De la Țepeș la Brâncuși ... sau povestea unei expoziții eveniment
From Țepeș to Brâncuși ... the story of an exceptional exhibition

Summary/Abstract: In the autumn of 2022, between the 16th of September and the 22nd of October, in the halls of the former Gabroveni inn, which currently hosts the Centre for Cultural Projects of the Municipality of Bucharest (ARCUB), was opened for the public interested in the old Romanian culture an exhibition with a large thematic and impressive through the quality, the diversity and the multitude of the displayed cultural goods. The exhibition reflects the identity and the structure of the heritage collections gathered throughout his life by Mr. Emilian Radu, one of the most passionate Romanian collectors. Its title was: From Ţepeş to Brȃncuşi. Five centuries of history and culture in the Romanian space. Exhibition of maps, books, documents and images from the collections of Emilian Radu. The composition of the thematic collections (documents, old books, maps and images) was not casual and followed the chronological succession of the historical development of the Romanian civilization in the ancient space of Dacia, from the medieval age until contemporaneity. The presentation of the creation process of Mr. Emilian Radu’s collections and of their valorization, either museographically or scientifically, represents no less than the redefining of the concept of collectionism, as a natural phenomenon of the society we live in. The exhibition which is the subject of this article is an integral part of a cherished project of collector Emilian Radu, carried out throughout the last three years and in which were involved several specialists of the National History Museum of Romania (NHMR). At the same time, through the care of the NHMR’s management, the project was also given an exhibition dimension. It is now the time to firmly declare that the greatest museum of the country has once again fulfilled its main duty, by supporting an ambitious project, so necessary for the Romanian contemporary culture.

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