Weekend calendar: West Meets East, Beatles Symphonic concerts, Transylvania Mountain Festival retrospective, exhibitions
The public in Bucharest has several options for concerts and exhibitions, while those in Timișoara can attend a retrospective of mountaineering films and more.
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The public in Bucharest has several options for concerts and exhibitions, while those in Timișoara can attend a retrospective of mountaineering films and more.
In Bucharest:
Brâncuși Month
Until February 28
The event brings to the fore the creations of 110 contemporary Romanian sculptors, whose sculptures and drawings will be exhibited in at Palatele Brâncovenești in Mogoșoaia, the Art Galleries of the Romanian Academy and Simeza Gallery. More here.
Garden of Lights: Beauty and the Beast
Until March 2
The Botanical Garden hosts another edition of the Garden of Lights event, this time with the theme of Beauty and the Beast. More details here.
Book.art.est
Until February 8
This international and multidisciplinary exhibition centered on the book as an art object explores “multiple visions and techniques through which the book becomes more than a carrier of text, transforming into a sculptural object, a unique medium for visual artists and a point of contact between literature lovers and art enthusiasts.” It is open at Calderon Art Studio Gallery, part of Mihai Eminescu Cultural Center. More here.
Mnemonics [back to the future]
Until February 8
The exhibition, occasioned by GAEP’s 10th anniversary, brings together new works by all the 14 artists that the gallery represents or collaborates with on a long-term basis. More details here.
The jungle takes over the museum
Until March 31
Grigore Antipa Museum of Natural History hosts this exhibition of live exotic butterflies meant to transform the museum into a tropical oasis. The exhibition presents butterflies belonging to species found in Southeast Asia, Central and South America, and Sub-Saharan Africa. More details


