An exhibition in Bucharest about Transylvanian culture

An exhibition of the work of the Romanian-German sculptor and photographer Peter Jacobi is currently on show at the National History Museum in Bucharest. It features pictures of deserted and run-down villages in Transylvania, a region that before the Second World War was inhabited by the Transylvanian-Saxons, a people of German origin, and which lies in central Romania. Maria-Magdalena Crisa comments: "The exhibits are an alarm signal; they should provoke an immediate reaction from the local authorities and all who are concerned about the country's cultural heritage. ... Jacobi has researched areas that are practically unknown - small, deserted villages. ... In an appeal for the rescue of Transylvania's architectural monuments Jacobi writes: 'The Transylvanian ensemble is so unique and comprehensive that even the loss of individual objects belonging to this cultural area is painful because the specific magic and uniqueness of Transylvania is not to be found in individual objects but in its entirety'."

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