Night of Museums 2013 in Sibiu

During the night of May 18th 2013, museums in Sibiu will await visitors with diverse exhibitions and special events. In order to plan out much easier their own possible itinerary, the visitors are kindly invited to use for the first time the maps containing the Night of Museums program in Sibiu. The maps are printed within the project “Night of Museums in four acts: Bucharest, Baia Mare, Cluj-Napoca, Sibiu”, coordinated by the National Network of Romanian Museums. Cultural project funded by the National Cultural Fund Administration. Partner museums: The Museum of Mineralogy Baia Mare, The Art Museum Cluj-Napoca, ASTRA National Museum Complex Sibiu.

Electronic map Night of Museums 2013 in Sibiu (Romanian only)

Night of Museums in Sibiu: ASTRA National Museum Complex - “Franz Binder” Museum of Universal Ethnography ASTRA National Museum Complex - “Emil Sigerus” Museum of Ethnography and Saxon Folk Art ASTRA National Museum Complex - ASTRA Museum of Traditional Folk Civilization Brukenthal National Museum – Brukenthal Palace Brukenthal National Museum – Museum of Natural History Brukenthal National Museum – Museum of History Altemberger House Jewish Community of Sibiu – The Synagogue “Friedrich Teutsch” Center of Culture and Dialogue – The Evangelical Church A.C. Romania

Night of Museums Caravan (17.00 - 24.00) The caravan is organized to celebrate the International Day of Museums and the European Night of Museums. It starts at ASTRA Museum of Traditional Folk Civilization and runs on the route Sibiu - Avrig - Cârţişoara - Nou Român - Cârţa - Sibiu. At the end the participants are invited to visit “Franz Binder” Museum of Universal Ethnography and “Emil Sigerus” Museum of Ethnography and Saxon Folk Art. Telephone: 0269 202 423 E-mail: noapteamuzeelor@muzeulastra.ro

• 17.00 - Sibiu - ASTRA Museum of Traditional Folk Civilization
• 18.00 - Avrig - Brukenthal Palace Avrig, Avrig Town Museum
• 21.00 - Cârţişoara - “Badea Cârţan” Ethnographic Museum
• 22.00 - Nou Român – Memorial Cultural Center „Dr. Gheorghe Telea Bologa” (from the patrimony of ASTRA National Museum Complex)
• 23.00 - Cârţa – Cârţa Cistercian Abbey
• 24.00 - Sibiu - “Franz Binder” Museum of Universal Ethnography and “Emil Sigerus” Museum of Ethnography and Saxon Folk Art

Night of Museums Caravan is coordinated by ASTRA National Museum Complex.

Museums, religious collections and private collections celebrating the Night of Museums 2013 in Sibiu county (18.00 – 01.00) Interethnic Museum of Hârtibaciului Valley (Alţâna) History Museum Hârtibaciului Valley Agnita Fortress Museum (Axente Sever) Museum of Transylvanian Armenians (Dumbrăveni) „Hermann Oberth” Memorial House Mediaş (department of the National Aviation Museum) Gas Museum Mediaş (Natural Gas National Society ROMGAZ S.A. Mediaş) Museum of Energy Sadu I (Sibiu Hydropower Subsidiary) Religious Objects Collection, St. Nicholas Church (Movile village, Iacobeni) Ethnographic Collection „Anuţa and Aurel Achim” (Ocna Sibiului) Sălişte’s Culture Museum (Sălişte) Sălişte’s Parish Museum Private Collection “Professor Lucia Irimie” (Sălişte) Museum of Icons on Glass „Priest Zosim Oancea” (Sibiel) Private Collection „Ana Ogrean” (Veştem)

Silviculture Museum - Ocolul Silvic Valea Cibinului Sălişte