For the 2015 edition, the Romanian Cultural Institute is organizing a national stand presenting Romanian arts & crafts, in cooperation with the Museum of the Romanian Peasant in Bucharest. In the Romanian stand, the visitors will be able to meet museum curators Simona Hobincu and Oana Otilia Halpern, as well as traditional artists Doina Nistor from Sacele (Brașov county), creator of traditional clothing and dolls, and Lucia Todoran from Salva (Bistrița-Năsăud county), creator of traditional clothing and jewelry. They will demonstrate and explain the materials and techniques used and will present the arts & crafts classes and events organized by the Museum of the Romanian Peasant in Bucharest.
The "Khutsot Hayotser" Jerusalem International Arts&Crafts Fair is the largest and most important event of this kind organized in Israel, each edition bringing together more than 150 Israeli artists and 30-40 international stands, that display handicraft objects made using the most diverse techniques, from the traditional ones to the modern manufacturing technologies, limited series or one-of-a-kind products. Also, during the fair there are organized workshops, live demonstrations as well as music, dance and unconventional theatre performances, together with an international culinary festival. The event is very appreciated by the Israeli public, the approximate number of visitors for each edition being 100.000.
Location: Jerusalem, in the touristic zone near the Old City: the „Khutsot Hayotser” Arts and Crafts Center, Mitchell Gardens and the Merrill Hassenfeld Amphitheater in the Sultan’s Pool.
Visiting hours: Sunday-Thursday from 18:00 to 23:00 and Saturday from 20:00-24:00.
More details: http://artfair.jerusalem.muni.il/.
The Museum of the Romanian Peasant: http://www.muzeultaranuluiroman.ro/.
The transport of the exhibited items is possible with the support of the TAROM Company, Romania (www.tarom.ro).
