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Finishing of the exhibition "Iosefin neighbourhood and Valeria Dr. Pintea - a novel in an exhibition" and the events of the series of the The HEARING

Timisoara, 4 February 2020

The end of the open exhibition "The Iosefin Quarter and Valeria Dr. Pintea - a novel in an exhibition" took place on Friday, January 31 at Theresa Bastion and gathered dozens of visitors, people of culture and partners of the project. Timisoara residents and beyond are invited to continue to share the stories of the Iosefin neighbourhood through the project's mobile and digital augmented reality apps and website. https://spotlight-timisoara.eu/. The project continues with stories dedicated to the Elisabetin neighbourhood, which will be launched in June this year.

Politehnica University Timișoara, through the ID/IFR and e-Learning Centre and the Multimedia Centre, in partnership with the National Museum of Banat and the Association Timișoara 2021- European Capital of Culture marked the finishing of the museum exhibition "Iosefin district and Valeria Dr. Pintea - a novel in an exhibition". Dozens of visitors had the opportunity to relive for the last time the old stories of the Iosefin district, through the exhibits specific to the times, through mobile apps, augmented reality digital apps and stories from the Iosefin neighbourhood, selected from Valerie Dr. Pintea's novel.

Also during the exhibition, guests could test for the last time the mobile apps and the "Spotlight Timisoara" augmented reality digital applications, accessible on an interactive table and digital tablets. The event was streamed LIVE on the project's official Facebook page @SpotlightHeritageTimisoara.

Centered around the memoirs taken from the novel by Valerie Dr. Pintea (author: Liana Maria Gomboșiu, Timișoara, Marineasa Publishing House, 2013), the exhibition was visited for almost 3 months by hundreds of Timisoara residents who were able to relive the Iosefin neighborhood of the past. In addition to the end of the museum exhibition, it also marked the end of the street exhibitions - the 16 significant landmarks of the Iosefin district, brought to life with the help of augmented reality applications.

The story of the Iosefin district continues but through the digital components of the project - the augmented/virtual reality applications and the project website https://spotlight-timisoara.eu/.

We continue to invite Timisoara's residents and visitors to tell us their stories, those who have lived in or visited the Iosefin district, memories or events, moments that are part of the lived and unspoken heritage of people and communities, online through ADD YOUR STORY https://spotlight-timisoara.eu/adauga-povestea-ta/

"Thank you very much to my colleagues at the Museum and UPT for all their efforts. Over the next few years we will try to expand this kind of collaboration. Because, as you know and as we wish, Politehnica wants to become more and more involved in the social and cultural life of Timișoara and not only in the technical and sporting life", said Prof. Dr. Ing. Florin Drăgan, rector-elect of Politehnica University of Timișoara.

"Iosefin Neighbourhood Stories will be back in the summer, but you can go and visit the Iosefin neighbourhood and tell us your stories via the website and mobile apps", explained Dr Diana Andone, the initiator of the "Heritage in the spotlight Timisoara" project.

Heritage in the Spotlight Project Timisoara continues in 2020 with events scheduled as part of the Elisabetin district (TACTILUL, 2020). The next exhibition of the project "Elisabetin and Netti Diel - a world in a trunk" will be launched in June 2020 and will continue the series of 3 components: digital, mobile and augmented reality applications, the exhibition in the National Museum of Banat and the street exhibition in Elisabetin. The announcement of the exhibition was also launched on Friday 31 January by Marius Cornea, curator at the National Museum of Banat.

"In the great Heritage under the Spotlight project, which spans several years, follows a foray into the world of the Elisabetin district, from an interesting perspective, the perspective of Netti Diel, wife of Dr. Ludwig or Lajos Diel - a collaboration with Professor Pia Brânzeu - to discover that world hidden in a trunk. It is Netti Diel's chest and, above all, a collection of historical textiles, from the Belle Époque and the interwar period - all to illustrate, from the perspective of the sense of touch, the history of the Elisabetin district", explained Marius Cornea.

Spotlight Heritage Timisoara tells the multiple stories of Timisoara through digital technologies, stories of cultural and historical heritage, technical development, communities and neighbourhoods, interwoven with the personal stories of past and present inhabitants.

The project aims to build multiple layers of personal memories and data from the history of neighbourhoods, communities, ethnicities and their inhabitants, presented digitally through smart apps and physically in exhibitions.

The stories are: Iosefin (AUZUL, 2019), Elisabetin (TACTILUL, 2020), Fabric (VĂZUL, 2021), Stories of the historical buildings in Timișoara (Rectorat UPT, 2019), Stories of public works of art (ArtTM 2018-2022), Stories of communities (Jews, 2019), Stories of technical innovations (2020).

Heritage in the spotlight Timișoara / Spotlight Heritage Timisoara is produced by Politehnica University of Timișoara and The National Museum of Banat in partnership with Timișoara 2021 European Capital of Culture Association, a cultural project financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Identițy, Timișoara City Hall and Timiș County Council.

Politehnica University of Timișoara celebrated in 2020 the first century of university education in Timișoara, founded on 11 November 1920 by Royal Decree. Politehnica Timisoara University, a university of advanced research and education, is today one of the Romanian schools with tradition, recognized nationally and internationally, both through the work of generations of teachers and the exceptional work of prestigious academics. The university's 10 faculties provide study programmes for around 13500 students. More than 800 teaching staff work in the 25 departments and around 1000 administrative and support staff.

Multimedia Research Centre, established in 1996, has extensive experience in research and development and educational programmes in multimedia, web, mobile, augmented and virtual reality technologies, with over 30 international projects.

ID/IFR and e-Learning CentreThe e-Learning Centre (CeL), founded in 1998 organizes and develops distance and online education programs both at the undegraduate and post-graduate levels. The Centre is actively involved in research and development in the areas of eLearning, MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), OER (Open Educational Resources), digital students, advanced web technologies for education, online learning, mobile learning, virtual campuses, digital abilities and entrepreneurship. CeL initiated and developed over 25 European, national and international projects in digital education.

The National Museum Of Banat is based in a building declared a historical monument - the Castle

Huniade. The temporary seat of the National Museum of Banat for temporary exhibitions and cultural events is the Theresia Bastion, 4 Martin Luther Street.

Timisoara 2021 European Capital of Culture Association,  founded in 2011 with the aim of preparing the city's application for the title of European Capital of Culture. After winning the competition Timisoara was designated European Capital of Culture for 2021 and the preparation of the cultural programme for 2021, the planning of events, ensuring the coordination and implementation of the necessary measures for their implementation, as well as raising the necessary funds for the organization, promotion and implementation of the programme become the main goal of the Association. After 2021, the Association will aim to support and develop cultural projects for the benefit of the community in the idea of sustainability.

Information about the project is also available on:

Web page:: https://spotlight-timisoara.eu/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpotlightHeritageTimisoara/

Twitter: @spotlight_TM21

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