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Balchik School of Romanian Painting

Posted on September 12, 2020November 5, 2020

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, 2020September 3, 2020

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, 2019October 13, 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, 2019November 25, 2020

Updated in November 2020. A while ago we brought to your attention the most popular and prolific contemporary Romanian authors translated into English (but not only), and mentioned two of…

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Cultural Landmarks You Should Not Miss in Iași

Posted on September 29, 2019April 4, 2020

Located in the historical region of Moldavia, Iași is the fourth most populous city in Romania, and, thanks to its rich academic and cultural life, it is dubbed by many…

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19th Century Bucharest in the Paintings of Amedeo Preziosi

Posted on September 17, 2019November 7, 2019

There’s a perennial fascination with the fin de siècle and interwar Bucharest among Romanians. However, before the city got the glam that earned its reputation as “The Little Paris”, 19th…

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The World’s a Stage: Romanian Artists Performing Internationally

Posted on September 11, 2019February 14, 2020

Romanian artists—headliners, in many a circumstance—have been performing internationally for a long time. Still, it seems plausible that you have attended concerts, operas or ballets without knowing they’re Romanian. Clearly,…

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5 Things You Should Not Miss in Timișoara

Posted on July 1, 2019November 16, 2020

Updated in November 2020. You might have already heard of Timișoara, the multicultural Western Romanian city, one of those places you always meant to visit. Or this could be your…

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Romania, Guest of Honour at Authors’ Reading Month 2019

Posted on June 26, 2019September 29, 2019

Romania is the 2019 guest of honour at Authors’ Reading Month, the largest literary festival in Central Europe. Held for the first time in 2000, in Brno (Czech Republic), as…

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