On the European Night of Museums, which took place on May 14, 2022, when 5,447 visitors chose to visit the Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography.

The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography invites you to participate in the final conference of the project “The Church of Horea – a heritage for the future. Valuing an 18th Century architecture monument through Virtual Reality”

The church of Horea in Cizer can be visited virtually using virtual reality equipment in the exhibition related to the project “The Church of Horea – a heritage for the future. Valuing an 18th Century architecture monument through Virtual Reality”

Visitors of  the exhibition “The Church of Horea – a heritage for the future. Valuing an 18th Century architecture monument through Virtual Reality”  have the opportunity to read a leaflet that summarizes the 57 artifacts that could be exhibited due to the skill and hard work of colleagues from the restoration-conservation department.

The church of Horea in Cizer can be visited virtually using virtual reality equipment in the exhibition related to the project “The Church of Horea – a heritage for the future. Valuing an 18th century architecture monument through virtual reality”, a project carried out by the Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, together with the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca and the Norwegian association NUDA AS, financed with the support of EEA Grants 2014 – 2021 within the RO-CULTURE Programme.

he church in Cizer village (Sălaj county), one of the most representative wooden places of worship in Transylvania has a remarkable interior painting, which was recently restored.

In the exhibition related to the project ”The Church of Horea – a heritage for the future. Valuing an 18th century architecture monument through virtual reality”, a project carried out by the  Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, together with the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca and the Norwegian association NUDA AS, financed with the support of EEA Grants 2014 – 2021 within the RO-CULTURE Programme, a series of tools used by carpenters are exposed.

The wooden cross, painted with tempera, measuring 32 cm x 20 cm, dates back to the 20th century. The symmetrical composition on the vertical and horizontal presents a geometric decoration: triangles and squares, made of serpentine and straight lines, of different colors: yellow, red-brown, present on both sides, symmetrical.

The “felon” belongs to the category of liturgical garment, being a short, sleeveless cape, which the priest wears over the other garments, when officiating the service. It depicts the red cloak with which the Savior was clothed in Pilate’s court, but it also symbolizes God’s power, justice, and holiness.

The virtual reality system is equipped with a Valve Index VR headset and two Base Station 2.0 sensors with wireless synchronization. The virtual reality headset features dual LCD screens with a resolution of 1440×1600. They offer 50% more subpixels than OLED, resulting in higher clarity for the same rendering cost.