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Long-Forgotten Women Artists From Romania

Posted on April 13, 2021May 18, 2021

Talented, hard-working, and beautiful, these women artists from Romania have been unjustly forgotten. Born around the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, with successful careers…

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Contemporary Romanian Playwrights Worth Knowing

Posted on February 15, 2021February 16, 2021

Contemporary theatre in Romania Before getting to know some of the most acclaimed contemporary Romanian playwrights it is important to know that in communist Romania, the theatre—as one of the…

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New Romanian Books Available in Translation

Posted on January 19, 2021February 16, 2021

We can all agree 2020 has been anything but ordinary, and, let’s be honest, the beginning of 2021 doesn’t look very bright, either. However, with the pandemic keeping us locked…

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Romanian Aristocratic Women and the Parisian Salons

Posted on December 9, 2020December 9, 2020

Paris at the end of the 19th century saw a lot of Romanian aristocracy members among its inhabitants. Therefore it was quite often that Romanian aristocratic women, in possession of…

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The Poetry of Paul Celan as Inspiration for Artists Anselm Kiefer and Edmund de Waal

Posted on November 19, 2020February 15, 2021

2020 marks the centenary of the birth of Paul Celan—seen by many as the greatest poet of the post-war period—and 50 years since his death by drowning in the river…

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Balchik School of Romanian Painting

Posted on September 12, 2020January 19, 2021

The quaint town of Balchik, on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, is now one of the main attractions of the country. Throughout history, though, it belonged to various empires and…

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Romanian Artists in the Time of Pandemic

Posted on April 4, 2020February 15, 2021

Back in what we now call normal times, we took a look at some of the most prolific Romanian illustrators, focusing on their representation and interpretation of folklore. As times…

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A Food Journey Through Romanian Painting

Posted on November 7, 2019December 11, 2020

A keystone to human existence, essential to our survival and one of the greatest joys in life, food has always played a critical role in the social and cultural lifestyle.…

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Contemporary Romanian Women Writers Worth Reading

Posted on October 29, 2019February 15, 2021

We brought some contemporary Romanian women writers to your attention a while ago, when we talked about the most popular and prolific contemporary Romanian authors translated into English (but not…

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