Maps of everyday@ National Museum of Maps and Old Books/ Romania
Maps of Everyday
Multimedia Installation – National Museum of Maps and Old Books, Bucharest, Romania
artist: Raluca Băjenaru
26 September – 20 October 2019
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Under the history of the outstanding national and international events, a parallel history is being written. A history which is both individual and collective, of day to day life. A history representing the ”trivial” structure against which the ”unusual” is identified and which documents the sequence of routine events that sometimes seems to be the background of life, other times - life itself.
Maps of Everyday presents an ”archive” with the traces of these repetitive daily activities that work to organize the intimate world: notes we write so we don’t forget, shopping lists, hand-drawn maps of the city with landmarks to guide us from A to B, imprints involuntarily accumulated by collectively occupying the same space.
The project documents the daily use of handwriting in a time where it is slowly replaced by electronic devices. Imagining herself as an anthropologist who tries to gather traces of this practice before it disappears, Raluca Bajenaru looks at the present as already being the past and at the society as already being part of a post-literary era.
Already objects belonging to a museum – the handwritten notes lost on the street or the maps drawn on paper - give access to an individual level of codification through the personal script. A diffuse voyeurism comes through trying to imagine who is the person who wrote that post-it found on the street or who used certain graphic conventions in drawing a map.
Eroding the urban spaces used in common, like the chairs in the metro station Unirii 1 creates involuntary maps photographically documented within the project. Traces that people leave, repeatedly sitting in the same place and creating a common imprint become relevant for their habits and preferences.
Searching for these traces of daily existence, Raluca Bajenaru becomes an explorer of the city, creating huge drawings by recording with an application her walks in Bucharest while searching for lost notes and by reinterpreting them through animation. Extracted from the context, these tracks create an aesthetics of walking and a gestualism at the scale of the city, made with the artist’s steps.
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Museums in Bucharest
Here are some of the museums in Bucharest, Romania. In order of appearance:
The National Museum of the Village Dimitrie Gusti
The National Museum of Art of Romania
The National Museum of Romanian History
The National Museum of Natural History “Grigore Antipa”
The National Museum of the Romanian Peasant
The National Museum of Geology
The Museum of Bucharest Municipality
The Cotroceni National Museum
The George Enescu National Museum
The National Military Museum King Ferdinand I
The National Museum of Contemporary Art
The National Museum of Romanian Literature
The National Technical Museum Dimitrie Leonida
The National Museum of the Romanian Aviation
The National Museum of the Firefighters
The Museum of Sport
The Railway Museum
The National Museum of Maps and Old Books
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Visite virtuelle de la ville de Bucarest (Roumanie), par vue aérienne en 3D, à partir du logiciel Google Earth.
Détail de la visite par lieux :
- Orășelul Copiilor & Tineretului Park
- Parc Carol
- Musée technique Dimitrie-Leonida
- Drumul Taberei Park
- Palais Cotroceni
- Jardin botanique de Bucarest
- Palais du Parlement
- National Museum of Contemporary Art
- Monastère d'Antim
- Dealul Mitropoliei
- Musée juif de Bucarest
- Manuc's Inn
- Curtea Veche
- Musée national d'histoire de Roumanie
- Église du monastère Stavropoleos
- Palais CEC
- Pasajul Macca-Vilacrosse
- National Bank of Romania Museum
- Place de l'université
- Foișorul de Foc
- Lac Cișmigiu & Parc Cișmigiu
- Église Crețulescu
- Musée national d'art de Roumanie
- Theodor Aman Museum
- Athénée roumain
- Palais Crețulescu
- Museul national militar
- Musée des collections d'art
- Frederic and Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck Art Museum
- Palais Cantacuzène & Muzeul Național George Enescu
- Museum of the Romanian Railways
- Muséum national d'histoire naturelle « Grigore Antipa »
- Musée du Paysan roumain
- Geology Museum
- Kiseleff Park
- National Museum of Maps and Old Books
- Musée Zambaccian
- Arc de triomphe
- Parc Herăstrău
- Musée du village roumain
- Parcul Plumbuita
- Alexandru Ioan Cuza Park
- Zoo de Bucarest
- Palais de Mogoșoaia
Romanian Aviation Museum opens its doors
Bucharest, Romania - 10 April 2013
1. Wide of old Zlin 226 plane, 1955 Czechoslovakia, inside flight museum
2. Close of dummy dressed as paratrooper, landing near the tail of an old Romanian plane with former Communist coat of arms
3. Wide of old Czech Zlin 226 plane, 1955
4. Close of tail of Aero 45 plane with the red cross and former Communist coat of arms of Romania
5. Wide of Soviet made YAK 23 fighter plane and also Soviet made MiG 15 in the background
6. Various of MiG 15
7. SOUNDBITE (Romanian) Sorin Turturica, curator of the Romanian National Flight Museum
(Romania) started to import airplanes from the Soviet Union. They were very good planes for those times. We now don't have the same calibre of planes as our neighbours as we did back then. We used to have MiG15. When Romania had those, the MiG 15 was fighting in the Korean (war).
