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The Art Galleries of Iași were inaugurated in 2012 in the “Saint Friday” Passage situated in front of the Central Market Hall.
These galleries appeared with the purpose of being a main space of promoting artists of Iași and Moldavia, especially the members of the Visual Artists’ Union. Depending on the time you will choose to visit them, you will have the opportunity of assisting to painting, sculpting, photography or tapestry exhibitions.
This passage became an appropriate space for hosting art exhibitions. In 2007, during a project of creating a pedestrian passage underneath Anastasie Panu Street, some ruins representing former cellars of a boyar house were discovered. It is estimated that these cellars would have been built at the end of the 18th century. The conservation and restoration of the archaeological site formed by a series of walls of the old construction, led to creating an ideal background for artistic manifestations. Inside the passage, the routes of the ancient streets passing the area centuries ago, were marked. The name of the passage comes from the old monastery “Saint Friday”, built in this area around 1600 and demolished in 1879, due to bad shape.
The Art Galleries of Iași, have been since 2016 a real promoter of the city through images. The Visual Memory Centre arranged here, wishes to offer an adequate expressing environment for photography enthusiasts in Iași. The purpose is the mutual training of the participants in the art of photography, as well as the development of what shall become in the future, the city’s visual memory. The photography library or the catalogue of the first contest for young people “Be a Photographer of Iași”, which you will discover here, are proof of their devotement to the city’s beauty.
The City of Painted Trams
The project “Iași – The City of Painted Trams” has the purpose of promoting local and national cultural values and was founded in 2013 by the “TRAMCLUB IAȘI” NGO, in collaboration with designers and local artists. In June 2013, Günter was presented, the first personalised painted tram, which presents moments of the story “Papatram & Co.”
Santa’s Tram presents the adornment of the Christmas tree and brings Santa Claus to Iași, at the end of the journey from the North Pole around the world.
Loved by children, the Easter Bunny’s Tram presents the Easter holidays and the tradition of egg decorations. The historical buildings of Iași promote the cultural patrimony, the composition comprising traditional motifs.
The Union Tram is dedicated to the Union of Principalities of 1859, presenting the “Hora” in geometrical shapes and couples of each Principality.
The Literature Tram presents great personalities of Iași and their famous quotes.
The Tram of the Press reminds us the importance of this information mean, the central element being the globe.
On the Education Tram, evolution and light are symbolised through a lighting bulb made this may in order to suggest the variety of study fields, connected to on opened book.
The personalised painted trams bring originality to the city, involve young people in the development of the community and remind locals of moments and historical, cultural and social key elements. Moreover, their appearance makes people smile and ravelling by tram becomes a pleasure.
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