Ars SACRA
Sibiu, 14-22 September 2024.
EXHIBITIONS
Sibiu City Hall
The Legend of Saint Ladislaus on Frescoes in the Churches of Transylvania
Reformed Church Gallery
Sacrality in modern art
Friedrich Teutsch House (first floor)
The image of Christ in Transylvanian Lutheran churches
Lutheran Church St. John
Religious freedom as a cause of migration – Transylvanian personalities from the 16th-20th centuries. Curator: Heidrun König – museum director.
Lutheran Cathedral – balcony of the Ferula
The most dangerous disease, texts by Simone Weil and photos of famous authors
Church of the Nativity (Constituției Street, Sibiu)
The cross in everyday life
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church
Exhibition of liturgical books (liturgies) from the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries
The Ursuline Church (Greek Catholic)
Exhibition of antimension art from the time of the 7 Greek Catholic martyr bishops
Great Synagogue
Artistic reflections of Jewish symbols – Goose and ostrich eggs
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The exhibitions are open to the public as part of the cultural programme of Ars SACRA Festival and according to the schedule of each church and other participating sites in the project. Also during the dates and times indicated in the Open Church Days sub-programme. There is the possibility to visit the locations outside of the fixed timeframes, on request, especially for organised groups and by appointment.
SACRAL WALKS IN SIBIU
Sibiu – Historical Centre
Saturday 14 September
16:00 in Romanian with historian Răzvan Pop
16:00 In Hungarian with guide Enikő Balázs
Sunday 15 September
16:00 In English with historian Răzvan Pop
16:00 In German with guide Mihai Hașegan
Participation in the walks is possible by registering on the festival’s official website (www.ars-sacra.ro) and via Google Forms on Facebook.
OPEN CHURCH DAYS
The Open Churches Days aim to offer the general public the opportunity to visit places of worship outside the services, to learn about the architectural heritage and the history of sacred culture specific to each religion, the current cultural life and even the communities and personalities of each denomination.
Open Churches Day – Saturday 14 September 2024. On this day, churches will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The synagogue will be open only after 6 p.m.
A special day will be dedicated to each denomination in the programme during the festival, when you can visit the cultural programmes and sacred spaces of that denomination. The churches and synagogue can be visited as part of the cultural events, as well as on specially organised guided tours of the churches and synagogue.
On request and by prior appointment, the churches can also be visited, especially for organised groups, on different days and times.
CULTURAL PROGRAMMES
Saturday 14 September
11:00 Sibiu City Hall, Exhibition Hall
Official opening of the Ars SACRA festival
Musical memento: Juerg and Brita Falch-Leutert
Opening of the exhibition: The legend of St. Ladislaus on frescoes of Transylvanian churches
Exhibition opening
12:00 Hall of Mirrors
Conference: Saint King Laszlo
Guests:
Dr. Jánó Mihály, art historian: Data on the iconography of the coronation of St. Ladislaus (presentation in Hungarian with simultaneous translation into Romanian)
Dr. Frank-Thomas Ziegler, art historian, Public Relations Manager of the Evangelical C.A. Church of Romania – Brașov Parish: Saint Ladislaus in Sibiu (presentation in Romanian)
Sashalmi Fekete Tamás, historian (Odorheiu Secuiesc): Symbolism of the medieval mural paintings of the legend of St. Ladislaus (presentation in Hungarian with simultaneous translation into Romanian)
Book launch: Athleta Christi – Athleta Transylvaniae, Representations of St. Lazlo in art and literature. Edited by Susana-Monica Tapodi and Valentin Trifescu (bilingual presentation)
Dr. Attila István Szekeres, heraldist, president of the Transylvanian Heraldic and Vexillology Association – Heraldic and numismatic representation of Saint Lazlo (presentation in Romanian)
Ionuț Munteanu, expert of the project “Attractive Romania” within the Terra Building project – Eventya: Attractive Romania – St. Ladislau Route (presentation in Romanian)
19:00 Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral
Evening music with St. Matthew’s Chamber Choir, from Stockholm / Sweden, conducted by Espen Myklebust Olsen and the Bach Choir from Sibiu; Maximilian Braisch, bassoon, Jürg Leutert, organ
Sunday 15 September
Roman Catholic Day
13:00 Guided tour of the Roman Catholic parish church
19:00 Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church
Cristea Robert-Cristian – violin
Marin Maria-Cristina Maria – flute
Cristea Mihai-Daniel – piano
Monday, 16 September
Greek Catholic Day
16:00 Guided tour of the Church of St. Ursula
19:00 Ursula Church – Greek Catholic
Concert by Allegretto Choir – under the direction of founder and choirmaster Prof. Gheorghe Stoica
Children of the Universe – Anca Arnău – soprano, and actors Andrei Șerban, Mădălina Foficaș, Alexandru Bumbeș.
Tuesday, September 17.
THE ROUTE OF THE BOOK – visit to the printing house of Metropolitan Saguna in Transylvania
13:00 Group 1 (20 people – with Google Forms registration)
14:00 Group 2 (20 people – with Google Forms registration)
Wednesday 18 September
Reformed Day
18:00 Reformed Church
Exhibition opening
Guided tour of the Reformed Church
Choir dialogue – the Vizakna Choir and the Hozsánna mixed choir from Sibiu
Thursday, 19 September
17:00 Lutheran Church St. John (Address: 32 Mitropoliei str.)
Baroque music in St. John’s Chapel
Cosmina Barna (organ), Monika Robescu (recorder) and Erika Klemm (recorder and voice). Pieces by Telemann, Hotteterre, Handel, Morley and Gibbons. Admission is free.
Friday, 20 September
Jewish Community Day
18:00 Great Synagogue – Jewish music concert
Yuryut Dariana Elena Elena – soprano
Orly Frankel – soprano
Filip Ion Sandu – tenor
Mugur Nazarie Schwartzman – bass
Cătălina Tudorie – piano
Saturday 21 September
Lutheran Day
12:00 Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral – ORGAN MARATHON
Celebration of the recommissioning of the newly restored Sauer organ
12:00 Opening and prayer for peace (for World Peace Day): Music and songs for peace
13:00 Wilhelm Schmidts, organ
14:00 Tour of the 7 organs: Stroll from organ to organ in the Evangelical Cathedral
15:00 Ursula Philippi, organ
16:00 Melinda Samson, soprano, and Noémi Miklós, organ
17:00 Children’s program with Ursula Philippi
18:00 Movies about the renovation of the parish church
19:00 Sibiu Bach Choir and Brita Falch Leutert, organ: Vierne: Mass
20:00 Steffen Schlandt, organ
21:00 Tour of the 7 organs: Stroll from organ to organ in the Evangelical Cathedral
22:00 Schlager and movie music with Brita&Barry&Jürg in Ferula: organ, cafe piano and bass ukulele
23:00 Terje Vigen, with Daniel Plier, recitation, Gabriel Silișteanu, viol, Brita Falch Leutert, organ
Sunday 22 September
Orthodox Day
11:00 Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral
Choir singing competition – Timotei Popovici Choir – conductor: Dan Alexandru Streza
11.30 Revival Church, Constituției Street (Sibiu)
Exhibition opening – The Cross in everyday life
18:00 Fortified Church of Cristian / Großau
Organ concert with Erich Türk: Bach and more
Free admission to exhibitions and events during the Ars SACRA Festival.
The programme is subject to change without notice.
