The Museum as a Hobby. An Uncommon Hobby - The Museum (A Case Study)
The Museum as a Hobby. An Uncommon Hobby - The Museum (A Case Study)

Summary/Abstract: Everybody who takes a short cut from Ulpia Traiana Sarmisegetusa fortress to Sf. Nicolae Church of Densuş (Hunedoara County), a mediaeval architectural jewel and also a famous historical monument, passes by the Haţeg Village Museum of Peşteana. The old wooden house whose veranda is hidden by the green vine was bought by Anton Socaciu who came back to his native village after he retired and aimed at saving those cultural values which he deemed to be representative of the entire area. Fond of history, museums and ethnography, but also of any aspect of local culture, the former photo technician has turned countryside life into a new modus vivendi and way of living whereas the restoration of the old house and the search for old valuable and symbolic objects has become a hobby that keeps him busy all the time. It was not so easy to turn a hobby into a museum, though this happened to a great extent.

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