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