UPDATES:

Tradition Food Market Opens in Bucharest see
Peasant Museum Bucharest see
Alba Julia Fortifications Eur 50 Million Restoration (Sept 20) see

SPECIAL CULTURAL SITES
SOCIETY FOR ROMANIA STUDIES (USA) go to
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ART OF ROMANIA go to
THE PEASANT MUSEUM IN BUCHAREST
See a virtual web intro to traditional Romanian cultures (more)
THE ASTRA MUSEUM IN SIBIU
A world-class open-air ethnographic museum (more)
BRAN CASTLE IN BRAN
A Carpathian strong-point guarding ancient N/S trade routes (more)

HERITAGE and HISTORY
. . . Historic sites, folk arts, and museums listings
. . . History Timeline (more)
- - - Royal family (more)
- - - Ploesti Oil Air Raids WW II (more)
- - - Sibiu - A City Reborn (link)

CURRENT
Cultural Events and News in Bucharest & Romania
A comprehensive web site with very well selected descriptions of diverse cultural activities, galleries, personalities, activities, and funding.
Cultural Site
excellent photo portfolios (galerie.liternet.ro)
Pop Culture: Romania/Bulgaria BBC (Jan 2, 2007)- (more)
Short clips of artists
Vivid Magazine for current articles in English on a broad array of subjects (link)

NOTABLE NAMES See: longer listing
Constantin Brancusi, Abstract Sculptor, 1876-1957 more
Emil Cioran, Philosopher, 1911-1995 more
Mihai Eminescu, Poet, 1850-1889 more
Go to Eminescu translations by Adrian Sahlean of Boston and "Legend of the Evening Star" (Eminescu) Off-Broadway (see)
George Enescu, Composer, 1881-1955 more
Tristan Tzara Dada Movement (more)

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
* Architecture (more)
* Film (more)
* Literature (tbd)
. . . Mihai Eminescu, Poet, 1850-1889 more
* Minorities
- - - Jewish Community (more)
- - - Roma Community Celebrates 150 Years of Freedom (more)
* Music
- - - Thalia Concert Hall (more) - Sibiu (Hermannstad)
* Painting
- - - Jean Negolesco 1920s (more)
- - - Amedeo Preziosi 1860s (more)
- - - Aurel Jiquidi 1920s to 1960s (more)
* Religion
- - - Edict of Turda (Torda) 1568 (more)- Religious Toleration
. . . Boom in Orthodox Church Construction (more)
. . . Orthodox Church - photos (more)
. . . Orthodox Monasteries - descriptions and photos (more)
* Sociology
. . . Orthodox Monasteries Comprehensive Website (see)
- - - Romania Sociology Review (more) - reinstituted after 50 yrs of communism)
* Sculpture
- - - Irimescu - Died Oct 2005 Age 102: A great sculptor (more)
* Theatre (tbd)

ROMANIAN STUDIES - ACADEMIC CENTERS
. . . centers in US and worldwide links

OTHER LINKS
ECUMEST (more)
Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs more
Romanian Academy more
Romanian Cultural Institute more