludes to the fragility of peace and democracy, which are often under threat, inviting…