24 YEARS IN THE SERVICE OF ROMANIAN HERITAGE AND COMMUNITIES
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Paris, September 18th 2024
On September 18, ICR Paris and Pro Patrimonio France invite you to discover Herculane Baths, Govora Baths, Câmpulung and the Romanian Black Sea coast, remarkable places in Romania. The exhibition provides an overview of this thermal and spa heritage, situating it in the European landscape, while offering an insight into the processes involved in its conservation, preservation and enhancement. The exhibition will include documents, photographs, archival and contemporary short films, case studies and examples of good practice.
Curated by Caroline d’Assay, President of Pro Patrimonio France, with the collaboration of two heritage architects working in France, Alina Jornea-Tataru and Paul Stancioiu, this exhibition is part of the third edition of the ICR Paris Cycle Patrimoine program, focusing on the role of civil society in safeguarding and capitalizing Romanian heritage.
The event is part of the European Heritage Days, September 21-22, 2024. Details here
Opening: September 18th, 2024, 19.30 o’clock
Conference: September 18th, 2024, 19.00 o’clock
Exhibition: September 18th– November 5th, 2024; Monday-Friday 10:00-18:00
The exhibition is open on Saturday, September 21st, from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, on the occasion of European Heritage Days 2024.
Macadam Gallery, Romanian Cultural Institute, 1 rue de l’Exposition 75007 Paris, France
Free entry.
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Cycle Patrimoine – ediţia a II-a
The European Cultural Heritage Summit is the annual gathering of Europe’s cultural heritage stakeholders. It is organised by Europa Nostra, a pan-European federation of heritage NGO’s, which counts some 250 member organisations together with more than 100 associate organizations, representing 5 million citizens. Every year, in addition to the flagship European Heritage Awards Ceremony, the summit includes a meeting on European public policies in the field of cultural heritage. Every year, Europa Nostra undertakes to debate and then draw public policy guidelines for the European institutions. This year, the theme of the meeting was quality principles in heritage conservation, emphasising the need for clear frameworks of action to ensure quality results in cultural heritage practice at European level.
The Romanian organizations active in relation with Europa Nostra, at the initiative of Pro Patrimonio Foundation and the Romanian Order of Architects, have mobilized for the first time in a very large number – over 60 organizations – to produce a manifesto related to cultural heritage in Romania. An important argument are the new mandates starting this year at all administrative levels in Romania. It is also an important moment for a synchronized action with Europa Nostra to communicate the expectations of Romanian civil society concerned and active in the protection of cultural heritage to the Romanian decision makers.
The conclusion emerged from the discussions that took place on Saturday, October 5, 2024, when non-governmental organizations and professionals involved in cultural heritage preservation gathered for the first time in Bucharest, in a round table, on the margins of the European Cultural Heritage Summit on October 6-8, to discuss the experiences they had in their projects and to agree on common priorities for action for the protection of cultural heritage in Romania.
The demands and priority principles for action were included in a Manifesto for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Romania, which was presented in its final form at the Public Policy Agora, which took place during the European Cultural Heritage Summit on Tuesday, October 8.
Acknowledging that:
Civil society in Romania calls on the central and local public administration authorities to urgently implement a plan consisting of five actions, which will contribute to the improvement of the framework for the protection and capitalization of Romanian heritage:
1 Asociația CasApold
2 Fundația Biserici Fortificate
3 Fundația Pro Patrimonio
4 Asociația Biserici Înlemnite
5 Asociația Artis Peritia
6 Kraft Campus
7 Art Conservation Support (ACS)
8 Nod Makerspace
9 Asociația Front la Dunăre
10 Asociatia Ivan Patzaichin Mila 23
11 Human Made Art/ Cronicari Digitali
12 Universitatea Națională de Arte-București
13 112Patrimoniu – GL Patrimoniu al OAR București
14 Asociația Youth Vision for Society
15 Asociatia ARA – Arhitectura. Restaurare. Arheologie
16 Grupul Civic Piața Veche Craiova
17 Asociația GEYC
18 Asociația 37
19 Rafinăria la prezent
20 DE-A ARHITECTURA, SYAA ARHITECTURA, CUMULUS
21 Asociația Pro Noviodunum
22 Asociația Gaspar, Baltasar & Melchiror/Școala de la Piscu
23 Asociația Ideilagram
24 Asociația Unda Verde
25 Librariile Cărturești
26 Raluca Chițimia
27 MKBT: Make Better
28 Asociația Re:Rise
29 Asociația Profesională a Urbaniștilor din România (APUR)
30 Asociația Studio Zona
31 Asociatia Maria
32 Asociatia Monumentum/Ambulanta pentru monumente
33 Asociatia Inima Olteniei
34 Asociația ARHAIC / Ambulanța pentru Monumente Sălaj
35 Asociatia ACTUM
36 Asociatia De-a Arhitectura
37 ATU – asociația pentru tranziție urbană
38 Zero Positive Architecture SRL
39 Baza. Deschidem orașul
40 Asociatia Rosia Montan in Patrimoniul Mondial
41 Asociația culturală Aici A Stat
42 Asociația Laborator Zero Pozitiv Oradea
43 Asociația Petrus Italus Trust- Alianța pentru patrimoniul bistrițean
