{"id":10259,"date":"2026-05-21T05:02:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T05:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=10259"},"modified":"2026-05-21T05:02:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T05:02:23","slug":"weekend-calendar-night-of-museums-dokstation-world-press-photo-asia-food-fest-shakespeare-festival-in-craiova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=10259","title":{"rendered":"Weekend calendar: Night of Museums, Dokstation, World Press Photo, Asia Food Fest, Shakespeare Festival in Craiova"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">From late-evening museum wanderings and documentary screenings to global photography and food discoveries, the weekend brings some of the season&#8217;s most awaited events.<\/h4>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>In Bucharest: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Night of Museums<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>May 23<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>More than 300 museums across 39 counties will open their doors for the event with exhibitions, guided tours and special events, most of them with free admission. More details <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/noapteamuzeelor.org\/\"><span>here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Dokstation<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>May 20 \u2013 May 24<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>The only festival in the country dedicated to music documentaries invites the public to enjoy a wide range of genres, from funk to electronic, experimental music, rock, punk, metal, jazz, world music, and the &#8217;80s new wave. More details on the program <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dokstation.ro\/\"><span>here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Cinema Under the Moonlight<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>May 21 &#8211; May 29<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>TIFF is resuming its Cinema Under the Moonlight program at Promenada Mall, which will host four open-air screenings, taking place on Thursdays and Fridays starting at 8:00 PM. Admission is free. More <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.promenada.ro\/evenimente\/cinema-sub-clar-de-luna-la-promenada-mall-2\"><span>here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>World Press Photo<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>May 19 \u2013 June 19<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>The free-entry exhibition, held in University Square, gathers the most striking stories of the past twelve months, on topics such as the overreach of power, the climate crisis, war and conflict, but also resilience, rebuilding, and the dignity of people who refuse to give in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Bucharest Organ Fest Cantus Ecclesiae<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Until May 24<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>The festival is dedicated to exploring the organ in its many artistic forms and features numerous international guests. More details <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bucharestorganfest.ro\/\"><span>here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>POiESiS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Until May 24<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>This mini-festival that brings together the visual and performing arts in a hybrid format covering exhibitions, poetry, live music, performance, and book launches. More <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asociatiahearth.ro\/event-details\/poiesis?brid=YWdncwFOmCkuP-oKh3CPzGJfkLjL\"><span>here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Open Streets<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Until October 11<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>For 25 weekends, the capital\u2019s central area will host various concerts, shows, parades, workshops for children, sports activities, and guided tours. Calea Victoriei becomes pedestrian again, and, as a novelty this year, the route is extended to Ion Brezoianu Street, which is included in the program for the first time. More info <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arcub.ro\/proiect\/strazi-deschise-bucuresti-editia-2026\"><span>here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Art Safari<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Until July 19<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>The art event returns with another edition featuring exhibitions dedicated to Nicolae Vermont, Mihai Eminescu, and one gathering works by Felix Aftene. More details <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsafari.ro\/expozitii-de-arta\/\"><span>here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Concerts @ George Enescu Philharmonic<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>May 21, 22<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Gabriel Bebe\u0219elea conducts the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra for a program of works by <span>Chopin and Schubert. Pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason is the soloist. <\/span>More details\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/filarmonicaenescu.ro\/ro\/eveniment\/concert-simfonic-6801\"><span>here<\/span><\/a><span>.<span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Vlad Nanc\u0103 \u2013 Construction Time Again<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Until June 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Titled after a Depeche Mode album, the exhibition imagines the relocation of modernism onto another planet. Fragments of a promising future envisioned in the second half of the 20th century re-emerge in mosaics, sculptures, and subtle series of works on paper \u2013 not nostalgically, but as a new chance within a speculative universe. This is Vlad Nanc\u0103\u2019s first solo exhibition with Gaep. More details <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1630674507981176\/\"><span>here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Liliana Basarab &#8211; Not Cruel, Truthful<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Until June 26<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Liliana Basarab\u2019s solo exhibition, open at Sandwich Neurohope, welcomes the public with works that bring into focus \u201croutines recovered through a drifting gaze, one that shifts from what is expected to be seen toward the peripheral, toward underexplored social niches.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Ramon Sad\u00eec \u2013 Supernova<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Until June 26<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Ramon Sad\u00eec\u2019s first solo exhibition in collaboration with Sandwich brings together a series of paintings through which the artist \u201cprobes his position within a context marked by social and political instability, constructing a visual meditation on contemporary uncertainty.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Asia Food Fest<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>May 22 \u2013 May 24<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Bucharest\u2019s Titan Park hosts this event that will gather hundreds of exhibitors, dancers and creators for a meeting with Asian culture. More details <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/asianfoodfest.ro\/\"><span>here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>In the country:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>More Real than Nature<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Until May 31<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>This group exhibition, open at Jecza Gallery in Timi\u015foara, explores the evolving relationship between the figurative and the abstract within the context of contemporary visual culture. More <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jeczagallery.com\/exhibitions\/57\/overview\/\"><span>here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Nona Inescu &#8211; Afterlife \u2013 Still Life<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Until June 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Nona Inescu&#8217;s solo exhibition at Isho Office in Timi\u015foara consolidates her practice of recent years, which includes photography, objects, installations, video and sound, and explores the relationship between the human body and the environment from a post-humanist perspective. More <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/artencounters.ro\/en\/expozitie\/nona-inescu-afterlife-still-life-olah-gyarfas-coltul-ciobit-al-cubului-the-broken-corner-of-the-cube\/\"><span>here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Ol\u00e1h Gy\u00e1rf\u00e1s &#8211; The Broken Corner of the Cube<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Until June 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Also on view at Isho Office, the exhibition explores the relationships between humans and the plant and animal world, using ecologically responsible production methodologies. More <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/artencounters.ro\/en\/expozitie\/nona-inescu-afterlife-still-life-olah-gyarfas-coltul-ciobit-al-cubului-the-broken-corner-of-the-cube\/\"><span>here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Tears That Laugh, Laughs That Cry<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Until June 21<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>The exhibition, open at NOCA Oradea, explores the multiple facets of crying and laughter by bringing together twenty intergenerational and multicultural artistic positions. More <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/noca.art\/en\/\"><span>here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Romanian Creative Week<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Until May 24<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>For 12 days, Ia\u0219i turns into a space of contemporary creativity, bringing together more than a thousand artists, designers, architects, cultural entrepreneurs, innovators, and content creators from Romania and abroad. More details <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/romaniancreativeweek.ro\/\"><span>here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Craiova International Shakespeare Festival<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>May 21 \u2013 May 31<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>This year\u2019s theme, Will Matters, is an invitation to discover \u201cwill as creative energy, in a city that, for eleven days, transforms into an open stage.\u201d More on the program <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/shakespearefestival.online\/\"><span>here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(Photo:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/albertophotography_info\">Albertophotography<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/stock-photos\">Dreamstime.com<\/a>)<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>editor@romania-insider.com\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From late-evening museum wanderings and documentary screenings to global photography and food discoveries, the weekend brings some of the season&#8217;s most awaited events. In Bucharest: Night of Museums May 23 More than 300 museums across 39 counties will open their doors for the event with exhibitions, guided tours and special events, most of them with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10259\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}