Banat Village Museum

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Banat Village Museum
Wooden church "Sf. Arhangheli"
Data
place Timișoara
opening 20th August 1971
operator
management
Claudiu Iliaș
Website
Interior view of the wooden church "Sf. Arhangheli" in the Banat Village Museum

The Banat Village Museum (Romanian: Muzeul Satului Bănățean ) is an open-air ethnographic museum in Timișoara , in Timiș County , in western Romania . The Banat Village Museum is located in the hunting forest ( Romanian Pădurea Verde ), at Aleea Avram Imbroane # 1.

history

The idea of ​​founding a Banat village museum goes back to Ioachim Miloia . After the art historian and church restorer Miloia returned from Cluj in 1928 from the opening of the Ethnographic Museum of Transylvania , he applied to the town hall in Timisoara to open a small village museum in the courtyard of the Banat National Museum . After approval, he exhibited the first churches, wooden crosses and farmhouses here.

In 1967 the village museum received the area in the hunting forest on which it is located today. The Banat Village Museum has been open to visitors since August 20, 1971. Initially the village museum was a department of the Banat Museum, since January 1, 2000, as a result of resolution number 48 of December 22, 1999, it has been an independent institution that is directly subordinate to the district council.

description

The Banat Village Museum is the only ethnographic museum in Romania that shows the entire village center with all its representative buildings such as the town hall, church, school, cultural center and pub. In the Banat Village Museum, the characteristics of traditional civilization and culture in western Romania can be viewed. Typical Romanian houses as well as houses of the other ethnic groups are exhibited. On an area of ​​17 hectares there are 52 houses and farms as well as an ethnographic collection with specific everyday objects of village life: furniture, clothing, fabrics, tools and handicrafts.

Village complex

Farmhouse from the second half of the 18th century

The original wood, stone and clay buildings as well as objects of everyday use bear witness to the people who have lived here for centuries. The houses usually have two to three rooms. Characteristic of all Banat houses, regardless of ethnicity, is the “parlor”, which is furnished with the most expensive furniture and the most valuable textiles and serves as a guest room.

Deportation house

At the initiative of the Association of Former Deportees to the Bărăgan Steppe (Romanian: Asociația Foştilor Deportați în Bărăgan ), a deportation house was faithfully reconstructed. The house is made of rammed earth, thatched with thatch, has two rooms, a room and a kitchen and is extremely sparsely furnished.

pond

A pond with small pontoons and a pavilion is a tourist attraction of the village museum. Around one and a half tons of fish live in the new biotope . Canoeing should be an attraction for the visitors of the village museum. The approval of the district administration is still pending. As a further attraction, a Hungarian fishing hut is to be built on the banks of the pond.

Outdoor stage

The Banat Village Museum hosts numerous cultural events in the city, which take place on the open-air stage next to the cultural center. The international music festival "Plai!" Is held on the museum grounds in autumn. In summer there is a folklore event on Sundays followed by a dance evening called “Hora Satului” (Romanian folk dance). The plan is to hire actors in the village museum who will slip into roles as required and illustrate life in the country to visitors.

guides

Pottery workshop from Birchiș, late 19th century

The Banat Village Museum offers professional guided tours . Often groups of students visit the museum. Two museologists are responsible for the tours, explaining the history of the individual houses and the traditions of the respective cultural groups that go with them. At the beginning of school, campaigns are started to attract whole school classes. Admission for students is free. Guided tours take place Tuesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

financing

For 2012 the museum received four million euros in funding for investments. The funding amounts that the district council provides do not depend on the profitability of the institute. The village museum reflects the village culture of the Banat and is a calling card for the district administration. Planned investments are a new office and administration building, the modernization of the open-air stage, the expansion of the pond system and the modernization of the paths and the path lighting.

See also

literature

  • Petru Iliesu: Timisoara. History of a European City. Planetarium Publishing House, Timișoara 2005

Web links

Commons : Banat Village Museum, Timișoara  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 45 ° 47 ′ 4 ″  N , 21 ° 16 ′ 0 ″  E