8. Wide of exhibition
9. Close of front of MiG 17 fighter plane
10. Wide of MiG 21
11. Close of dummy dressed as fighter plane pilot
12. Mid of pilot helmet and watch
13. Close of old Poljot watch. Poljot means flight in Russian
14. Close of flight book of a Romanian fighter pilot, written in Russian
15. SOUNDBITE (Romanian) Sorin Turturica, curator of the Romanian National Flight Museum
During the Communist regime, Romania was a part of the Warsaw pack block countries which was constantly ready for war. Even if undeclared, the cold war was a real state or a preparation for war. Large investments were made back the in the military.
16. Close of sign that reads (Russian) remove before flight on the MiG 21, shift focus to MiG 17 in the background
17. SOUNDBITE (Romanian) Sorin Turturica, curator of the Romanian National Flight Museum
Aviation requires money. It is an expensive military expenditure. Today, many countries are having economic problems, and Romania is no exception. Technology has progressed considerably, and so the planes are increasingly expensive. During Communism, Romania was part of Warsaw Pact countries.
18. Close of MiG 17
19. Mid of soviet planes in air shed with parachute
20. Wide of MiG 21 and MiG 17
LEADIN
April 12 is international day of Aviation and Cosmonautics which is celebrated in Russia and some other former USSR countries including Romania.
It celebrates Yuri Gargain's first flight into space on April 12, 1961.
To mark the occasion Romania's National Flight Museum has been celebrating other great aviation successes.
STORYLINE:
These classic planes are staying firmly grounded on national aviation day.
Romania's National Flight Museum takes its visitors back in time to the days of Communism.
Much of the aviation history of Romania, a NATO member since 2004, seems to be borrowed from the country's past ties with the Soviet Union.
After World War II, the Romanian air industry and the country started to import airplanes from the Soviet Union explains Sorin Turturica, curator of the Romanian National Flight Museum.
(Romania) started to import airplanes from the Soviet Union. They were very good planes for those times. We now don't have the same calibre of planes as our neighbours as we did back then. We used to have MiG15. When Romania had those, the MiG 15 was fighting in the Korean (war).
During the Communist era Romania was a member of the former Warsaw Pact and one of the countries which received significant military supplies from the former Soviet Union.
Romania was constantly ready for war. Even if undeclared, the Cold War was a real state or a preparation for war. Large investments were made back then in the military, says Turturica.
Today, Romania's military spending budget is considerably less says Turturica.
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The Hungarian capital, Budapest, is situated on the banks of the Danube in Central Europe. It’s the political, economic and cultural heart of the nation, and one of the most beautiful and livable cities on the continent.
For a sweeping overview of the city head to the Buda side of the Danube and take in the views from the 19th century ramparts on Gellért Hill. Just upriver is Budapest’s oldest area, The Castle District, home to Buda Castle, Matthias Church and Fisherman’s Bastion.
Once you’ve explored the heights of Castle Hill, cross the Széchenyi Chain Bridge to the Pest side of the city and follow the riverbank upstream to Hungary’s Parliament Building. Nearby, pay your respects at the Shoes on the Danube Memorial, a sobering tribute to the thousands who were executed here during The Second World War.
After admiring the magnificent dome of St. Stephen’s Basilica, allow yourself to be swept up Andrassy Avenue. This world heritage listed boulevard opens out onto Heroes’ Square and City Park. The park is home to the Széchenyi Thermal Baths, just one of the city’s many lavish bathhouses. For many in Budapest, “taking the waters” is a weekly ritual.
Whether it’s the sparkling Danube or the thermal springs, there’s something truly rejuvenating in the water here. So when you’re ready to experience moments of refection, inspiration, and sublime beauty, come to Budapest, you’re sure to come away rejuvenated too.
History of Oil in Europe. Ep. 1 - Leaders from the East: Russia, Austria, Romania (1850s-1917)
Today we easily associate oil with the Middle East, but there was a time when Eastern Europe had the lead.
For the sake of simplicity, I used Austria instead of Austria-Hungary (because I took the Austrian parts of the empire into consideration), and a map with boundaries of 1914.
