A commemorative event dedicated to the 1989 anti-communist revolution, called "The Garden of Memories", will take place in Bucharest on Friday.
According to a press release from ARCUB, one of the organisers, sent to AGERPRES on Friday, on this occasion, the perimeter of the Renaissance Memorial will be temporarily reconfigured as a space dedicated to memory. The area will be rearranged with benches, planters with shrubs and a symbolic installation of LED candles, to create an environment conducive to peace and contemplation.
The event is organised by the Streets for People Association, together with the City Hall of the Capital City, through ARCUB - the Cultural Centre of the Municipality of Bucharest, and the Museum of Communist Horrors in Romania.
The official opening will take place on Thursday, with the opening of a photo exhibition curated and produced by the Museum of Communism, with the support of ARCUB.
The opening will be followed by the presentation of the "Revolution in Light", a series of stories about five of the names inscribed on the walls of the Memorial, narrated by Alex Binescu.
The programme on December 20 will include Revolution Tour, in collaboration with the Bucharest Association - Save the Memory of the Revolution project, and it will also feature an immersive audio montage with the sounds of the Revolution.
For the first time, the civil society, the local administration and experts from various fields are brought together in a joint effort to mark an essential moment in Romania's recent history in an open and inclusive way, ARCUB highlighted.
"It is a gesture that represents not only a form of homage, but also a courageous step for Bucharest: the symbolic takeover of this space by the people, in the spirit of collective memory and civic responsibility. The project does not want to be a show, but an invitation to normality and community - without stages, without concerts, without grandiose gestures. Just a peaceful and authentic setting, in which anyone can stop for reflection and to reflect on the significance of the days that changed the destiny of the country in December 1989," the organizers report.
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