Suceava - Romania
The second LTT activity of the ICT-YES project took place in Suceava, Romania, between the 19th and the 22nd of March 2019. The topic of this meeting was Traditional Craftsmanship and participants had the opportunity to present their craftsmanship heritage.
During the first day of activities, participants talked about traditional craftsmanship from each country, underlying the similarities and differences between them. The following days, in order to get in touch with the Romanian culture and traditions, participants took part in two educational trips, one to Marginea and Moldovița where they learned new and interesting things about black pottery and Easter painted eggs and one to Iași, where they visited the History Museum and the Ethnographic Museum from the Palace of Culture.
Participants had the opportunity to get in touch with the Romanian craftsmanship heritage during the two workshops which were organised during the week. On the first day, they attended an exhibition with traditional objects and costumes and students had the chance to make the Romanian “mărțișoare”, a symbol of spring. On the last day, participants were involved in a workshop organised by the Ethnographic Museum from Suceava, where they learned interesting things about painting objects made of clay. They also learned the Romanian symbols used in sewing towels.
It was an interesting week for all participants. They learned that craftsmanship represents the knowledge and manual skill with which a master artisan creates an object of great aesthetic beauty, artistry and utility. The artisans received their knowledge and skill from a family member or a close mentor during an extended period of learning and training, as part of a traditional master-to-apprentice transmission established over consecutive generations. Participants also learned that with great work every person can obtain wonderful results.
During the first day of activities, participants talked about traditional craftsmanship from each country, underlying the similarities and differences between them. The following days, in order to get in touch with the Romanian culture and traditions, participants took part in two educational trips, one to Marginea and Moldovița where they learned new and interesting things about black pottery and Easter painted eggs and one to Iași, where they visited the History Museum and the Ethnographic Museum from the Palace of Culture.
Participants had the opportunity to get in touch with the Romanian craftsmanship heritage during the two workshops which were organised during the week. On the first day, they attended an exhibition with traditional objects and costumes and students had the chance to make the Romanian “mărțișoare”, a symbol of spring. On the last day, participants were involved in a workshop organised by the Ethnographic Museum from Suceava, where they learned interesting things about painting objects made of clay. They also learned the Romanian symbols used in sewing towels.
It was an interesting week for all participants. They learned that craftsmanship represents the knowledge and manual skill with which a master artisan creates an object of great aesthetic beauty, artistry and utility. The artisans received their knowledge and skill from a family member or a close mentor during an extended period of learning and training, as part of a traditional master-to-apprentice transmission established over consecutive generations. Participants also learned that with great work every person can obtain wonderful results.
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