{"id":7150,"date":"2025-10-09T10:02:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T10:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=7150"},"modified":"2025-10-09T10:02:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T10:02:37","slug":"romanian-pavilion-donates-traditional-folk-costume-pieces-to-japans-national-museum-of-ethnology-in-osaka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=7150","title":{"rendered":"Romanian Pavilion donates traditional folk costume pieces to Japan\u2019s National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Romanian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, represented by Commissioner General Ferdinand Nagy, made a special donation on Tuesday, October 7, to Japan\u2019s National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) in Osaka, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced<\/a>. The gift includes authentic pieces of traditional Romanian folk costume.<\/p>\n

The donation consists of an embroidered bead-adorned blouse, a hand-crafted sheepskin vest, and a pair of traditional leather shoes known as opinci, all originating from the Bistri\u021ba region. The items were created by artisan Leon Burbulea, a master craftsman dedicated to preserving Romania\u2019s rural traditions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese objects, created with great care and respect for nature, complement the existing collection of Romanian exhibits in Minpaku\u2019s holdings and offer the Japanese public a vivid glimpse into the craftsmanship of artisans from Romania\u2019s villages,\u201d reads the ministry\u2019s press release.<\/p>\n

The Romanian delegation also presented an art book by textile researcher and expert Florica Zaharia, which explores the subtle connections between the Romanian folk costume and the Japanese kimono – \u201ctwo cultural expressions rooted in harmony with nature, refined craftsmanship, and aesthetic precision.\u201d<\/p>\n

Founded in 1974 and opened to the public in 1977, the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka is Japan\u2019s largest institution of its kind. Designed by renowned architect Kisho Kurokawa, it promotes anthropological and ethnological research while fostering understanding of global cultural diversity through exhibitions and educational programs.<\/p>\n

Minpaku houses a permanent section dedicated to Romania, established through the work of professor Shinmen Mitsuhiro, a leading Japanese ethnologist who has long studied Romanian rural civilization. The collection features wooden crosses from S\u0103p\u00e2n\u021ba, painted glass icons, folk costumes, traditional masks, farming tools, and church-painting instruments – artifacts \u201creflecting the depth and spirituality of Romania\u2019s rural heritage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Representatives of the Romanian Pavilion praised the museum\u2019s approach, which presents traditional costume not only as clothing but as an expression of a lifestyle connected to nature, organic materials, and seasonal cycles.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe deeply appreciate this curatorial vision that emphasizes harmony between people and their environment. It is a message that lies at the heart of Romania\u2019s Pavilion at Expo 2025 – Romania, Land of Tomorrow – where tradition, innovation, and sustainability coexist within the same value horizon,\u201d said Ferdinand Nagy, Commissioner General of the Romanian Pavilion.<\/p>\n

The Romanian delegation also visited Osaka\u2019s Church of the Light, designed by acclaimed architect Tadao Ando, whose minimalist philosophy inspired the architectural concept of Romania\u2019s Pavilion at Expo 2025.<\/p>\n\n

irina.marica@romania-insider.com<\/p>\n

(Photo source: Mae.ro)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Romanian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, represented by Commissioner General Ferdinand Nagy, made a special donation on Tuesday, October 7, to Japan\u2019s National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) in Osaka, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. The gift includes authentic pieces of traditional Romanian folk costume. The donation consists of an embroidered bead-adorned blouse, a […]<\/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-7150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7150","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=7150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7150\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}