{"id":122054,"date":"2017-05-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/brancusis-works-in-targu-jiu-will-no-longer-be-touchable-by-tourists\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T13:32:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T11:32:41","slug":"brancusis-works-in-targu-jiu-will-no-longer-be-touchable-by-tourists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/brancusis-works-in-targu-jiu-will-no-longer-be-touchable-by-tourists\/","title":{"rendered":"Brancusi&#8217;s works in Targu Jiu will no longer be touchable by tourists"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Starting May 15, the works within the &#8220;Constantin Brancusi&#8221; Monumental Ensemble in Targu Jiu will no longer be touchable by visitors.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Municipal representatives maintain that the provisions of the municipal councilors&#8217; decision regarding the perimetering of the artworks will only be applied after obtaining approval from the Ministry of Culture.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The decision of the Targu Jiu municipal councilors also prohibits visitors accompanied by pets, individuals with rollerblades, skateboards, and other non-motorized vehicles within the monumental ensemble.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>At the same time, local police officers from Targu Jiu will be the ones to identify violations of this municipal council decision, with administrative sanctions ranging between 500 and 2,500 RON.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Local authorities decided to establish these measures after the protective lacquer of the Endless Column was damaged when several tourists scratched messages onto the surface of the artwork.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Why are tourists no longer allowed to touch Brancusi&#8217;s works?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The measures were implemented to protect the artworks from damage, specifically after the Endless Column&#8217;s protective lacquer was scratched by visitors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the fines for violating these new rules?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fines for non-compliance range from 500 to 2,500 RON, enforced by the local police in Targu Jiu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are pets allowed in the &#8220;Constantin Brancusi&#8221; Monumental Ensemble?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No, the new regulations prohibit pets, as well as rollerblades, skateboards, and other non-motorized vehicles within the ensemble.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting May 15, the works within the &#8220;Constantin Brancusi&#8221; Monumental Ensemble in Targu Jiu will no longer be touchable by visitors. Municipal representatives maintain that the provisions of the municipal councilors&#8217; decision regarding the perimetering of the artworks will only be applied after obtaining approval from the Ministry of Culture. The decision of the Targu&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":66685,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-122054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism"],"article_style_override":"","post-style":"","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/turism-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122054\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122054"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=122054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}