Part of the Franco-Romanian cultural season

Part of the Franco-Romanian cultural season

Romanians have always had a special relationship with the wild animals inhabiting the vast expanses that stretch from the Carpathian forests to the Danube delta and its marshlands. Bears, wolves, and migrating birds, all these animals constitute the abundant flora celebrated in folk festivals. In an aim to reveal this culture, where humanity and animality come together, the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature has given the artist Mircéa Cantor carte blanche. Using this solo exhibition to explore this peculiar territory of animal and man, Mircéa Cantor invited friends from the Cluj School, painters and illustrators, to integrate their pieces to the permanent collection. He has also taken on the direction of the Festival of the Bears, a yearly celebration for the museum, and has invited people from his country who continue to celebrate the ancient rites and traditions.