Dr. Ioan Valer Todea întemeietorul Muzeului din Orăștie
Dr. Ioan Valer Todea the Founder of the Orăștie Museum
Author(s): Mihai Cristian Căstăian, Daniela ŞendroiuSubject(s): Cultural history, Museology & Heritage Studies, Local History / Microhistory, Recent History (1900 till today), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Editura Altip
Keywords: Orăștie Museum; ethnographic studies; political detainee; literary creation; hunting;
Summary/Abstract: The Orăștie Museum was founded by Dr. Ioan Valer Todea. By donating his personal collection of artefacts and by encouraging the local authorities to organize a volunteer comity for this purpose he capacitated the establishment of the Orăștie Museum. Although having positive results within the newly established museum Dr. I. V. Todea was imprisoned by the communist regime as a political detainee through a fake trial. He was released in 1964 through Decree and returned at the Orăștie Museum as a curator until retirement. Through his professional activity and scientific work he promoted a passion for traditional Romanian values so that the local community should recognize him as post-mortem Honorary Citizen.
Journal: Sargetia. Acta Musei Devensis
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 13
- Page Range: 145-150
- Page Count: 6
- Language: Romanian