Weekend calendar: Jazz in Church, Palestinian Film Festival, CoffeEast, Craiova Easter Fair and more
Jazz fans have a dedicated event in Bucharest, where a flower-themed exhibition and a festival for coffee enthusiasts also take place, while Craiova signals the upcoming religious holiday with the opening of its Easter Fair.
In Bucharest:
Jazz in Church
April 18 – April 21
The Lutheran Church hosts the event, which focuses at this edition on jazz manouche, byzantine music, and improvisation. More details here.
Palestinian Film Festival
April 18 – April 21
The festival aims to showcase the vitality of Palestinian cinema and the social and cultural realities and history of Palestinians. Further info here.
Bucharest Sculpture Days
Until April 28
The event dedicated to contemporary sculpture returns for its fourth year with a program of exhibitions, workshops, and various other activities focused on sculpture and visual arts. More details here.
Open Streets
Every weekend until October 13
The city's busy streets turn pedestrian in a program of outdoor events that has reached its fourth edition this year. Further details here.
George Enescu Philharmonic concerts
April 18, 19
Gabriel Bebeşelea conducts the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra in a program covering Schumann’s Piano Concerto and Manfred. Pianist Alexander Melnikov is the soloist, actor Vlad Ivanov is participating. Further details here.
Art Safari
Until July 28
This season of Art Safari brings to the spotlight masters of Romanian art such as Eustațiu Stoenescu, Nicolae Grigorescu, Nicolae Tonitza, Ștefan Luchian, and Corneliu Baba. Five exhibitions are part of the program of the event which takes place at the Dacia-Romania Palace in Bucharest’s Old Town. Further details on each exhibition and their schedule here.
The Universe of Salvador Dalí
Until May 12
ARCUB hosts this exhibition encompassing some 170 works by Salvador Dalí, ranging from sculptures and engravings to drawings, miniatures, and furniture. The exhibited items are part of Beniamino Levi’s collection. More details here.
Victor Brauner. Between the oneiric and the occult
Until April 30
The exhibition at the National Museum of Art of Romania (MNAR) focused on the Surrealist painter brings together works from the collections of local and European museums – paintings, drawings, books, magazines and more. More here.
Jonathan Lasker: Paintings from Five Decades
Until May 11
The solo exhibition of the New-York-based painter is open at the Museum of Recent Art (MARe) in Bucharest. The show, part of MARe’s international program, includes 15 large-size works by the artist, created over the past five decades and selected from various European collections. More here.
Art films @ MNAR
Until December
A series of documentaries on well-known names of art will be screened at the Auditorium Hall of the National Museum of Art of Romania (MNAR). The program opens on March 15th with a screening of Titian. The Empire of Color. More here.
Being Van Gogh & The Revolutionary Art: From Monet to Kandinsky
Until June 16
The National Library of Romania hosts two immersive exhibitions mixing HD screenings, music, and special effects to let visitors experience the work of painters such as Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne, Eduard Munch, Wassily Kandinsky and more. Further details here.
Metal Poetry
Until April 28
Random Space (21 Popa Petre) hosts this show of metal sculptor Cristina Dinu. More details here.
Enchanted Garden
April 19 – June 30
The exhibition, which opens at the Dimitrie Brândză Botanical Garden, showcases the flower-themed photos of Austrian photographer Norbert Kopf. The show is open at the garden’s exhibition pavilion. More here.
CoffeEast
April 19 – April 21
The East European Coffee Culture Festival, a regional tradeshow for coffee professionals and enthusiasts, takes place at Hala Laminor. More on the event here.
In the country
Emergencies - Lia and Dan Perjovschi double solo show @ Brașov Art Museum
Until April 30
The exhibition showcases parts of the research the two artists conducted over the last 35 years. Lia Perjovschi’s works, grouped under the title Survival Kit, meet Dan Perjovschi’s, presented in the section Press Stress. The exhibition is open at the Brașov Art Museum. More here.
All you have seen will come true - Andrei Gamarț @ Constanța Art Museum
Until May 12
After being presented in Brașov, All you have seen will come true will go on display in Constanța, following a partnership between the city’s Art Museum and Mobius Gallery. The show is a retrospective of the last ten years of the artist. More here.
Craiova Easter Fair
April 19 – May 12
Season products, fairy tale decorations, and musical performances await tourists and locals in the city's Romanescu Park. More here.
Timișoara Easter Fair
Until May 6
The event takes place in the city’s Libertății, Sf. Gheorghe and Traian squares, each with its own role in building up the festive atmosphere. More here.
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