44 Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Optolectronica INOE 2000
45 Bogdan Simona-Loredana
46 Timișoara verde-albastră
47 UAUIM, OAR, DOCOMOMO_ROMANIA
48 Fundația Mihai Eminescu Trust
49 ICOMOS – Comitetul Național Român
50 Atelierul de Patrimoniu
51 Asociația Tri
52 Asociația ARTA în dialog (UrbanEye Film Festival)
53 ArhipeisajStudio.srl
54 Asociatia Salvati Conacul Zarifopol
55 Asociația pentru Arheologie Industrială – AIR
56 Studiogovora
57 Rencontres du Patrimoine Europe-Roumanie
58 Asociația Culturală „Patrimoniu pentru Viitor”
59 Asociația de Dezvoltare Intercomunitara Zona Metropolitana Bucuresti (ADIZMB)
60 ARCEN
61 Uniunea Arhitectilor din Romania
62 Ordinul Arhitecților din România
63 Revista Arhitectura
64 Asociația Prin Banat
65 Asociatia Locus / HerculaneProject
66 Nod Makerspace
67 Asociatia EDUCATIE , ARTA , ECOLOGIE
68 Asociatia Istoria Artei
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Paris, September 14th, 2023
The second edition of “Cycle Patrimoine” took place from September 14 th to October 5th, 2023 at the Macadam Gallery, Romanian Cultural Institute. The event in Paris brought together a dense programme of exhibitions and conferences on civil society initiatives for the protection and enhancement of heritage in Romania.
The exhibition was curated by Carolyne d’Assay, President of Pro Patrimonio France. It proposes the theme of safeguarding and reusing a particular architectural typology: CONAC, the secondary residence in the countryside for wealthy families since the Middle Ages, but also the main residence of the great landowners.
The event honours these less famous private buildings and their current fate. It also identifies and lists conservation initiatives for these places of the same type as Pro Patrimonio, as well as the diversity of these manor’s current owners and their uses.
Pro Patrimonio Foundation and the Romanian Cultural Institute want to present each year a set of valuable practices, grouped around a specific theme.
Each year, Pro Patrimonio Foundation and the Romanian Cultural Institute wish to present a set of valuable practices, articulated around a specific theme.
The event was organized in partnership with the Romanian Embassy in France.
Download the booklet in French Manoirs en Roumanie. „Les Conac”, Vie et Destin
Școala-atelier de meșteșuguri pe șantierul de la Țibănești
Since 2006 a cultural program called “Batem fierul la conac !” (“Hitting the iron at the manor”) was initiated at the Petre P. Carp Manor in Ţibăneşti, Iaşi County. The program includes a series of workshops for traditional crafts and experimental techniques and is coordinated by Asociația Maria in partnership with Pro Patrimonio Foundation. All activities grouped around the P.P. Carp Manor make up a school for crafts designed primarily for the villagers from Ţibăneşti, but also for all aware of the value of cultural heritage and the need to pass on it to their children. The historical complex of national importance Petre P. Carp from Ţibăneşti consists of a manor, a church, a mausoleum and the auxiliary building. The dendrological park was not returned and remains in the administration of local authorities. More about the complex and program here:
The program addressed the students from the faculties of architecture, restoration, art, construction, archeology, photography, to local people, specialists, as well as those interested in the subject is an alternative to standard educational offers . The workshop is supported by the presence of the Mraz Fotopoetika School – lectures, projections and exhibitions, which poetically “maps” the activities and cultural landscape of Ţibăneşti.
“In the manor workshops we have learned not to seek universal prescriptions and formulas, but to consider each case independently, to see how important the context a material is used in is, the fact that it must be modeled properly while taking into account its properties, and allow our hands to imprint it and fill it with content, “says the organizer of the workshop, the Asociația Maria.
In September 2017, the association Carpenters Without Borders and a class of apprentice carpenters from Les Compagnons du Devoir and Tour de France in Rouen came to voluntarily restore the roofing of the Ţibăneşti ironwork shopthat had been under restoration for 10 years. The new roofing will allow us to create a new usable space. This will be an important aid for continuing the project in Ţibăneşti, in organizing courses and workshops dedicated to traditional crafts. The work process, starting with documenting how ash and oak log have been moved, studied and carved by craftsmen and apprentices, has been documented in an online workshop diary here:
https://tibanestiaocdtf.wixsite.com/mobilite2017
Details about the workshop and craft school at the P.P. Carp Manor from Ţibăneşti
60 Wooden Churches The Gates of Brașov projectcoordinated by architect Silvia Demeter-Lowe, wanted to save the gates in the historical center of Brașov, thus offering the owners a hand in repairing or refurbishing the gates and, at the same time, draw attention to the importance of preserving these elements of architectural heritage. The works were executed by craftsmen specialized in wood and metal conservation using traditional materials and techniques.
The project was initiated in 2009 when a citizen of Brasov requested the help of Pro Patrimonio Foundation because he wished that the hundred-year-old wooden gate of the court in which he lived could be rescued.
