BarnCulture: Redesign
Exhibition opening and book launch on barn conversions
The Agri-Cultura-Natura Transylvaniae Association, together with the Community College of Art for the Carpathian Basin from Hungary and Landcare Association Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz from Germany, is concluding the Creative Europe funded project “BarnCulture”. BarnCulture’s overall goal was to offer ideas for preserving the built heritage of rural areas while seeking modern and sustainable solutions. Six architects and twelve visual artists worked together to breathe new life into old barns, keeping affordability and environmental protection in mind. The barn conversion plans created include numerous innovative solutions and technical renovation ideas, providing inspiration for rural families to repurpose their agricultural buildings into living spaces, business spaces, or cultural venues. As a result of this creative collaboration, not only architectural plans but also unique works of art have been created, drawing inspiration from the world of barns. The BarnCulture project, with its colourful and diverse vision, aims to contribute to the renewal of rural areas in Europe by creating harmony between the past and the future.
At the exhibition opening, the creators will present four barn conversion plans designed for locations in Transylvania, as well as four visual art works created in the first phase of the collaboration in 2023. After the presentation, we will discuss the completed publications, and attendees will have the opportunity to take a copy with them.
To learn more about the project, and to download the publications, visit the BarnCulture project website.
Program:
Exhibition Opening
18:00–18:30
Éltes Barna (Székely National Museum): Welcome address
Rodics Gergely (President, Agri-Cultura-Natura Transylvaniae Association): The story of the creative process – presentation of the BarnCulture project
Várallyay Réka (Art Historian, Sapientia University): Opening speech
Panel Discussion
18:45–19:15
Bogos Ernő: The importance of villagescape protection and the new role of barns in the image of the modernizing Szekler village
Esztány Győző: Presentation of two barn conversion plans
Péter Alpár, Berze Imre, Rizmayer Péter, and Szécsi János: Collaboration between visual artists and architects
Book Launch
19:15–19:25
Rodics Gergely: Presentation of publications on barn conversions, published in Hungarian, English, German, and Romanian