In May this year, works on the Tecsesti Living Museum will resume after the project raised the necessary €6,000. The works to complete the Neolithic sector within the museum will be resumed in the form of a construction camp involving folk craftsmen and a team of 30 volunteers. Circular and square dwellings from the Neolithic period will be reproduced using wooden structures, clay walls, and straw/reed roofs.
The Tecsesti Living Museum will be divided into several sectors corresponding to different historical periods:
– The Neolithic period will be reflected by reproducing dwellings with wooden structures, clay walls, and straw/reed roofs;
– The Medieval period will be reflected by pit-houses dug into the ground and stone dwellings, with a fortified watchtower;
– For the Modern period, the village school, a 200-year-old house, and barns with high straw roofs will be restored;
– There will be a ceramic workshop with a kiln for firing clay;
– The experience of living in Tecsesti will teach inhabitants how to obtain various oils and ointments using the ancient cold-pressing method from Dacian times;
– There will also be a garden with vegetables, aromatic plants, mushrooms, fruit trees, and shrubs, based on permaculture principles – the food source for the Living Museum’s inhabitants;
– A pond and a basin for the spring will be set up to supply water to the animal trough and the kitchen area;
The museum is located in an isolated village in the Apuseni Mountains, Tecsesti, and is unique because it offers the public the possibility to live in a space that reconstructs the history of these lands, from origins to the present – hence the name “living museum.”
The Living Museum is an independent social entrepreneurship project of the Groove ON Association, started in December 2015.
Source: Wall-Street
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Tecsesti Living Museum?
It is an experimental space in the Apuseni Mountains where visitors can experience life as it was in different historical periods, from the Neolithic to the modern era.
When will the construction works resume?
Works are scheduled to resume in May, focusing on completing the Neolithic sector with the help of volunteers and craftsmen.
Who is behind this project?
The project is an independent social entrepreneurship initiative started by the Groove ON Association in 2015.