Works for restoration and giving value to the gate soon followed ( 16 Brâncoveanu Street, Brașov).
The next step was to identify other gates as potential candidates for restoration. They needed to meet criteria such as architectural and historical value, position within the city and, last but not least, the owners’ desire to get involved.
Details on Igloo magazine: https://www.igloo.ro/portile-brasovului -2/
Pro Patrimonio Foundation supported the 2013 advent band album FOLLOW – Lost end found. Music + architecture – because music and architecture, though different in their ways and means of expression, give voice to common values and interests. Architectural heritage trails should be protected and cherished with responsibility and consideration, and re-given to the community they are part of.
The album is accompanied by a book with documented historical monuments: Matache Hall (Bucharest), Macca House (Bucharest), Timişoara Citadel Synagogue, Mincu House in Bucharest (Romanian Architects Order), Casa cu Lei in Constanţa, Palatul Cantacuzino in Floresti (PH), Constanta Casino, Malaxa Pipe Factory in Bucharest and Suceava Water Plant.
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Mai multe aici: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBTWopXqyZk
Working holidays organized by Foundation Pro Patrimonio in 2019
These holidays are organised by the Pro Patrimonio Foundation – Romania’s National Trust. The Foundation was set up in 2000 to save, preserve and restore the architectural and cultural heritage of Romania. It provides support for the restoration and re-use of historic buildings and actively promotes the use of appropriate construction techniques and traditional craftsmanship.
1. Traditional lime plaster from Potters The German Manor, Olt
The Olari mansion, a National Heritage Monument, is situated in Olt County and is very close to the Danube. It is one of the few remaining examples of a preserved Neo-Romanian style property in the south of the country. The mansion’s history starts around 1400 and, having been through numerous changes of ownership, it was completely restructured by Ion Mincu, one of Romania’s most celebrated architects. Further changes were made early last century, including the addition of belvedere towers and balconies, in a style heavily influenced by the Art Nouveau movement.
The working holiday will focus on using traditional techniques for plaster on interior and exterior walls.
Meeting point: We can advise on local transport links to Olari.
Accommodation: You can choose from camping on site (2 tents provided by the Foundation) or 2 rooms (each with 3 beds) in the mansion. Bedding is provided, please bring towels.
Dates: 15/07/2019 – 21/07/2019
Price: 160 € (£145*) for camping or 200 € (£181*) for accommodation in the mansion. (*An approximate GBP £ price based on an exchange rate of 1.1022 on 24 Oct 2018.)
2. Learn Blacksmithing & Traditional Crafts at the Manor, Moldavia
Aceasta este o oportunitate de a încerca şi învăţa meșteșugurile tradiționale în zona în care Petre Carp a construit un conac la sfârșitul secolului al XVII-lea. Mai multe clădiri anexe au fostridicate de-a lungul anilor, inclusiv un mausoleu neo-gotic de familie proiectat de Gustave Eiffel. Conacul, clădirile înconjurătoare și parcurile istorice formează un ansamblu arhitectural unic în regiunea deluroasă a Moldove din estul României. În prezent, conacul este un centru cultural în continuă dezvoltare, iar în fiecare vară, Asociația Maria, în parteneriat cu Pro Patrimonio, organizează ateliere care acoperă diverse meșteșuguri tradiționale, inclusiv fierărie, sculptură în lemn, tehnici de restaurare, ceramică, tâmplărie, conservare frescă și tencuieli. Vacanţa de lucru de lucru va fi centrată în jurul acestor ateliere.
Meeting point: We can advise on local transport links to Tibanesti.
Accommodation: Accommodation and meals are provided in several historic buildings in the grounds.
Dates: 28/07/2019 – 11/08/2019
Price: 260 € (£236*) This price includes planned visits to some local attractions. There is the opportunity to organise additional visits for an extra charge. (*An approximate GBP £ price based on an exchange rate of 1.1022 on 24 Oct 2018.)
3. Permaculture in the Historical Park at Izvoru, Southern Central Romania
Această vacanţă oferă șansa de a descoperi istoria și frumusețea Conacului și Parcului Perticari-Davila din Izvoru alcătuit din 100 de hectare de-a lungul văii râului Teleorman. În ultimul an, datorită restabilirii activității agricole zona locală a revenit încet la viață. Folosind practici agricole care respectă oamenii și natura și veți fi parte a unei echipe care va contribui la crearea unei agriculturi durabile și autonome la scară mică, inspirată de principiile permaculturii. Scopul este ca acesta să devină un model pentru numeroasele situri din regiune care au fost distruse în timpul și după perioada comunistă. Organizatori sunt Asociația Domeniul Davila-Perticari și Fundația Pro Patrimonio.
Meeting point: We can advise on local transport links to Izvoru.
Accommodation: You can choose from camping on site or stay in one common sleeping room with 4 beds. Bedding is provided, please bring towels.
Dates: 08/07/2019 – 14/07/2019
Price: 120 € (£109*)
To book please email: bucharest@propatrimonio.org stating your preferred holiday and contact details. For more information about this organisation go to www.propatrimonio.org
