Saint Peter’s Basilica stands as one of the most prominent symbols of Christianity. This course offers a comprehensive exploration of the significance, splendor, and enduring legacy of Saint Peter’s Basilica, situated at the heart of Vatican City. Participants will learn about the rich Christian heritage and the architectural innovation brought...
01.03.2024 March marks the start of the most important project of 2024 for CRAI – FRI Center for Anti-Communist Resistance and History. Share Location: The Făgăraș Resistance is a documentary-theater performance based on the theme of communist resistance and the case study of the resistance in Țara Făgărașului – one...
15.08.2022 Graveyards, irrespective of their religious belonging, represent important research sources for studying various phenomena unfolding in the community where respective graveyards are located. Also, a funeral monument is in itself a historical source and can be often considered artistic and cultural heritage. Therefore, by researching such monuments we can...
18 July, online, ora 17.00 – 18.30 (Romanian time, online, in English) 27 July, online, ora 18.00 – 19.30 (Romanian time, online, in English) 1 August, online, ora 17.00 – 18.30 (Romanian time, online, in English) 13 August, CALBOR – ora 12.00 (Romanian time, in person, in English) The course...
August 11, 2022, 16.00-19.30 (Romanian time, hybrid, in English) Comparing these disparate regions opens a window into many dimensions of the contemporary Romanian problematic, if not of post-communist societies more generally. Both the Jiu Valley coal region and Țara Făgărașului, with extensive chemical factories, experienced intense industrialization during communist times...
Făgăraș, August 8 – 11, all day (in person, Romanian & English) INSTRUCTOR Sidonia Olea Ph.D.Cand Departments/units: Summer School 2022, Educational Programs Department, Research Department, Young Researchers Club, CRAI Region: Fagaras Country Topics: History, Anthropology, Arts and Culture
The Last(ing) Signs Archival Collection is creating the context for collecting deteriorating artefacts in public spaces which keep stories and symbolical meanings from XX century Romania. All images show objects that were once useful or carried certain meanings, but today they are rather useless and remain present in the urban...
23.03.2022 The Last(ing) Signs Archival Collection is creating the context for collecting deteriorating artefacts in public spaces which keep stories and symbolical meanings from XX century Romania. All images show objects that were once useful or carried certain meanings, but today they are rather useless and remain present in the...
22.03.2022 The FRI Community Archive is an independent community-based archive located in Calbor and Făgăraș, Romania. The archive works on the principles of participation, research, open access, and debate. Participation The archive collaborates with the local community that participates actively in the process of collecting archival records and collections. Our...
Blood, Sweat and Tears (US band) visited Romania in 1970, which was an impressive event for those times. The project allows us to follow the experiences of the band and of some of the participants at the 1970 concerts. The results of our research will be used for a documentary...