Romanian Folk Arts | Mingei International Museum

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Romanian Folk Arts

A Centennial Traveling Exhibition from the Bucharest Village Museum
On View

Jul 25 - Oct 11, 1981

Curated By

Maria Socol

Arranged by the United States International Communication Agency in cooperation with the Socialist Republic of Romania

Mingei International Museum was the only venue for this traveling exhibition celebrating the 2050th anniversary of the centralized and independent Dacian state.  

Documentary publication printed in Bucharest.

The exhibition presented the rich beauty of everyday objects created by 19th century peasant people of Romania—costumes, tapestries, weavings, icons, masks and jewelry.

Joyce Winkel presented a lecture on Romanian folk art.