Data source: B.R. Mitchell - International Historical Statistics
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Oil in the 19th century usually conjures up images of the frontier lands in the American West. Yet it should come as no surprise that it was Europe that housed the oldest (and, for some time, the greatest) oil producers in the world, Russia, Austria(-Hungary) and Romania (with businesses going back to the mid 19th century).
At the beginning, extraction was made for paraffin wax and lubricating oils. Later, the industry thrived with the discovery of kerosene, which was used to bring a ‘new light’ in the capital cities (Bucharest, Vienna, Saint Petersburg) and all across the continent.
In terms of crude oil production, Russia alone was competing head-to-head with the United States, securing first place by the turn of the century. But extraction in the United States took off in 1903 and left Russia behind for many years.
In Europe, however, Russia, Austria-Hungary and Romania retained the lead in oil production as far as the end of World War 1.
In Russia, oilfields were concentrated in the Aspheron Peninsula, around the city of Baku, which had become part of the Russian Empire in 1828.
The major oilfields of Austria were located in the eastern province of Galicia, which had been annexed from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772 by the Habsburg Empire.
In Romania, oil was extracted from the sub-Carpathian region north of Bucharest.
With the advent of oil-fueled engines and growing demand in Western Europe, these oilfields became scenes of both prosperity and exploitation.
Next episode: Foreign capital and the Empire (1872-1917)
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Stone, Norman. World War One. A Short History, Penguin, 2008.
Keegan, John. The First World War, Vintage, 2000.
Hastings, Max. Catastrophe 1914. Europe Goes To War, Knopf, 2013.
Hirschfeld, Gerhard. Enzyklopädie Erster Weltkrieg, Schöningh Paderborn, 2004
Michalka, Wolfgang. Der Erste Weltkrieg. Wirkung, Wahrnehmung, Analyse, Seehamer Verlag GmbH, 2000
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Bucharest In Your Pocket - Parlament Palace Tour
Join the official tour of Romania's most famous building, Palatul Parlamentului (Parliament Palace) with tour guide Raluca Mitu.
Palatul Parlamentului (known universally as Casa Poporului, House of the People) was built during the darkest days of the Nicolae Ceauşescu regime. Standing 84m above ground level on 12 floors, the building has long been shrouded in mystery, rumour and hyperbole. Originally designed to house almost all the organs of the communist state, it today plays host to the Romanian parliament and a modern, well equipped conference centre, as well as Romanias Museum of Contemporary Art. Much of the building, however, remains unused.
The public tour of the building is thoroughly recommended (it is the only way to see the building, in fact) though the commentary consists of little more than a bored guide reeling off endless superlative statistics. Youll see plenty of grand staircases, marble-plated halls and conference rooms, while - depending on the mood of the guide - you may also have the chance to go on to the balcony, which offers the defining view of central Bucharest.
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Central Powers Occupation Of Italy I THE GREAT WAR On The Road
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Hart, Peter. The Great War. A Combat History of the First World War, Oxford University Press, 2013.
Hart, Peter. The Great War. 1914-1918, Profile Books, 2013.
Stone, Norman. World War One. A Short History, Penguin, 2008.
Keegan, John. The First World War, Vintage, 2000.
Hastings, Max. Catastrophe 1914. Europe Goes To War, Knopf, 2013.
Hirschfeld, Gerhard. Enzyklopädie Erster Weltkrieg, Schöningh Paderborn, 2004
Michalka, Wolfgang. Der Erste Weltkrieg. Wirkung, Wahrnehmung, Analyse, Seehamer Verlag GmbH, 2000
Leonhard, Jörn. Die Büchse der Pandora: Geschichte des Ersten Weltkrieges, C.H. Beck, 2014
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WW1 Archaeologists At The Site Of The First German Gas Attack I THE GREAT WAR Special
A big thank you to the project team: Archaeological Revival of Memory of World War I: Material Remains of the Life and Death in Trenches of the Eastern Front and the Condition of the Ever-changing Battlescape in the Region of the Rawka and Bzura (1914–2014).
The project is funded by the Polish National Centre of Science and implemented by the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences.
This is the first big video from our trip to Poland. In Bolimow, Polish archaeologists are digging in the former trenches of the Eastern Front. Here, the Germans used gas on a big scale for the first time. Polish soldiers were fighting each other on both sides of the front.
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Gilbert, Martin. The First World War. A Complete History, Holt Paperbacks, 2004.
Hart, Peter. The Great War. A Combat History of the First World War, Oxford University Press, 2013.
Hart, Peter. The Great War. 1914-1918, Profile Books, 2013.
Stone, Norman. World War One. A Short History, Penguin, 2008.
Keegan, John. The First World War, Vintage, 2000.
Hastings, Max. Catastrophe 1914. Europe Goes To War, Knopf, 2013.
