The final stop of our tour of some of the most influential visual arts hubs is Timișoara, in Western Romania. Join us for a 180-degree look at Kunsthalle Bega, an innovative concept which blends ways old and new in showcasing visual creativity and which tries to make a meaningful contribution to the social life of the city.
The Kunsthalle is an art space halfway between a museum and an art gallery, the ideal solution, some would say, for a place which takes into consideration traditional values while also retaining the ability to look into the future. A platform of this kind aspires to complement the social, political and aesthetic dimensions of a city with an utopical expansion. The concept was first introduced in Romania by Calina Foundation of Timisoara with the opening, in 2019, of Kunsthalle Bega. The initiative belonged to gallerist Alina Cristescu, curator Liviana Dan and artist Bogdan Rața, while the new space’s first project was the exhibition "Seeing Time", curated by Liviana Dan.
