the Bukovina Village Museum <\/a>has been included, since
\n2004, in the heritage list of Suceava County’s historical monuments. We’re
\nhaving a walk around the alleys of the museum only to discover households and
\ntools which are specific for the rural activities, but also craftsmen and handicraft
\nitems. The director of the Bukovina Village Museum, Dr. Constantin-Emil Ursu, is
\nour guide today. Dr Ursu told us the establishment was one of Romania’s
\nyoungest traditional art outdoor museums.<\/p>\n
\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Our museum mainly focuses on wooden architecture which is traditional in
\nthis region. Suceava County’s forest-covered surface area accounts for 60%, and
\nis Romania’s second-largest such area. We know all too well wood has been the
\nstaple material in the building of the Bukovina village, where, jointly with
\nRomanians, people of other ethnic groups have led their lives: German, Polish,
\nUkrainians, Jews or Italians. Our museum is an attempt at reconstructing a
\nvillage with everything that at that time was available, regarding households, community
\nconstructions or the technical installations that partially stand proof of the
\narea’s crafts and, of course, of the Bukovina locals’ way of life. Each
\nmicro-zone has a life of its own. So, as part of the Village Museum, you can
\neven visit a pottery workshop, but also a local pub, a little church, which is
\nstill functional, a school and suchlike. Since it is one of the youngest museums,
\nwe have opened nearly half of the surface area that was mentioned in the final stage
\nof the project, 2.2 hectares of thereabouts. Yet that area is very illustrative
\nfor the essence of the Bukovina village. As for our second surface area, there
\nare self-contained households erected on the premises, yet the infrastructure does
\nnot exist, for the time being. <\/p>\n
\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We
\nasked the director of the Bukovina National Museum, Dr. Constantin-Emil Ursu,
\nto speak about the layout of the various structures as part of the Bukovina
\nVillage Museum.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The objectives have not been placed thematically.
\nThey are incorporated in the territory of the village. There are several households,
\nthen the mill follows, placed on the banks of a rivulet that flows through the
\nvillage, then you can see the church, opposite the school, and so on. We have
\ntried to recreate the image of a traditional Bukovina village using the interiors
\nas well, which makes a very good impression on our visitors. The items we have
\nrange from towels and wall carpets to ovens and stoves, extremely different
\nfrom one another. Of course, we have traditional
\nfurniture and traditional apparel pieces. Almost all that we have in this museum
\nis functional, including, for instance, the ironware of the recreated village. Also,
\nthe educational activities hold pride of place with us. Unfortunately, traditional
\ncrafts have disappeared, little by little, or have become less interesting. We
\nhave gone at all lengths, to the best of our abilities, to gather as many
\nchildren as possible, for the summer months, so they can learn the ropes of a
\ncertain craft, yet there’s more to it than that, we’ve been meaning to get them
\nunderstand what the creation of a traditional object means.<\/p>\n
\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Throughout the year, on the premises of the Bukovina Village
\nMuseum, all sorts of events are being staged. They promote the craftsmanship
\nobjects, traditional art, in general, but also the simple and clean way of life
\nof the Bukovina village. The director of the Bukovina
\nVillage Museum, Dr. Constantin-Emil Ursu.<\/p>\n
\n
\n
\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The largest number of
\nvisitors we have has been drawn by
\nthe event themed Come, people, come to the fair ! It is a different kind
\nof fair, it doesn’t only have traditional products, it also has music and
\nstylized traditional products. It has been spoken of a lot, and people still talk
\nabout it, the embroidered peasant blouse, that is. The traditional embroidered
\nblouse has been center-stage in the world of fashion. Yet we can equally speak
\nlike that about jewels. Visitors can also find household items: mugs, plates
\nand suchlike. Very many visitors have turned up to place orders, for instance,
\nfor pottery in a guesthouse, for jewelry shops, for leatherware, and so on. We
\ntried to stage an event that can also give a boost to the local economy. <\/p>\n
\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Of course, tourists’ feedback was quick to appear. Therefore,
\nthey view the museum as a landmark, as a tourist asset you shouldn’t miss while
\non a stay in Suceava County. Constantin-Emil Ursu once again. <\/p>\n
\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We’ve equally enjoyed our success
\nwith the foreign and the Romanian tourists. Unfortunately, the rural world is not
\nthat well represented in the urban areas any more. There are generations that
\nno longer have grandparents in the rural regions, they’ve grown up and studied
\nabroad. These youngsters view the Bukovina Village Museum as a curiosity. Obviously,
\nour museum charms the foreign tourists. As part of the permanent exhibition, for
\nthree objectives, we tried to reconstruct the traditional rites of passage:
\nbaptism, wedding and funeral. Now, speaking about craftsmen once again, we have
\na dedicated stand in the museum. In another development, for the summer season,
\nstarting in May, there are a couple of craftsmen who put up for sale the items
\nthey hand-crafted, on the premises, at the museum. <\/p>\n
\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The director of the Bukovina National Museum, Dr.
\nConstantin-Emil Ursu, says they have plans for the future. These plans will
\nstick to establishment’s present characteristic, that of a living museum. <\/p>\n
\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The Suceava County Council has already
\nsigned a contract, and the design for the second part of the museum will follow.
\nMany of the problems will be solved, starting with the infrastructure and the preservation
\nand completion of certain households. The contract has received European
\nfunding. Also, we have received a donation, a church included on the historical
\nmonuments list. It will be placed in the perimeter of the second development stage
\nfor our museum. We hope for the second church to be opened to visitors as well,
\njust as the one we have today is, lying in the first perimeter, the Customs
\nChurch. The latter church becomes functional once the Holy Week begins. We have
\na priest who has been generously distributed to us by the Radauti and Suceava Archbishopric.
\nSo tourists can also attend masses until the final part of year in November. We’re
\ntrying to give a new lease of life to our objectives, as far as the law allows
\nand as long as the functions can be reenacted. <\/p>\n
\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We have launched our invitation! In the hopes that we have
\ntalked you into visiting the Bukovina Village Museum, next time we extend an
\ninvitation to Romania’s smallest national park, the Buila-Vanturarita National Park.
\nYet the tourist offer there is impressive. <\/p>\n
(EN)<\/p>\n
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