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[5 Mar 2021 | No Comment | ]
Neamț County – an endless wellspring of creativity in folk art and a form of visual therapy

 
Amazing diversity and artistic expressiveness
Whether we are talking about loom-made traditional fabrics, beautiful wooden sculptures, folk costumes with amazing embroidery of local motifs, or the famous folk New Year’s masks for dancers, folk craftsmen in Neamț County keep on perpetuating the traditional folk art in the most diverse artistic forms and styles.
Handmade products cover a wide variety of thematic areas: ceramics, wood and furniture, domestic industry, soft goods and traditional costumes, leather works, glazed eggs, icons and naive painting, braids, folk masks, ornaments, traditional foods, bone objects, glassware, and even …

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[18 Aug 2020 | No Comment | ]
ECOBRUNCH in Bison Land – Event for promoting the local gastronomy and ecotourism

 
ECOBRUNCH in Bison Land
 
 
 
 
At the end of the week, we are looking forward to seeing you in Bison Land in Neamț County for the EcoBrunch event. You will be spoiled with a lot of surprises, such as traditional delicious Moldavian foods and also wildlife tours organized nearby Vânători-Neamț Natural Park Visiting Centre, including a craftsman workshop conducted by a local well-known artisan.
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The event is organized by ”Bison Land” Association in partnership with ”My Transilvania” Association and will take place on the 22nd of August 2020 at Vânători-Neamț Natural …

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[22 Jun 2020 | No Comment | ]
Keepers of Tradition: Art and Folk Heritage in Neamț County

What shapes up a place, a territory, a county?
A first thought would take us to the natural environment, with picturesque landscapes, and then the history, culture and ethnographic particularities of the places, well preserved and passed down from generation to generation. All of that define and identify a certain region and the main values of the community living within its borders.
“Nemțeanca” Traditional Crafts Association has an important contribution in promoting the authentic folk art specific to Neamţ County and preserving the original crafts, as they were once practiced by the …

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[18 Feb 2020 | No Comment | ]
Taking a closer look at the folk art in Neamț

Revealing a complex and fascinating universe, the symbols of traditional art are an important starting point in deciphering the hidden meanings that the folk culture of ancestral society carried within. Symbols such as horse and rider, fir needles -sign of manhood and vitality-, the tree of life, vines, flower pots and more are very common in Neamţ area and often appear on highly appreciated pieces, along with other with geometrical patterns and vivid natural colors. What is more, these symbols are to be found in folk literature and plastic arts, …

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[2 Dec 2019 | No Comment | ]
The fascinating beauty of Neamţ County revealed at WTM London 2019

The diversified tourist offer of Neamț County is promoted at World Travel Market London during 4-6 November, 2019. WTM London introduces global travel buyers to over 5,000 of the biggest destinations and brands worldwide, and is, nowadays, the greatest hub of travel ideas in the world. The show offers valuable insights of how the tourism industry will look like over the next years, share innovations, and create endless business opportunities.

Taking advantage of the “Connect Me” networking tool, the representatives of Neamţ County had several meetings with representatives of travel …

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[2 Dec 2019 | No Comment | ]
A corner of heaven in Romania once again promoted in London: Neamț Land

After
attending World Travel Market London -the largest travel show in the world-, at
the beginning of November 2019, the representatives of Neamț County Council have
the opportunity to promote the amazing destination Neamţ Land, on the occasion
of celebrating The National Day at the Romanian Cultural Institute in London.

More
than 150 British officials, representatives of diplomatic and consular missions
in London and other high representatives were pleased to experience, for their
own, the captivating traditional art, culture, music and gastronomy specific to
Neamț County. A series of authentic artistic and cultural manifestations marked
the celebration of the National …