Spend an exciting day at the Archaeological Park from Călugăreni!
The Mureş County Museum participates at the European Archaeology Days for the first time. On the 20th of June, Saturday, between 10 and 18 o’clock, the visitors will have the chance to participate on guided tours at the archaeological excavation site inside the Roman fort, and also at the newly re-opened exhibition pavilions (TIME BOX). You can also have a look at our experimental garden and take a walk to our bellevue.
The most recent temporary exhibition at the Museum of Oltenia presents the various shields that were used in Roman Dacia. One of the more exceptional pieces of the Mureș County Museum’s archaeological collection, a shield boss (umbo) from Călugăreni/Mikháza, can also be viewed.
Szilamér Péter Pánczél, archaeologist at the Mureș County Museum, has been invited to give a lecture about the 2019 excavations at Brâncovenești. Due to the renovations partaking at the church, there was need for diagnostic archaeological researches, which were carried out by the colleagues of the museum, the students of the Babeș-Bolyai University and the young residents of Brâncovenești. The project was financed by the Transylvanian District of the Reformed Church and coordinated by the Pósta Béla Association from Cluj-Napoca. They managed to identify the foundations of the bell tower, belonging to the 18th century church. The exact reasons why the tower wasn’t built is unknown as of yet. Archaeological material belonging to the Roman period was found inside and around the tower, since the church was built on the Ancient settlement.
Another research location was the Kemény family’s orchard. We wanted to find the remains of a smaller church or chapel, a part of which was already discovered in 1970. Based on the geophysical data, we managed to localize a part of the sacristy, sanctuary and the Kemény family’s crypt. However, further studies are needed to accurately date the year of construction.
The public could also ask other questions about the excavations, not only from Mr. Pánczél, but also from the other researchers present. The event was finished with an agape feast.
The 7R (Roman) Festival is back with full force in Călugăreni, this time Under the Spell of the Orient. The Roman Empire has always been the scene of cultural exchange, this also being the cause of its wealth.
This year the festival’s organisers present a special edition dedicated, as always, to the whole family and all tastes. Military parades, gladiators, battles, slave auctions, exhibitions and museum pedagogical workshops, carriage rides around the village, concerts, these are only a handful of the activities lined up for the day.
Come and join us on the 3rd of August, from 11AM in Călugăreni, for a day filled with programs that will make you more acquainted with the Roman world’s heritage!
PROGRAM
11.00–12.00 Procession of the participants: Barn Theatre – Franciscan friary – Ángi house – Archaeological park – Barn Theathre
12.00–19.00 Carriage riding: Barn Theatre – Franciscan friary – Ángi house – Archaeological park – Barn Theathre
19.00–20.00 Closing procession with torches and the Light of the East: Barn Theatre – Franciscan friary – Ángi house – Archaeological park – Barn Theatre
BARN THEATHRE AND COURTYARD
ODEON
12.00–19.00 Exhibition: A box of archaeology
12.00–18.00 Museum pedagogical activities
12.30–13.00 Presentation: Sárándi Tamás (Mureș County Museum)
Limesul contemporan. Cercetarea tranșeelor din primul război mondial [RO]
13.00–13.30 Presentation: Szabó Máté ( Aerial Archaeological Archives of Pécs)
Repülés a múltba – Hadszínterek pillanatképei [HU]
13.30–14.00 Dance performance: Ana Maria Marginean (Brașov): Ars Pietatis
14.00–14.30 Presentation: Vass Lóránt (Pázmány Péter Catholic University)
Arheologia Orientului legendar [RO]
14.30–15.00 Presentation: Vass Lóránt (Pázmány Péter Catholic University)
A mesés Kelet régészete [HU]
15.00–16.00 Slave auction
ARENA
12.00–12.30 The oath of the Roman soldiers
14.00–15.00 Archery tournament
17.00–18.00 The battle of the barbarian alliance against the Romans
18.00–19.00 Military exercise of the Roman soldiers
CASTRUM
12.00–18.00 Roman camp life
12.00–18.00 Museum pedagogical activities
FORUM
11.00–21.00 Taberna
11.00–20.00 Rostra (Information office)
12.00–18.00 Museum pedagogical activities
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
12.00–19.00 Exhibition: The insignia of the Roman legions
FRANCISCAN FRIERY AND COURTYARD
ECCLESIA
12.00–18.00 Exhibition: Bibliotheca claustri. Selections from the Franciscan friary of Călugăreni’s library
13.00–18.00 Guided tours inside the Franciscan friary’s church in Romanian and Hungarian
16.00–17.00 Chamber music: Grazioso string quartet
HORTUS
12.00–18.00 Museum pedagogical activities
ÁNGI HOUSE
12.00–19.00 Exhibition: Folk house interior of the Niraj Valley
12.00–18.00 Museum pedagogical activities
ROMAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK
12.00–19.00 Exhibition: TIME BOX
12.00–19.00 COMPASS Bellevue
13.00–18.00 Guided tours around the archaeological site in Romanian and Hungarian
12.00–18.00 Museum pedagogical activities
