| Romanian Folk Art Museum: 25 Years of Accomplishments in Enriching the American Culture |
The Romanian Folk Art Museum is a non-profit
organization established in 1983 in Chicago. It now
inhabits an exhibit space and gallery in center city
Philadelphia.
It has a branch in Princeton - the depositary of printed
and visual materials library, archives, and the Percialis
artifacts folkloric collection, the largest European one
in the U.S. Also, since 2002 a branch in Romania.
The museum's main founder, Rodica Perciali, a former
teacher, has been volunteering for over twenty years. With
the help of her family and hundreds of Americans,
Romanian-Americans and Romanians, she has organized
over 120 public itinerant exhibits and educational programs
and activities in the U.S. and in Romania. These include
large and small artifacts exhibits, participations in festivals
and fairs with cultural/commercial stands, a traveling
photographic exhibit of the history of the Romanian
immigration, audio visual lectures, round tables in
universities, public libraries, and churches, programs of
economic promotion, opening of two galleries/shop, and,
since 1989, in Romania : some projects and many dozen
activities such as presentations, round tables, meetings,
exhibits, press conferences, etc., in Bucharest and 6 other
cities and towns, many of them covered by the media.
She was awarded the title of "Outstanding American New
Citizen " in 1987 in Chicago and several grants and prizes.
organization established in 1983 in Chicago. It now
inhabits an exhibit space and gallery in center city
Philadelphia.
It has a branch in Princeton - the depositary of printed
and visual materials library, archives, and the Percialis
artifacts folkloric collection, the largest European one
in the U.S. Also, since 2002 a branch in Romania.
The museum's main founder, Rodica Perciali, a former
teacher, has been volunteering for over twenty years. With
the help of her family and hundreds of Americans,
Romanian-Americans and Romanians, she has organized
over 120 public itinerant exhibits and educational programs
and activities in the U.S. and in Romania. These include
large and small artifacts exhibits, participations in festivals
and fairs with cultural/commercial stands, a traveling
photographic exhibit of the history of the Romanian
immigration, audio visual lectures, round tables in
universities, public libraries, and churches, programs of
economic promotion, opening of two galleries/shop, and,
since 1989, in Romania : some projects and many dozen
activities such as presentations, round tables, meetings,
exhibits, press conferences, etc., in Bucharest and 6 other
cities and towns, many of them covered by the media.
She was awarded the title of "Outstanding American New
Citizen " in 1987 in Chicago and several grants and prizes.
Newspaper articles about the museum in the
American press, Romanian-American press
and in Romania, 1984-1995. Many more
appeared after that; also there was TV
repeated coverage by NBC, ABC, CNN, WGN,
Fox News, and in Romania. More recently
large 2 pages articles in Princeton Packet
,NJ (march 24, 2006- The Land beyond the
Forest ; The unofficial Ambassador..)) and
Philadelphia Inquierer (last, March 20, 08 -
Exquiste Eggs, Egss with a PhD)
American press, Romanian-American press
and in Romania, 1984-1995. Many more
appeared after that; also there was TV
repeated coverage by NBC, ABC, CNN, WGN,
Fox News, and in Romania. More recently
large 2 pages articles in Princeton Packet
,NJ (march 24, 2006- The Land beyond the
Forest ; The unofficial Ambassador..)) and
Philadelphia Inquierer (last, March 20, 08 -
Exquiste Eggs, Egss with a PhD)
The museum has received awards and public grants and its events were covered by the American and Romanian media. One of the most important programs maintained by the museum for the last 19 years is a Program to Promote Romanian Artisans. The Romanian-American League, also a non-profit organization, was established in 1996 and incorporated in 1999 in Pennsylvania to carry on bridge up programs for economy, media, civic participation (initiated in 1991 for the Civic Alliance and CDR) including promoting the Romanian economy in US. It maintains an office in Romania, in the beautiful Transylvanian city of Brasov. Please let us know if you intend to visit - we will arrange for you to see our beautiful exhibit of Painted Furniture house there in 5 rooms; it was produced in 2003-2004 by 3 very talented gypsy artisans. We would be glad to continue to help them by placing them orders.You can get an idea from the pictures at the gallery menu and the current exhibit. But we also carry samples Philadelphia |
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1606 Spruce St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215/732-6780
office@romanianculture.us
ro_am_league@yahoo.com
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215/732-6780
office@romanianculture.us
ro_am_league@yahoo.com