Brancusi Hall at the National Museum of Art reopens after works return from international exhibition

The Romanian Modern Art Gallery is reopening on Wednesday with the Brancusi Hall fully restored, following the return of the works from the international exhibition dedicated to the artist, the National Museum of Art of Romania (MNAR) informs on Wednesday."As of Wednesday, August 5, we look forward to welcoming you back to the Romanian Modern Art Gallery, which is reopening with the Brancusi Room fully restored after the return of the works from the international exhibition Constantin Brancusi. Le origini dell'Infinito, hosted for five months at the prestigious Mercati di Traiano - Museo dei Fori Imperiali in Rome. And because it is the first Wednesday of the month, admission is free for all visitors!" MNAR said in a post on Facebook.The second floor of the Romanian Modern Art Gallery has been closed since June 11.The Romanian Modern Art Gallery presents the history of Romanian art from the mid-19th century to the late 1970s. Leading artists such as Nicolae Grigorescu, Stefan Luchian, and Constantin Brancusi are represented through substantial selections of their work, while the major artistic movements are comprehensively illustrated by works from both celebrated and lesser-known masters.Extensive monographic displays dedicated to masters such as Theodor Aman, Nicolae Grigorescu, and Ioan Andreescu highlight the close ties between Romanian and French painting of the period, set against the backdrop of efforts to define a distinct national artistic identity.Artists including Stefan Luchian, Theodor Pallady, Gheorghe Petrascu, Nicolae Tonitza, and Stefan Dimitrescu continued to explore the tradition of European classical modernism, while works by M.H. Maxy, Marcel Iancu, and Victor Brauner provide compelling evidence of Romanian art's contribution to the European avant-garde of the 1920s and 1930s.The work of subsequent generations of artists reflects the same openness to the artistic movements and styles that, whether briefly or for longer periods, shaped the European art scene.A substantial group of Constantin Brancusi's early works forms one of the gallery's highlights, illustrating the master's determination to break away from academic tradition and pursue his own artistic path. The influence of these early explorations can also be seen in the work of his pupils, Milita Petrascu and Irina Codreanu.