Culture
Scala Cinema
Scala Cinema address: 2-4, Magheru Blvd phone: 021 211 03 72
British Council
address : 14, Calea Dorobantilor telefon: 021 307 96 00 email: bc.bucharest@britishcouncil.ro web: www.britishcouncil.ro
Hungarian Cultural Center
address: 39, Batistei street phone: 021 210 48 84; 211 08 33; 211 42 57 fax : 021 210 48 11 email: bumkk@bumkk.ro
Atelier Hag
Romanian Contemporary Art
Romanian Peasants Museum
O my mirror, my little mirror, who is the most beautiful museum in Romania? The most beautiful museum in today's Romania, the Romanian Peasant's Museum opens a window and a door towards a fabulous and captivating world, that of peasant art and spirituality in their biggest expression. Having in its collections over 100.000 objects, many of them of an exceptional artistic value. The museum has been conspicuous by its museologic speech in which tradition is presented in a fresh modern language and modernism is totally in service of tradition. The museum convincingly expresses many of the defining peculiarities of the Romanian cultural and spiritual identity. The museum's building, built between 1912 and 1941 in neoromanian style, after a design from the well-known architect Nicolae Ghika-Budesti is cataloguized under the Romanian architectural monuments list. The Romanian peasant's Museum was awarded in 1996 the trophy and prize of European Museum of the Year and 8 other important prizes have been awarded in the last years. Cultural events July – September 2004 - Geoparc Hateg Lands - Thea Nicolescu – Graphic exibition, 18th June - 18th July - Summer Fair: 9th - 11th July, artisans, students - Icon and Cross Artisans Fair - 17th - 19th September - wood icons, glass icons, stoked icons, painted crosses, communion tables, small individual crosses, precious metal bindings or framings.
Culture
National Museum of Art of Romania
address: 49-53, Victoriei Avenue telefon : 021 314 81 19 / 313 30 30 fax: 021 312 43 27 web : www.mnar.arts.ro
Odeon Theatre
The Odeon Theatre, one of the most important theatres in Bucharest, was founded in 1946 as Giuleşti Theatre. The Majestic Hall of the theatre was inaugurated in 1974 as one of the most elegant theatre halls in Bucharest and the only one in Europe with a gliding ceiling. In 1990, The Giuleşti Theatre has changed its name into The Odeon Theatre. For the 2005-2006 season, Odeon Theatre is waiting its audience with the next premieres: the Alchimist after Paulo Coelho, directed by Anca Colteanu , The Portrait of Dorian Gray after Oscar directed by Dragos Galgotiu , Agnes of God by John Pielmeier, directed by Marius Olteanu, Quills- Marquis de Sade by Doug Wright, directed by Beatrice Rancea, The mizantropist by Moliere, directed by Laszlo Bocsardi, Performance for children and grandparents, directed by Alexandru Dabija.
Bucharest National Theatre
The opening of the theatrical season is marked by four openings: ‘The Tail’ by Paul Everac, directed by the author; ‘The Selfish Man’ by Jean Anouilh, directed by Radu Beligan; ‘Love’ by Barta Lajos, directes by Grigore Gonta; ‘Lucrezia Borgia’ by Victor Hugo, directed by Cristian Ioan. The official opening of the National Theatre will be on October 8th, with ‘Sunset’by Barbu Delavrancea, directed by Dan Pita.
Bucharest National Opera
address: 70-72, Mihail Kogalniceanu Blvd telefon: 021 314 69 80 fax: 021 315 78 49 email: spectacole_onb@b.astral.ro web : www.operanb.ro
Bulandra Theatre
address: 1, Schitu Magureanu Street phone: 021 314 75 46 email: office@bulandra.ro web : www.bulandra.ro