Our friends over at ASTRA MUSEUM are filling ARTmaniacs’ days with joy and curiosities. ARTmaniacs of all ages are welcome to join the museum’s tours and workshops for free, if they present the wristband. Check out the awesome activities. No need to sign up anywhere, you just show up on time and the magic starts. 🙂
FOR KIDS
BEEKEEPING WORKSHOP
A sweet workshop about bees’ lives and the mysteries of beekeeping, with videos, interactive activities and lots of humor, held by the museum’s passionate expert, Liviu Velțan.
Location:
Open air ASTRA Museum, Etno-Tehno-Parc, Școala din Ticera
Opening hours:
10:00 – 18:00
POTTERY WORKSHOP
Learn the art of taming the clay, kneading it and twisting it to persuade it to become a beautiful, useful object. An energetic and interactive workshop held by Roxana Mărcoiu.
Location:
Open air ASTRA Museum, Etno-Tehno-Parc, Școala din Ticera
Opening hours:
10:00 – 18:00
FLOUR MILLING & FLOUR SACK TAILORING WORKSHOP
Ever wondered how does a single grain of wheat become fine flour for delicious pastries? Camelia Repede guides us through this journey while also teaching us how to make our own flour sacks.
OPEN AIR THEATRE FOR CHILDREN
Isprăvile lui Păcală și Tândală
Location: Open air ASTRA Museum, Etno-Tehno-Parc
Duration: 45-60 minutes
Playing time:
Saturday, 29th July 2023 – 12:00 – 1300
Sunday, 30th July 2023 – 12:30 – 13:30
FOR TEENAGERS AND YOUNG-AT-HEART ADULTS
Exhibition: The Shirt. An elegant Garment
Traditional shirts are stitched stories. The women who made them, whether for themselves or for their loved ones, wanted them to be beautiful, to be seen , admired and protected. A shirt was a tool to declare status through precious fabrics and elegant styles. Every shirt was unique, proudly displaying the heritage of its village of origin and anyone who sewed them, knew what colorful sign to stitch and where to weave meaning into this very precious garment. The shirt is almost a substitute of the wearer, a story through time one must wear with pride.
Location:
Multicultural Museum Pavilion, main entrance
Opening hours:
Wednesday – Sunday 10:00 – 18:00
ASTRA VR – MULTIMODE EXHIBITION CIRCUIT
ASTRA VR is the newest exhibition circuit at ASTRA Museum, presenting visitors with new, exciting and innovative ways of experiencing the daily lives of people more than a hundred years ago in two villages in the Sibiu region. VR experiences, sonic stories, and a comic strip reveal an entire world built around the 13 restored artifacts. Using last-gen multimedia technology to make ethnographic patrimony in ASTRA Museum more accessible (CALL01-3), financed through SEE 2014-2021 grants within the RO-CULTURE Programme, Call for Supporting innovative exhibitions displaying restored mobile cultural assets
Location:
ASTRA Open air museum, Muzeul în aer liber, Sebeșul de Jos Honeycomb Trader’s Home, Rășinari Herdsman’s Home, Rășinari Stable
Opening hours:
11:00-17:00
Beautiful. Ceramic. Useful. a different kind of pottery fair
A different kind of event dedicated to this ancient craft that carved a new path for itself in our current lives. Potters from across Romania and Hungary are coming to prove that their vessels are more than beautiful, they’re also useful and the potters are more than just great craftsmen, they’re exceptional cooks. The potters will use ceramics they made themselves to prepare traditional dishes from wherever they call home.
Location:
ASTRA Open air museum, Country Fair area
Opening hours:
28 – 30 July 2023
10:00 – 18:00
Theme tours – Discovering cultural diversity
Curious how people of various ethnicities, cultures or religions used to live together in Romania’s villages? Tiny, apparently mundane things, provide new ways to understand, experience or discover multicultural paths. You can choose from 10 themed tours to help you discover cultural diversity through flowers, hats, fir trees, wheat, fairs, fences, stones, sticks, wheels or times. When you get to the museum’s main entrance, simply ask for one of the ten brochures or the treasure hunt flyer. They’re available for free in English, German and Hungarian.
Location: ASTRA Open air museum, Ethnic Minorities’ Way
LOCATION
The ASTRA Museum is located about 6 km from the city centre, on the road leading to the commune of Rășinari and the resort of Păltiniș.
ARTmania Festival can easily be reached by bike, public transport or car.
By Bike
Go via the bike path that starts near the Municipal Stadium, crosses the Sub Arini Park and continues through the forest to the museum.
To rent a city bike from the local administration, download SIBIU.BIKECITY APP from Google Play or AppStore and follow the steps.
For the more adventurous ARTmaniacs who are planning to try out rougher terrains around the citadel or go off-road, you can check out Light Cycling Transylvania for a selection of tougher gear.
By Bus
Sibiu Buses that stop close to or at ASTRA Museum
- Bus line no. 13 on the route Gară – ASTRA Museum.
More information about bus timetables and links to other lines can be found at www.tursib.ro
