Secret Houses | Guided tours with @aiciastat
UrbanEye Film Festival invites you to four guided tours through which you can discover spectacular buildings with which the personalities of the capital are connected. On the occasion of these tours, you will have the unique chance to enter historic buildings with unsuspectingly interesting architecture and stories.
You can sign up for tours on the following days and time slots:
IMPORTANT NOTICE: There are no more seats available. Ticket-based entry.
► Saturday, November 11, between 12:00 and 14:00, we will be at the foot of the Mitropolia Hill.
Meeting point: Ienachita Vacarescu nr. 50
First, we will discover a neo-Romanian-style house at the confluence of the Sf. Ecaterina and Flămanda slums that is undergoing restoration. Ienăchiță House, its courtyard and its heritage are opened to the residents, becoming an example of good practices for a correct restoration.
We will find out how the history of the plot is related to the architect Ernest Doneaud and how it is integrated into the urban fabric of the slum. We will find out the history of the Culina-Simotta plot and discover the interior of the house on Aleea Mitropoliei that houses the Madrigal Choir, a house designed by architect Alfred Popper in the interwar period for the limited partner Sascha Silberman Roman.
► Saturday, November 11, between 15:00 and 16:30
Meeting point: Intrarea Blaj 1
We will start from the Mavrocordat Palace with a fascinating history and architecture, which today houses the Scuola Italiana “Aldo Moro”.
We will see exactly how the architect August Schmiedigen and the architect G. M. Cantacuzino, together with the enterprise of Tiberiu Eremia, left their mark on a hidden building, but located right in the heart of the city. Here was one of the headquarters of the Security and hides legends.
Then, we will visit another palace, a private residence, the Victor Ionescu Palace, the Romanian ambassador to Portugal and the brother of Take Ionescu (prime minister and, in turn, a great politician), a palace that was built in 1914 according to the plans of the architect Victor Stephănescu. We will tell about architecture, architects and great personalities.
► Saturday, November 11, between 16:30 and 18:00 we will visit a private residence, the Victor Ionescu Palace.
Meeting point: Strada Frumoasa nr. 37
Victor Ionescu was the Romanian ambassador to Portugal and the brother of Take Ionescu (prime minister and, in turn, a great politician), and the palace that bears his name was built in 1914 according to the plans of the architect Victor Stephănescu.
Then, we will visit the interior of the Mavrocordat Palace, which has fascinating history and architecture and today houses the Scuola Italiana “Aldo Moro”. We will see exactly how the architect August Schmiedigen and the architect G. M. Cantacuzino, together with the enterprise of Tiberiu Eremia, left their mark on a hidden building located right in the heart of the city. Here was one of the headquarters of the Security Service, which hides legends.
► Sunday, November 12, between 14:00 and 15:30, we will be at the foot of Mitropoliia Hill.
Meeting point: Dealul Mitropoliei 11
First, we will discover the interior of the house on Aleea Mitropoliei that houses the Madrigal Choir, a house designed by architect Alfred Popper in the interwar period for the limited partner Sascha Silberman Roman.
Then, we will find out the history of the Culina-Simotta plot, and starting on the meanders of the old slums, we will discover a neo-Romanian-style house at the confluence of the Sf. Ecaterina and Flămanda slums under restoration. Ienăchiță House, its courtyard and its heritage are opened to the residents, becoming an example of good practices for a correct restoration. We will find out how the history of the plot is related to the architect Ernest Doneaud and how it is integrated into the urban fabric of the slum.
The maximum capacity for each guided tour is 20 people.
Tickets available here.
The guided tours will be held by Ana Rubeli, president of the Aici A Stat cultural association, cultural storyteller and actuary. He brought probabilities from the corporate environment into activism to promote heritage, culture, and beauty, building a community of over 45,000 heritage lovers on social media. She took on the mission of recreating the emotional connection between cities and their inhabitants, starting with history, architecture, legends, myths and realities.
She opens the doors of the Bucharest heritage, organizing events and cultural evenings in historical buildings. She has received multiple awards in the field of heritage, is a Forbes Life contributor, and has a report on heritage every Wednesday on Radio Romania Cultural. She also writes stories on aiciastat.ro.
⚠️ Photos and videos will be taken at the event. By registering and participating in the event, you agree to the recording of photo-video material and the processing of personal data, according to the law.
❗ Important: The event may undergo changes depending on the weather forecast in force on that date. We will publish any changes along the way. Please follow the event’s Facebook page! Thank you!
A project:
Art in Dialogue Association
Partners:
The French Institute in Romania, the Cervantes Institute in Romania, the German Embassy, Ideilagram
Media partners:
Scene 9, Igloo, Inspirationist, Days and Nights, Zeppelin Magazine, Aivi Media Hub, Munteanu Recommends
UrbanEye is co-financed by the Capital City Hall through ARCUB, the funding session Bucharest at home 2023 and will take place between 25.07.2023 and 15.11.2023. For detailed information about the financing program of Bucharest City Hall through ARCUB, you can access www.arcub.ro.
Project supported by the Romanian Order of Architects from the architecture stamp.
Project co-financed by the Cultural Fund Administration (AFCN). The project does not necessarily represent the position of the National Cultural Fund Administration. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or how the results of the project may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the beneficiary of the funding.