Arad Museum Complex

Event title: Night of Museums 2014

Night of Museums Program: 20.00 – 01.00

Locations: ART MUSEUM (2-4 Gh. Popa St., second floor) SALA CLIO (10 Horea St.) CULTURAL PALACE (George Enescu Square 1, Arad)

Telephone: +40257.281.847 office@museumarad.ro www.museumarad.ro

Free access

ART MUSEUM (Gh. Popa Street, no. 2-4, second floor) Night of Museums Program: 20:00 – 01:00 The permanent exhibition of European and Romanian Art The permanent exhibition is representative for the profile of art collection and outlines parts that are testimony to the level of culture and civilization, first of all for the local environment in Arad. Through an exhibition designed with a diachronic structure, are exhibited the most significant works that have marked the evolution of art collection. The exhibition is presented in a chronological manner, with works dating XVIII-XX.

20:00 – 01:00 Contemporary art exhibition Andrei Ciubotaru (Hall Ovidiu Maitec) The exhibition reunites, into an unconventional presentation, a series of works, recently created, and has as a theme the Island. Andrei Ciubotaru proposes, by his works and his unspecific manner of presentation and linking the works, a new approach with an experimental characteristic specific for his entire work. The artist is part of the new generation of artists who are preoccupied with a neo-constructivist area with abstract accents. Artist, with an important experience, is the author of numerous solo exhibitions in the country (galleries in Bucharest, Timisoara), Serbia, Germany, Moldova, USA. Since 2003 he is a member of the Artists Union of Romania. Also, he is Assistant Lecturer, PhD National University of Arts Bucharest, Faculty of Fine Arts, and Graphics Department. Andrei Ciubotaru is the author of an international workshop of engraving, hosted in 2013 by Albertina Academy in Torino. 20:00 – 01:00 kinema ikon: serial / season 1/episode 10: Bogdanator (Hall Kinema Ikon) 20:00-01:00 Engraving workshop held by dr. Adrian Sandu - visual artist In the workshop will be presented three engraving techniques. The public will have the opportunity to see some of the most important classical methods of printing an image on paper. 20:30 Drawing contest for children (3-8 years) Little Friends of the Art Museum, coordinated by John Paul Colta, restorer

HALL CLIO (Horea street, no. 10) Night of Museums Program: 20:00 – 01:00 21:00 – opening of the exhibition of plastic art Watercolour Salon 2014 Presents: Dan Lăzărescu Interactive workshop with members of Group of Fine art “Ion Andreescu Arad” Watercolour salon is a traditional exhibition, being organized consecutively in the past fourteen years. On the occasion of Night of Museum, the group organises in Clio Hall an interactive creative workshop and the public in Arad is invited to interact with the working artists. The Group of Fine Art “Ion Andreescu Arad” was established in 1956. During 58 years has organized many cultural activities such as exhibitions at home and abroad, art camps, outdoor workshops, etc. Currently, has about 50 active members in Arad, Chişinău Criș, Pecica, Nădlac Șiria, Zerind, but also in Italy and Hungary. Partener: Group of Fine Art “Ion Andreescu Arad” The CULTURAL PALACE (George Enescu 1, Arad) Night of Museums Program: 20:00 – 01:00 Permanent exhibition of archaeology The most significant parts of archaeology collection are exhibited in the first seven room of museum in Arad. Most come from archaeological researches conducted by experts and collaborators of the institution starting with the mid-nineteenth century.

20:00 – 01:00 Exhibition of Natural Sciences The exhibition “A Century of Natural History. Treasures of Arad Heritage in the collection of Royal Superior Gymnasium” The collection consists of 164 naturalized pieces (birds, mammals, fish, reptiles) with historical, heritage value, and very carefully preserved, illustrates the nature in Arad one hundred years ago. The age of the pieces is proven by the original labels that were largely preserved. The exhibition of Collection of Royal Higher Secondary School in Arad allows a comprehensive overview of the fauna in this geographical area. Royal Superior Gymnasium Arad, currently, National College “Moses Nicoară ” received during 1870-1900 major zoological donations. Local personalities such as Mayor Atzel Peter, Lejteny Sandor, and earl Wenkheim contributed to the accumulation of valuable heritage fauna originated from Arad, held in the specialized cabinets of the school. Poultry such as pelicans, bustards, cranes, blue blackbird, which disappeared from the Arad county, raptors, birds of the forest - some very small, exotic birds, mammalian carnivores, mammals rodents, waders and not least exotic fish - exceptionally preserved, exotic mammals, platypus and armadillo or various types of turtles can be seen in the exhibition opened at the Department of Natural Sciences Museum Complex Arad. Partner: National College “Moses Nicoară ” 20:00 Hall temporary exhibition The opening of the exhibition of photography, “Photoetnographica” The Project “Photoetnographica” belongs to County Centre for Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture Maramures, project coordinator photographer Felician Săteanu. “Photoetnographica” is a project that aims to make a X-ray in images of Maramureș County – ethnographic document, aims through photos to preserve traditional culture in Maramures. A project that takes place from 2006, started in a regional context (Zalau, Baia Mare, Satu Mare, Cluj, Bistrita) and even at an international level in Italy. Partner: County Centre for Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture Maramures 20:30

Cultural Palace lounge The opening of the exhibition of photography “Seth’s World” Autor: dr. Teodor Radu Pantea

Under the sign of SETH a reeling world of street haunted by traffic that is frantic, chaotic, hallucinatory, without rules, without philosophy, without principles, without priorities … A megalopolis studded with boulevards with a traffic that never stops such as blood flow generator life … a Brownian motion were are involved, both waves machine, donkey carts, all kinds of trolleys, fully loaded, pulled by people and last but not least, the omnipresent mass of people of the huge city that teems with or without heart, creeping timid or bold towards targets and joints known only by them, among stream of cars forever rushed, aggressive, crowded or riveted victims of the eternal gridlocks that can sometimes immobilizes you for a couple of some tedious minutes, tormented, with the eyes on the watch that relentlessly counts the time that passed in a useless manner, and the final destination, often missed, late, delayed … A city that does not adapt to your will but YOU must adapt to it .. . A city (still…) fabulous, fascinating, warm, welcoming, friendly … CAIRO!!! Will i have the opportunity to return there??!! Or maybe these images will be for me a pleasant remembrance. For those who will see, want to become a CHANLANGE!! Go to search SETH! - Dr. Teodor Radu Pantea Partner: Photo Club Pro Arad

21:00 The permanent exhibition of the history Multimedia presentation “Codex of Rohon, encrypted gospel” (Delia Hügel) What message can we get from a mysterious book written in a complicated encrypted manner so that for more than a century code breakers couldn’t find out the significance of it? Paradoxically, an enigma so alluring was treated with indifference, even exasperation, by the academic world. And academic indifference pushed into the state of delirium dilettante. Beyond the surprising revelations we want to disclose, we will try to understand what the secret script actually hides using over 90 primitive drawings that illustrate it, and perhaps, in a way, will manage to get closer not only to decipher but also to the lost world of the person who created the book called Codex of Rohonci.

Partners of Arad Museum Complex: National Network of Museums in Romania, Arad County Council, County Center for Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture Maramures, Group of Fine Arts “Ion Andreescu”  Arad,  Arad Photo Club Pro National College “Moise Nicoară” Arad