Finally, something happened in my hometown too. Rarely, when I visit the city I have the problem to find cultural events or interesting exhibitions to visit.
Fortunately now you can enjoy in Satu Mare one of the most popular itinerary exhibitions of Romania, which visited already numerous Romanian, but also foreign cities (in Rome, for example). The exhibition is entitled: "The gold and silver of Romania" and it is presented in the Vécsey Ház (House of Vécsey) the municipal museum of the city.
The elegant, classicist building from the 18th century fits perfectly to the most exquisite artifact ever found on the territory of Romania. The exhibition presents the most important treasures - mainly gold and silver - found on the territory of Romania from the Eneolithic till the end of the 7th century A.D. More than four thousands year of history, where you can find some of the most important hoards and treasures of Celts, Getic, Dacian and Roman cultures and communities from this territory. Among the most important treasures, you can see here some pieces (few of the treasures are presented completely here) from Agighiol treasure, Pietrosa, Apahida II.
The positive parts of the exhibition:
- nice, European standard presentation, lights and descriptions
- detailed historical background presentation, good maps, sometimes interactive reconstructions
- nicely arranged space and not so crowded glasses
- amazing artifacts (obviously)
The negative parts of the exhibition:
- presentation only in Romanian language (no English, no Hungarian)
- few 3D or interactive reconstructions
- few information about the functionality of the objects, wider historical and daily life of the people who made it (too much "history" and data for laic people)
