Brâncusi – exhibition-tribute, Mihai Eminescu beyond textbooks, Nicolae Vermont and the charm of the Belle Époque and Sergiu Celibidache
After 12 years, 17 editions hosted in several historical buildings of Bucharest and over 1 million visitors, Art Safari changes its address, starting in 2026, in Amzei Square in the Capital, in a new exhibition space of approx. 4500 sqm.
Brâncuși, Mihai Eminescu, Sergiu Celibidache, Felix Aftene, Pop Culture and Nicolae Vermont are among the headliners exhibitions in 2026. Tickets for the first season, which starts on March 26, are already on sale on the Art Safari website, and until March 25, there is also a 50% discount.
Ioana Ciocan, Managing Partner Art Safari: “George Enescu Square, Ciclop Garage, Dacia-România Palace, Kretzulescu Galleries, Oscar Maugsch Palace in University Square, Victoria Tower on Calea Victoriei. All these places where we stopped in recent years, which we opened to the public and which we gave back to the city through art, carry the memory of Art Safari. From a 10-day pop-up art pavilion, we turned into a museum of exhibitions temporary, open all year round. Art Safari has organized “impossible exhibitions” for Romania, proving that the public in our country is a great lover of art.
And because Art Safari has grown, we are moving again, starting in 2026, to Amzei Square in Bucharest, with the support of the City Hall of Sector 1. From March 26, 2026, the city can enjoy in this effervescent area not only the best coffee, pizza and ice cream, but also art.”
George-Cristian Tuță, Mayor of Sector 1 Bucharest: “The move of Art Safari to the new exhibition space in Amzei is only part of the administrative effort of the last year to rebuild the creative, cultural and business communities in Sector 1. It joins the Yellow Creative Hub in the building next door, the revitalization actions of Căia Griviței or Casa Petrescu. Because I know that, in parallel with the efforts to clean and repair the infrastructure of our sector, people also need culture, green spaces and leisure activities in a healthy and educational way. And I am glad that the private partners of our local administration come to meet us with projects that contribute to a more beautiful life for the people of Sector 1″.
The 2026 exhibition program, which will include two seasons, marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Constantin Brâncusi through a tribute exhibition inspired by extensive research by Doina Lemny, complemented by other large-scale retrospective exhibitions dedicated to the painter of elegant salons, Nicolae Vermont, the great poet Mihai Eminescu, the great conductor who was Sergiu Celibidache, but also to contemporary culture, starting with with Pop Culture.
The program of the first exhibition season
Between March 26 and July 19, the first exhibition season of 2026 will take place that connects heritage and contemporary art – paintings, sculptures, installations from museum or private collections, plus special scenographies.
Among the important exhibitions of this season are Vermont and Belle Époque charm (Museum Pavilion) which brings back to attention a period considered by many to be the most beautiful – the last romantic period – in the history of Romania, A: Eminescu. The rational poet
(Historical Pavilion) which presents the great poet beyond clichés,
Felix Afternoon. diary (Contemporary Pavilion), alongside the International Pavilion and the Temporary Exhibitions Pavilion.
Guided tours, events and a rich educational program
The exhibitions can also be explored on guided tours dedicated to students, seniors or the general public. There are also special tours dedicated to certain exhibitions. With the new edition, the season of special events – Brunch at the Museum, The Art of Yoga, art workshops – Art, Bubbles & Desserts, which combine art with moments of relaxation and memorable experiences, also debuts. More details about events and tickets are available on artsafari.ro, in the Events section.
Art Safari also announces the expansion of the educational area and the continuation of the more than 200 collaborations already started with schools and universities from all over the country. The youth program also offers volunteer opportunities, special rates and ticket discounts for pupils and students, as well as school/classroom events and tours to make every visit a memorable learning experience.
About Art Safari
Art Safari, supported by Lidl, George, Glo, Regina Maria, Porsche, Peroni, McDonald’s, specializes in making exhibition pavilions of visual art and national history. Annual organizer of the Bucharest Art Pavilion – considered the largest conglomerate of art exhibitions in Romania – now in its 18th edition, realizes, in partnership with Romanian and international art museums, as well as with private collectors, retrospective exhibitions that aim to recover heritage values and contemporary art exhibitions. With a strong educational side, its mission is to bring art closer to the public and educate new generations, including by organizing art workshops, guided tours and contemporary art exhibitions in unconventional spaces, such as the Bucharest metro. In the 17 editions so far, it has registered more than 1 million visitors. More details on artsafari.ro.
