THE BRUKENTHAL NATIONAL MUSEUM
Mar 27, 2015
THE BRUKENTHAL NATIONAL MUSEUM
of SIBIU / HERMANNSTADT, ROMANIA (2006 – 2010)
The Brukenthal National Museum was opened to the public in 1817, being• the first museum on the today’s Romanian territories.• the second museum founded in the Central Europe.
Initially presenting von Brukenthal’s collection of European Painting in one single building, today the Museum shelters a large diversity of valuable collections in 9 buildings of which 5 are palaces raised in different epochs:
•the earliest (13th century) is part of the architectural complex of Museum of History.
•the latest dates from 1901 and hosts the Contemporary Art Gallery.
The Museum was named after its founder – Baron Samuel von Brukenthal (Governor of Transylvania between 1777 and 1787), who built an impressive Baroque palace in Sibiu, in which the Museum established its beginnings.
STRUCTURE
THE ART GALLERIES •The European Art Galleries (The Brukenthal Palace)•The Romanian Art Gallery (The Blue House) •The Contemporary Art Gallery
THE BRUKENTHAL LIBRARY (The Brukenthal Palace)
THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY (The Altemberger House)
THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY•The Museum of Natural History (central quarters) •The Museum of Pharmacy•The “August von Spiess” Museum of Hunting
The Fresco Hall in Piaţa Mică/Lesser Square, Nr. 22
Three main sections, one management and administration, individual locations and cultural programmes, double ownership of Romanian State and Evangelical Church C. A.
The palace presents 2 storeys, a front and a back inner courtyards.
THE BRUKENTHAL PALACE
The Front Inner Courtyard
ARRANGED 2007 – 2008 RESTAURED 2006
2006: December August April
2008
THE BRUKENTHAL PALACE
The Back Inner Courtyard: ARRANGED 2007 – 2009 RESTAURED 2006
June April
August 2006
2006: July
2010 2008
THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY
2008 2007 old exhibition
The permanent exhibition was fully re-organized (2006-2007 and extended in 2008). The concept is the one of local history, since prehistory to modern time
The building was the subject of an ample restoration process, regarding the humidity eradication, plastering, monument special painting and woodwork restoration.
2007 2006: July April
2007 2006: July April
THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
2008
2007 the old exhibition
2007 the old exhibition
The Museum was founded by the Transylvanian Society of Natural Sciences, being opened in May, 1895.
Raised for the porpoise of sheltering a museum, the construction was built in Italian High Renaissance architectural style.
The new permanent exhibition opened in 2007.
2007
MULTIFUNCTIONAL ROOM
April 2009
170 sits and segmentation devices for simultaneous activities-professional beamers -automatic screens-sounding devices -amovable wall
EDUCATION: PEDAGOGY
EDUCATION ROOMS
Brukenthal Palace OPENED 2008
Museum of History OPENED 2008
Museum of Natural History OPENED 2007
EDUCATION: PEDAGOGY
PROGRAMMES: educational years 2008/2009 and 2009/2010
ACTIVITIES:
Exhibitions
Contests
Workshops
EDUCATION: PEDAGOGY
All groups of
age
EDUCATION: ADULT CONTINUOUS FORMATION
Cultural events
Free visitation days
Inter-disciplinarian exhibitions
School teachers training
PUBLISHING: CATALOGUES
11 Catalogues to the Collections
3 Catalogues to the Permanent Exhibitions of which 1 RO/DE, 1 RO/DE
10 Catalogues to the Temporary Exhibitions of which 2 RO/EN, 1 RO/DE, 1 RO, EN, DE, IT, HU version
PUBLISHING: POPULARISATION
8 Guide Books to the Museum some in 2nd editions
to the Museum, EN/DE
7 DVD-s Museum presentation EN/DE/FR subtitling
4 Leaflets Museum presentation RO and EN version
thematic EN/RO
to the Flemish Collection EN, DE, RO version
4 Leaflets Exhibition presentation RO and EN version
3 Albums
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY 2006 - 2008
5 international symposiums hosted by the Museum:
The Carpathian Basin and its Role in the Neolithisation of Balkan Peninsula (2007)
Aquatic Biodiversity International Conference (2007)
Funerary practices in Europe, before and after the Roman Conquest (2007)
The Danube Script: Neo-Eneolithic Writing in Southeastern Europe (2008)
Antique Jewelries: The Dacian Gold Bracelets Found in Orăştie Mountains (2008)
Participations to over 30 symposiums abroad
Museum’s Scientific Journal: Brukenthal. Acta Musei 2006 2007 2008
History Art Natural History
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY 2006 - 2008
The Brukenthal National Museum was certified as one of the credited institutions of research and development in accordance with HG Nr. 551/2007 (annexed to the ANCS decision nr. 9789/10.XI, 2008).
International Programmes and Projects
National symposiums and congresses
BIBLIOTHECA BRVKENTHAL book series (2006 – 2009)
2006: I - VI
2007: VII - XVIII
2008: XIX - XXXI
2009: XXXII - XL
180 TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS, 2007 – 2010
The Brukenthal Palace – 37
The Contemporary Art Gallery – 68
The Museum of History – 32
The Museum of Natural History – 17
Museum Education – 16
The Multifunctional Room – 10
17 EXHIBITIONS ABROAD, 2007 – 2010
PRIZES and AWARDS
2 Management Prizes awarded by Romanian Ministry of Culture and Cults to Professor Sabin Adrian Luca 2007 and 2008
1 National Prize for Best Patrimony Exhibition awarded by Margareta Sterian Foundation to Dr. Elena Popescu 2007
1 Prize for Best Exhibition of the Year awarded by ICOM National Romanian Committee to Dr. Maria Ordeanu 2008
PRIZES and AWARDS
The European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage – Europa Nostra 2010, Category 4: Education, Training and Awareness-raising.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Banners
Posters
Bus TV Clip
Press Conferences
Official site
Locations Map
Mass Media
INFORMATION
May 2009 – Launching the new official website of the Museum.
MARKETING: BRANDING
Brukenthal Mark 2008
LOGO UNIFORMS
Personalized products
MARKETING: SHOPS AND VENDING AREAS
BRUKENTHAL PALACE: Shop ARRANGED 2007, 2008
MUSEUM OF HISTORY: Shop OPENED 2008
MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: Shop OPENED 2008
The Museum of Pharmacy: Vending Area
The Museum of Hunting: Vending Area
BEING VISITOR FRIENDLY
Bilingual pricing list, discount and free admission policy of Museum
Information points and Touch screens
Bilingual exhibits labeling
Easy-to-follow circuit signing
Summer terrace
Cloakrooms
VISITATION
The total number of persons who have visited Brukenthal National Museum
77.545
245.067282.913
366.410 372.731
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THE BRUKENTHAL NATIONAL MUSEUM!
A MUSEUM FOR ALL AFINITIES
PALACES ART HISTORY NATURAL PHARMACY HUNTING
HISTORY
… ALL SEASONS
… ALL AGES
… AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUNDS
… 130 EMPLOYEES
… 5500 m² EXHIBITIONS
… 194 YEARS HISTORY
A NEVER ENDING STORY …
Thank you for watching our slide show!
Photo: Alexandru Olănescu and Ioan Haralambie Popescu
done by
Dana Roxana Hrib PR, Education and Marketing Department of Brukenthal National Museum
Sibiu, January 2011