The Path
May-19
The Mureș County Museum cordially invites you to the opening of the exhibition “Drum” (“The Journey”), taking place on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 6:00 PM, at the Tanners’ Bastion and the Cupola Gallery, within the Târgu Mureș Fortress.
Initiated by the Nod Cultural Association and organized in partnership with the Târgu Mureș City Hall – Center for Culture, Art and Leisure and the Mureș County Museum, the Drum exhibition presents the works of six renowned sculptors – strong contemporary artistic personalities: Maxim Dumitraș, Ioan Pop-Vereta, Sánta Csaba, Marcel Stanciu, Florin Strejac, and Constantin Țînteanu.
The primary unifying element of the exhibition is the shared working material – andesite – used in most of the works, as well as a complex and versatile visual language. This is expressed in profoundly personal, distinct, and message-driven forms.
The artists invite visitors on a journey through the shape and weight of andesite, which becomes a symbol, a challenge, and a cohesive element. The title of the exhibition evokes both a general and personal artistic journey for each participant, as well as an inner path of transformation through material, time, and sculptural gesture, carrying deep meaning:
“The journey as a beginning. The journey as a continuation. The journey as a guide. The journey that connects.”
This exhibition aims to serve as a guide toward one destination – the artwork itself – encouraging a series of encounters: with material, form, memory, and the artist’s message. Whether stone, wood, or bronze, the material becomes a catalyst for unique contemporary sculptural visions.
The paths of five of the exhibiting artists have previously crossed in the large-scale project of creating andesite markers for the Via Transilvanica. These markers are both visual signs delimiting physical space and tools of artistic cartography, forming a network of clues connecting places, artists, practices, and communities – marking both physical and symbolic routes as cultural milestones.
Among the over one hundred works on display, some belong to the Art Collection of the Mureș County Museum – Art Section.
Organized by the Nod Cultural Association – which supports art, heritage, and education as essential components of Transylvanian identity – the exhibition is supported by the German Business Clubs of Northern Transylvania (DWNT) and Târgu Mureș (DWM).
Exhibition period: May 15–30, 2025
Presenter: Cora Fodor, art historian
Special guests at the opening:
Ötvös Koppány Bulcsu, Director of the Mureș County Museum
Representatives of Nod Cultural Association, Via Transilvanica, the City Hall, Mureș County Council, and the Prefecture
Representatives of the German Business Clubs DWNT Cluj and DWM Mureș
Initiated by the Nod Cultural Association and organized in partnership with the Târgu Mureș City Hall – Center for Culture, Art and Leisure and the Mureș County Museum, the Drum exhibition presents the works of six renowned sculptors – strong contemporary artistic personalities: Maxim Dumitraș, Ioan Pop-Vereta, Sánta Csaba, Marcel Stanciu, Florin Strejac, and Constantin Țînteanu.
The primary unifying element of the exhibition is the shared working material – andesite – used in most of the works, as well as a complex and versatile visual language. This is expressed in profoundly personal, distinct, and message-driven forms.
The artists invite visitors on a journey through the shape and weight of andesite, which becomes a symbol, a challenge, and a cohesive element. The title of the exhibition evokes both a general and personal artistic journey for each participant, as well as an inner path of transformation through material, time, and sculptural gesture, carrying deep meaning:
“The journey as a beginning. The journey as a continuation. The journey as a guide. The journey that connects.”
This exhibition aims to serve as a guide toward one destination – the artwork itself – encouraging a series of encounters: with material, form, memory, and the artist’s message. Whether stone, wood, or bronze, the material becomes a catalyst for unique contemporary sculptural visions.
The paths of five of the exhibiting artists have previously crossed in the large-scale project of creating andesite markers for the Via Transilvanica. These markers are both visual signs delimiting physical space and tools of artistic cartography, forming a network of clues connecting places, artists, practices, and communities – marking both physical and symbolic routes as cultural milestones.
Among the over one hundred works on display, some belong to the Art Collection of the Mureș County Museum – Art Section.
Organized by the Nod Cultural Association – which supports art, heritage, and education as essential components of Transylvanian identity – the exhibition is supported by the German Business Clubs of Northern Transylvania (DWNT) and Târgu Mureș (DWM).
Exhibition period: May 15–30, 2025
Presenter: Cora Fodor, art historian
Special guests at the opening:
Ötvös Koppány Bulcsu, Director of the Mureș County Museum
Representatives of Nod Cultural Association, Via Transilvanica, the City Hall, Mureș County Council, and the Prefecture
Representatives of the German Business Clubs DWNT Cluj and DWM Mureș
