RASINARI ETNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM
Rășinari
Legal status:
public
Str. Octavian Goga 1530, 557200 Rășinari, Romania
Raluca Iliut
muzeuletnograficrasinari@yahoo.com
Introduction
The Ethnographic Museum of Rășinari is a living space of memory, dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the cultural heritage of the local community. Its collection reflects the life, faith, crafts and spirit of the people of Rășinari. The museum became over the centuries, as noted by the UNESCO delegation during its 1969 visit, “as the treasure of a people, its entire ethnographic history within an extraordinary museum.
Thematic relevance
The community around the museum, is a folk group that make demonstrations of traditional crafts, including wool processing. They also organize events to bring forward traditional crafts and heritage knowledge, including singing and dancing. The museum’s heritage comprises approximately 1.500 artifacts dating from the 18th to the 20th centuries, including ceramics, traditional costumes, textiles, sheepskin coats, wool garments, painted furniture, household and agricultural objects, iron tools, icons, pain
tings, as well as old books and documents. Through their value and diversity, these exhibits led UNESCO’s leadership to describe the museum as “a jewel representative of the Romanian people’s effort to preserve their cultural values.