Arthur Verona is one of the painters who most faithfully captured the enduring essence of Romanian life – the village, the peasant, the land as an eternal marker of national identity. His artistic training took shape in Vienna, Munich, and Paris, where he gave up a military career to devote himself entirely to painting.

His work bridges the Romanian village with history – from folk dances and winter landscapes to the monumental fresco “Apotheosis,” created for the Voivodes’ Staircase at the Royal Palace.

Exhibition design Diana Nicolaie
Coordinator Monica Dumitru

Sorin Ilfoveanu is one of the most important contemporary Romanian painters, with a unique, instantly recognizable style in both drawing and painting. His artistic training was shaped by Corneliu Baba, at the “Nicolae Grigorescu” Institute of Fine Arts.

His artistic presence grew steadily, both on the national and international stage, culminating in his participation in the Venice Biennale (1978) and exhibitions in France, the USA, Germany, and Norway.

He headed the painting department, served as dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, and later as rector of the National University of Arts in Bucharest.

Curated by the Ilfoveanu Foundation
Exhibition design Diana Nicolaie
Coordinator Monica Dumitru

What did the 1990s look like in Romania? This exhibition revisits a decade of striking contrasts, when newly won freedom met uncertainty, optimism, and rapid transformation. From politics, the economy, and the media to music, fashion, food, and pop culture, it explores how Romanians adapted to a new way of life. A journey through a defining decade that continues to shape Romania’s identity today.

Exhibition by Dragoș Vărșăndan
Exhibition Design Diana Nicolaie
Coordinator Monica Dumitru

Fifty years after the 1977 earthquake, the exhibition Earthquake. Are We Ready? starts from a simple paradox: we know what to do in the first seconds of an earthquake, but few of us have ever practiced that reflex.

Earthquakes are not rare events in Romania – the Vrancea region produces, on average, a major earthquake every few decades. It’s not an exception that happens to others, but a risk we live with.

Through interactive experiences and real-life simulations, visitors discover, hands-on, how prepared they really are to face an earthquake. The goal? To turn theoretical knowledge into a reflex that can save lives.

Exhibition Architecture Zeppelin Design
Coordinators David Simula, Monica Dumitru
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Octav Băncilă (1872–1944) is one of the prominent figures of Romanian realism. Trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, he returned to his country with a lucid, unflinching view of society, refusing to idealize the reality around him.

Known as “the painter of the 1907 Uprising,” Băncilă turned painting into an instrument of social conscience, capturing the suffering – but also the dignity – of the marginalized and voiceless. His art doesn’t merely seek to represent the world, but to interrogate it: it denounces injustice, bears witness, and challenges the viewer to reflect. More than a century later, many of the questions it raises remain disturbingly relevant.

Exhibition Design Diana Nicolaie
Coordinator Monica Dumitru

Heaven on Earth offers a journey into one of the most enduring and captivating themes of European art: the fascination with Paradise and Arcadia, the mythical realm of perfect harmony between humanity and nature. Bringing together works by leading Romanian and European artists of the twentieth century, the exhibition explores how the idea of Paradise has inspired generations of artists, from idyllic landscapes to the longing for an ideal world. In dialogue with Horia-Roman Patapievici’s reflections on Arcadia and the lost Paradise, the exhibition poses a timeless question: where can Heaven on Earth still be found today?

Exhibition by Horia-Roman Patapievici
Exhibition design by Diana Nicolaie
Coordinator Monica Dumitru

For thousands of years, precious stones have fascinated, seduced, and conferred power. Diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds are wonders of nature, but their value is equally a cultural construct – the result of rarity, belief, craftsmanship, and trade. The exhibition “Nestemate” tells the story of precious stones, from their formation deep within the Earth to the treasures of kings and the unique pieces created by great jewelry houses. A journey through gemology, history, economics, and fashion, populated by famous jewels, stories of love and power, and objects that turned stones into symbols of status and permanence.

Exhibition by Dragoș Vărșăndan
Exhibition design Diana Nicolaie
Coordinator Monica Dumitru

Online fraud, cybernetic attacks and data theft are no longer isolated incidents that happen to bug companies or IT specialists. They are now part of everyday life, from a suspect email to stolen passwords.

The Digital Risks: Are we ready? exhibition starts from a simple paradox: we constantly use technology yet rarely understand how vulnerable we are. We know not to click on suspicious links, but we don’t all know when a cyber attack is happening.

Through interactive experiences and simulations of cybernetic attacks, visitators will practically test how ready they are to recognise and avoid digital dangers. Our aim? To transform a teoretical precaution into a reflex that protects our online life.

Exhibition Architecture Zeppelin Design
Coordinator Monica Dumitru

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