Exhibition 'Bucharest through the eyes of Iosif Berman', as of March 6, at Sutu Palace

The thematic exhibition "Bucharest through the eyes of Iosif Berman", which presents the transformation of inter-war Bucharest, documented in photography, will be opened, starting Wednesday, until May 29, at the Sutu Palace in the Capital.

According to a press release of the Bucharest Municipality Museum sent to AGERPRES on Monday, the exhibition brings together several aspects related to the life of the Capital, from the old city and its customs, from its demolition to its reconstruction, to events and the social, political and cultural life of Bucharest's fourth decade of the last century.

Visitors will have the opportunity to see the old town as it was, with winding streets, shops and squares, long-forgotten houses and cars, Carol Park, whose design is linked to the name of the first king of the Romanians, the demolition of old houses to allow the revival of the city, the various events that made headlines in the press of the time. The new city also reveals itself as slender and dynamic, with snapshots from the new celebrations, which required new venues and which managed a cultural and economic revival of the Capital, such as the 'Bucharest Month' and its venue - National Carol II Park (Herastrau). The exhibition is completed with images documenting the electoral activity, the social life and the urban customs, the cited source states.

Bucharest's transformation has been best captured over time by camera. Starting with the second half of the 19th century, the city became a European capital, both socially and at urban level, migrating from the oriental to the western city. The change occurred in a micro context, within the family environment, but also in a macro, urban-architectural context. The styles followed one another periodically, the Capital becoming a real school of architecture. Visitors can see this type of development by admiring images captured by photographer Iosif Berman (1890-1941), who left behind images meant to bear witness to the history of inter-war Bucharest, a rich photographic archive of the changes of Greater Romania Capital, the press release further shows.