Memoria Mundi. Exhibition of the Cluj Branch of the Union of Visual Artists of Romania

Memoria Mundi

The Cluj-Napoca Art Museum, a public institution of county interest operating under the authority of the Cluj County Council, in partnership with the Cluj-Napoca Branch of the Union of Visual Artists of Romania, presents the exhibition Memoria Mundi.

The official opening will take place on Thursday, 4 June 2026, at 6:00 p.m. Speakers at the event will include Prof. Dr. Lucian Nastasă-Kovács, Manager of the Cluj-Napoca Art Museum, Hermina Csata, President of the Cluj-Napoca Branch of the Union of Visual Artists of Romania, and Dr. habil. Livia Drăgoi.

Opening: Thursday, 4 June 2026, 6:00 p.m.
Exhibition period: 4–21 June 2026

Memoria Mundi reinterprets the historical tradition of the “cabinet of curiosities” from a contemporary perspective, reflecting on the fragility of cultural and biological survival in a time marked by multiple crises. The exhibition explores the relationship between memory, artefact, life and responsibility, proposing a symbolic mapping of the values that sustain civilization.

The works on display are understood as witnesses and survivors of time. Through fragile materials, symbolic objects and visual references to biodiversity and human empathy, the exhibition invites the viewer to move beyond passive contemplation and to assume the role of custodian. Memoria Mundi is both a reflection on what we have inherited and a manifesto on what we choose to preserve, calling for a renewed awareness of the world as a fragile heritage entrusted to our collective care.

Curatorial team: Arina Ailincăi, Hermina Csata, Havadi-Nagy-David István, Radu Moraru.

Exhibiting artists: Arina Ailincăi, Cornel Ailincăi, Ioana Antoniu, Bába István, Carmen Belean, Vlad Berte, Anca Bodea, Bencze László & Bence Miklós, Teodora Bogdan Borz, Daniela Chiorean, Valentin Codoiu, Ileana Crăciun, Hermina Csata, Adela Gocan, Simona Gocan, Mihaela Gorcea, Adriana Elian, Gergely Zoltán, Radu Handru, Havadi-Nagy-David István, Koncz-Münich Judith, Koncz-Münich András, Kolozsi Tibor, Kolozsi Simona, Mira Marincaș, Ada Muntean, Liliana Moraru, Mihai Guleș, Radu Moraru, Palkó Ernő, Ovidiu Petca, Radu Pulbere, Eugen Savinescu, Flaviu Săsăran, Ioan Sbârciu, Doina Stici, Radu Șerban, Ovidiu Tarța, Ionel Tănase.

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