Enescu and the Minotaur

A connected event held under the aegis of the George Enescu International Festival
Organizer: Art Safari
Co-organizer: Art Production Foundation
Main partner: Artexim, an institution under the authority of the Ministry of Culture
Main partner: Rompetrol
Partners: “George Enescu” Philharmonic, “George Enescu” National Museum, “George Enescu” Memorial Museum in Dorohoi, National History Museum of Romania, Bucharest National Opera House, National University of Music Bucharest

Consultant: Vlad Văidean
Exhibition curated by Monica Dumitru
Exhibition design: Diana Nicolaie
Installation: Alexandru Rădvan

History is a labyrinth where the 20th century gave rise to at least three minotaurs: the First World War, the Second World War, and the Cold War. Enescu’s biography moves beneath the tides of history following a path as improbable as it is miraculous: from Liveni, a small village in northern Moldova, to Paris, where his opera premiered at the Palais Garnier.
George Enescu’s influence on national culture is crucial, and his international recognition – indisputable, with both Romania and France claiming him as their own.
This exhibition tells the story of a genius.