EPIDEMIX

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 The Museum of History and Archaeology invites the public on Friday, May 22, 2026, at 17:00, to the opening of the exhibition “EPIDEMIX. Epidemics, diseases and healing practices from prehistory to the 16th century”, hosted at the Târgu Mureș Fortress.

 The exhibition offers an insight into the history of diseases, healing practices, and traumas that have affected human communities from prehistory to the 16th century, bringing together archaeological discoveries, anthropological materials, 3D replicas, and museographic reconstructions.

 The exhibition is structured around three main themes: “Shamans in the Carpathian Basin,” “Epidemics from prehistory to the modern era,” and “Traumas and diseases identified on human bones.”

 Among the most important exhibits are the reconstruction of an Iron Age shaman grave discovered at Sâncrai (Alba County), a cremation burial from Fântânele (Bistrița-Năsăud County), as well as a spectacular reconstruction of a mass grave from the Bronze Age discovered at Voivodeni, where one of the earliest cases of plague (Yersinia pestis) identified on the current territory of Romania was documented.

 The exhibition includes medical instruments and personal care objects from the Iron Age and Roman period, as well as a case of symbolic trepanation from the Migration Period, discovered in Hungary.

 Visitors will also discover cases of leprosy, syphilis, and tuberculosis illustrated through osteological remains, images, and 3D replicas based on anthropological and medical research.

 The final part of the exhibition is dedicated to traumas caused by armed conflicts and marks 500 years since the Battle of Mohács (1526).

 Skulls and osteological fragments bearing traces of medieval weapon injuries will be displayed, including a 3D replica of a skull pierced by an arrowhead.

 The exhibited objects come from the collections of the University of Szeged, the National Union Museum in Alba Iulia, the National History Museum of Transylvania in Cluj-Napoca, and the Bistrița-Năsăud County Museum Complex.

 Due to the sensitive nature of some exhibits and the presence of human skeletal remains, access for children over the age of 12 is allowed only when accompanied by a legal guardian.