Hirschfeld, Gerhard. Enzyklopädie Erster Weltkrieg, Schöningh Paderborn, 2004
Michalka, Wolfgang. Der Erste Weltkrieg. Wirkung, Wahrnehmung, Analyse, Seehamer Verlag GmbH, 2000
Leonhard, Jörn. Die Büchse der Pandora: Geschichte des Ersten Weltkrieges, C.H. Beck, 2014
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- CREDITS -
Presented by : Indiana Neidell
Written by: Indiana Neidell
Director: Toni Steller & Florian Wittig
Director of Photography: Toni Steller
Sound: Toni Steller
Mixing, Mastering & Sound Design: above-zero.com
Editing: Toni Steller
Motion Design: Philipp Appelt
Research by: Indiana Neidell
Fact checking: Markus Linke
The Great War Theme composed by Karim Theilgaard:
A Mediakraft Networks Original Channel
Based on a concept by Spartacus Olsson
Author: Indiana Neidell
Visual Concept: Astrid Deinhard-Olsson & David van Stephold
Executive Producer: Spartacus Olsson
Producer: Toni Steller & Florian Wittig
Social Media Manager: Florian Wittig
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Romania in World War 1 I THE GREAT WAR Special
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Romania's history before World War 1 was heavily influenced by the great powers surrounding them. Not only was a considerable minority of Romanians living in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Romanian royal family had ties to Germany, Britain and Russia. After fighting in the Balkan Wars, Romania remained neutral during the first two years of World War 1 but decided to join when the moment seemed right.
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Gilbert, Martin. The First World War. A Complete History, Holt Paperbacks, 2004.
Hart, Peter. The Great War. A Combat History of the First World War, Oxford University Press, 2013.
Hart, Peter. The Great War. 1914-1918, Profile Books, 2013.
Stone, Norman. World War One. A Short History, Penguin, 2008.
Keegan, John. The First World War, Vintage, 2000.
Hastings, Max. Catastrophe 1914. Europe Goes To War, Knopf, 2013.
Hirschfeld, Gerhard. Enzyklopädie Erster Weltkrieg, Schöningh Paderborn, 2004
Michalka, Wolfgang. Der Erste Weltkrieg. Wirkung, Wahrnehmung, Analyse, Seehamer Verlag GmbH, 2000
Leonhard, Jörn. Die Büchse der Pandora: Geschichte des Ersten Weltkrieges, C.H. Beck, 2014
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În inima stepei, în urmă cu 20 de ani, kazahii şi-au ridicat o nouă capitală. Acum metropola este cea mai tânără capitală a lumii și cel mai nou centru de afaceri şi investiţii din Asia Centrală. ????????️????????️
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In the heart of the steppe, 20 years ago, the Kazakhs have built a new capital. Now the metropolis is the youngest capital of the world and the newest business and investment center in Central Asia.
Budapest: The Best of Hungary
Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide | We soak in elegance at the thermal Széchenyi Baths, stomp and slap with traditional dancers at a folk concert, visit the Communist All-Stars in Statue Park, remember Hungary's secret police at the House of Terror, sample some paprika in the Great Indoor Market Hall, and cruise under floodlit monuments on the Danube.
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The Cucuteni–Trypillia culture (Romanian: Cultura Cucuteni and Ukrainian: Трипільська культура), also known as the Tripolye culture (Russian: Трипольская культура), is a Neolithic–Eneolithic archaeological culture (c. 5200 to 3500 BC) of Eastern Europe.
It extended from the Carpathian Mountains to the Dniester and Dnieper regions, centred on modern-day Moldova and covering substantial parts of western Ukraine and northeastern Romania, encompassing an area of 350,000 km2 (140,000 sq mi), with a diameter of 500 km (300 mi; roughly from Kyiv in the northeast to Brașov in the southwest).The majority of Cucuteni–Trypillia settlements consisted of high-density, small settlements (spaced 3 to 4 kilometres apart), concentrated mainly in the Siret, Prut and Dniester river valleys.
During the Middle Trypillia phase (c. 4000 to 3500 BC), populations belonging to the Cucuteni–Trypillia culture built the largest settlements in Neolithic Europe, some of which contained as many as 3,000 structures and were possibly inhabited by 20,000 to 46,000 people.One of the most notable aspects of this culture was the periodic destruction of settlements, with each single-habitation site having a lifetime of roughly 60 to 80 years. The purpose of burning these settlements is a subject of debate among scholars; some of the settlements were reconstructed several times on top of earlier habitational levels, preserving the shape and the orientation of the older buildings. One particular location; the Poduri site in Romania, revealed thirteen habitation levels that were constructed on top of each other over many years.
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