The Micro – Folie Digital Museum makes its premiere in Timisoara

MNArT will host a virtual gallery by the end of the year.

The National Museum of Art Timisoara, in partnership with the French Institute Timisoara, with the support of the Timis County Council, through the kind permission of the French Ministry of Culture and the coordinator “La Villette”, invites you on Friday, April 1, 2022, starting at¹¹⁰⁰ hours, to the inauguration of the Micro-Folie project.

Micro-Folie is a mobile digital museum bringing together impressive collections of masterpieces from 12 prestigious cultural institutions and museums in France, such as the Louvre Museum, the Georges-Pompidou Cultural Center, the Château de Versailles, the National Picasso Museum-Paris, the Orsay Museum, the Paris National Opera.

The National Art Museum Timisoara will include in this digital archive 15 emblematic works from its cultural heritage, works of art signed by artists such as Nicolae Grigorescu, Theodor Aman, Nicolae Tonitza, Corneliu Baba, Romul Nuțiu, Ștefan Bertalan, Paul Neagu, Stevan Aleksić, Zugrav Nedelcu Popovici.

This MNArT opportunity is all the more important as the network of project partners is constantly growing, with more and more prestigious international cultural institutions being involved in the project, including the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, the Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin, the Coudenberg Palace in Brussels, the Royal Palace in Madrid, etc.

Micro-Folie brings together artworks from partner institutions in a digital gallery. Thanks to the technological infrastructure (tablets, video projection, sound system), participants have the opportunity to get to know and admire works of art, access information about the works, create connections between the arts and discover the playful side of the project. This digital archive transcends cultural barriers and aims to facilitate access to culture for children of all ages and beyond.

The year 2022 represents for the National Art Museum Timișoara the 150th anniversary of museum heritage, 150 years since the foundation of the Timișoara museum was laid by Ormós Zsigmond. Prefect of Timiș County and art collector, Ormós Zsigmond was also a passionate traveler. The purpose of his numerous journeys was the permanent and perpetual enrichment of his art collection, which he bequeathed to the Timișoara Museum. Thus, the 15 works from the heritage of the National Art Museum Timișoara, included in the database of the digital museum Mico-Folie, will travel virtually around the world, like Ormós Zsigmond.

Alin Nica, President of the Timis County Council, Filip A. Petcu, Director of the National Art Museum Timisoara, Tilla Rudel, Director of the French Institute Timisoara and Julien Chiappone Lucchesi, Director of the French Institute of Romania, will open the event.

The Micro-Folie Museum is offered free of charge to groups organized by appointment and will be hosted by the National Museum of Art Timisoara until the end of 2022.