{"id":1107,"date":"2025-09-02T04:33:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T02:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eunic-romania.ro\/?p=1107"},"modified":"2026-06-07T10:57:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T07:57:34","slug":"reclaiming-post-industrial-futures-about","status":"publish","type":"cluster-project","link":"https:\/\/eunic-romania.ro\/ro\/cluster-project\/reclaiming-post-industrial-futures-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Reclaiming Post-Industrial Futures: About"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the programme<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reclaiming Post-Industrial Futures<\/strong>\u00a0is a multi-residency programme exploring forgotten industrial heritage sites in Romania as places for collaboration and community building. Developed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eunic-romania.ro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EUNIC Romania\u00a0<\/a>, the programme involves eight cultural institutions operating in Romania, each engaged in supporting one residency:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>British Council<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Czech Centre<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Embassy of the Netherlands<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>French Institute<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Italian Cultural Institute<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Cervantes Institute<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Polish Institute<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Funda\u021bia9<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EUNIC \u2013 European Union National Institutes for Culture<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 is Europe\u2019s network of national cultural institutes and organisations, with 39 members from all EU Member States and associate countries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The programme was framed by this consortium of European partners, in collaboration with\u00a0<strong>Curator Ilinca P\u0103un Constantinescu<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 PhD, President and Founder of the Ideilagram Association, Co-Founder of the Planeta Petrila Association, Co-Founder of the Architecture Office Ideogram Studio, Lecturer at Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest, Department of Theory and History of Architecture.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Situating industrial heritage<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Industrialisation has profoundly shaped most Romanian towns and cities and has been present in all aspects of urbanity. After 1989, the majority of the industrial complexes were shut down and were brutally cut off from the cities. Former workers were left behind and the towns\u2019 morphologies were left with voids, affecting social and urban life until the present day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former industrial facilities form a new type of cultural landscape \u2013 consisting of buildings, people and their stories \u2013 which is increasingly silenced and hidden in an invisible layer, soon to be replaced. Smaller towns face even more of an existential crisis, as the magnetism exercised by the big and prosperous cities makes us forget or disregard their sometimes extraordinary heritage and liveability.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But as happens in history, a crisis can be a source of creativity. Neglected buildings, people who lost their former role in the social hierarchy, and abandoned urban spaces all seem to be negative aspects. However, calls for a shift in the narrative and the rediscovery of existing, often unused values that can add value to urban life. Although it may not be obvious, these towns are sometimes surprisingly rich, not only in terms of built heritage and history, but also in terms of social networks. In the absence of top-down concerns (with few exceptions), bottom-up initiatives shed new light on the existing reality and work directly with the local communities that are trying to redefine their role.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent years, a solid network of such initiatives has taken shape in Romania.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reclaiming Post-Industrial Futures<\/strong>\u00a0is a programme that works with various representative former industrial sites and communities, providing a bird\u2019s-eye view of the local diversity and astonishing nature:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>ORA\u0218UL VICTORIA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 a garden city built from scratch in the 1950s<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>RE\u0218I\u021aA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 the oldest steel industry since the 18th century<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>DROBETA TURNU-SEVERIN<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 an unused 19th century shipyard\u00a0by the Danube<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>C\u00c2MPINA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 the world\u2019s most modern pre-WW1 refinery<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>TURNU M\u0102GURELE<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 a Danube port town laid out after an 1836 urban project<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>PETRILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 the oldest mining site in the Jiu Valley<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>and the hidden industrial layer of central\u00a0<strong>BUCHAREST<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The programme is an invitation to explore the vacant and impressive industrial built heritage and the potential of these monumental hollow shells. Their spectacular spaces and the collective stories of work and life are still strongly connected, so this is also an invitation to connect to local initiatives and communities and contribute to their town\u2019s future.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is an invitation to explore diverse histories and cultural landscapes and meet local organisations active in the fields of architecture, urban strategy, history and art.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During their 10- to 14-day stay at the host organisation, the artists immerse themselves in the residency experience. Each resident will host a public event \u2013 be it a workshop, discussion, community gathering, cooking session or another interactive format \u2013 to engage with the local community or space. Throughout the residency, artists will document their process and experiences through journals in various forms: writing, audio-visuals, objects, drawings, sketches or new works. This creative documentation will be made publicly accessible. In autumn 2025, all residents will reunite in Bucharest for a two-day follow-up, where they\u2019ll share insights and outcomes, adding to the project\u2019s ongoing dialogue and impact.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the programme Reclaiming Post-Industrial Futures\u00a0is a multi-residency programme exploring forgotten industrial heritage sites in Romania as places for collaboration&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/eunic-romania.ro\/ro\/cluster-project\/reclaiming-post-industrial-futures-about\/\">Continue Reading<span> Reclaiming Post-Industrial Futures: About<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1108,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1107","cluster-project","type-cluster-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"toolset-meta":{"accessibility-options":{"en-translation":{"type":"wysiwyg","raw":""},"ro-translation":{"type":"wysiwyg","raw":""}},"page-structure":{"left-sidebar":{"type":"wysiwyg","raw":""}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eunic-romania.ro\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cluster-project\/1107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eunic-romania.ro\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cluster-project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eunic-romania.ro\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cluster-project"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eunic-romania.ro\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cluster-project\/1107\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eunic-romania.ro\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eunic-romania.ro\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}