Until 17 Jun 2009

ICR-Romanian Cultural Institute, 1 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PH; Tel. 020 7752 0134
Free admission. Opening hours: 10.00-18.00.

The Romanian Cultural Institute London, in partnership with Mihai Eminescu Trust (MET) and with the support of Spiro Ark organises an event highlighting Romania’s rich Jewish cultural heritage: ‘Synagogues of Romania’, an exhibition of photographs of synagogues in southern Transylvania, by Christian Binder.

“In the wake of the Holocaust and subsequent mass migration of the vast majority of Romania’s Jewish population, countless synagogues fell into various stages of disrepair and decay. This photo exhibition aims to capture the transitional stage in which Romania now finds itself. With the entrance of foreign investors and NGOs, some synagogues are being restored, turned into cultural centers or finding alternative uses. Others remain abandoned, assuming a central location in the town’s center and representing an evocative, stubborn reminder of the recent and troubled past.” – Julie Dawson, curator

Details on www.icr-london.co.uk