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[29 Oct 2014 | No Comment | ]
Craftsman Vasile Neamţu

We will find Vasile Neamţu in his workshop joinery and carpentry in Nemtisor village, Vanatori commune, Neamt county, unless he’s gone, as a guest at a festival, in a creative camp or at any fair field.
Together with his wife, homemaker hardworking woman, gather from the forests crooked timber, and leaving their mark on crooked wood joints, brings on the form of the strangest and useful things through a new craftsmanship, which gives them both a new impetus to world, thirst and love of life. He is a member of the Association …

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[30 Sep 2014 | No Comment | ]
Handicrafts and their transmission – Ionela Lungu

Lungu Ionela craftsman, a professional engineer, is a founding member of the Association of Craftsmen in Neamt County, member of the Association of Moldova
Craftsmen based in Iasi and the National Association of Craftsmen from Romania.
We met at her studio in Neamt fortress surrounded by funny characters from the stories of Ion Creangă, working with thread to a scene from „Hoopoe from linden” on a sackcloth carpet.
With a natural talent inherited from parents and grandparents, she was borned in Tulcea, Ionela reached, by marrying with Costin Lungu, a renowned artisan, to …

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[29 Sep 2014 | No Comment | ]
Craftsmen Museum Nicolae Popa

When we are already in Targu Neamt, to reach Petricani, we use DJ155 Targu Neamt – Petricani – Topolita, 7 km. From the center of Petricani, we swerve left to Târpeşti, and finally, after about 3 km we reach the craftsman Museum Nicolae Popa. Nicolae Popa was born on August 13th, 1919, in Târpeşti Village, Petricani Commune, Neamt County and died on October 20th, 2010, in his native village.  Former student of the priest Constantin Mătasă from the school of church musicians in the city of Piatra Neamț.
From childhood he …

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[13 Aug 2014 | No Comment | ]
Farmhouse sheephold “BURNT CROSS” Farcasa

While hiking through the mountains once described and wandered by Ion Creangă, Calistrat Hogaş and Sadoveanu, you can stop at the agritouristic sheepfold “Burnt Cross” in Farcaşa.
If you have never been to the sheepfold, we propose an incursion on Bistrita valley lands at Farcaşa, to discover and to live in the magical world of ordinary people.
Located in the Farcaşa commune, Popeşti village, the agritouristic sheepfold “Burnt Cross” is an option for relaxation and culinary delight in a great geographical area with special people, where tradition of shepherd and milk products, …

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[28 Jan 2014 | No Comment | ]
Tradition and ingenuity in Neamt County

Tourists that come to visit Neamt County will have the chance to see the interesting and beautiful traditions that are still kept alive until these days. A beautiful exhibition of such objects can be seen at the History and Ethnography Museum from Targu Neamt.
The museum is organized in the building where once was the Royal School and its exhibitions are targeted towards the new generations that can see such objects only in a place like this. In the six rooms of the museum were preserved many objects that are representative …

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[28 Jan 2014 | No Comment | ]
Diversity and expression in the traditional art from Neamt County

In Neamt County, the ancient symbols of the folkloric art were kept alive although, in time, they lost some of the original meanings. These symbols form an echo of a wealthy spiritual life and also a foundation for the contemporary creation.
The local artisans form Neamt County contributed through their works the local art. The spiritual wealth is found in shapes and artistic styles that over time contributed to the creation of interesting particularities of the area. The traditional objects reveal the taste for beauty and artistic refinement of these traditional …