Henri Matisse masterpieces are for the first time in our country, following a historical loan that Art Safari obtained in partnership with two of the most important museums in Paris: Musée de L’Oragerie and Musée Henri Matisse – Département du Nord, these works being exhibited in the exhibition dedicated to Theodor Pallady.
Historical loan: Art Safari brings Matisse from Paris Photo Collage Art Safari
A new edition of the most beloved event dedicated to art in Romania, Art Safari, begins. The exhibition season takes place at the Dacia-Romania Palace in Lipscani, between September 5 and December 14, 2025.
The new edition brings to the public’s attention the life and creation of the composer George Enescu through a special exhibition, a related event held under the aegis of the George Enescu International Festival, along with Young Blood 5.0, which presents the new wave of contemporary artists, plus an exhibition that explores the Japanese design, all of which are completed by the celebration of the Centan.
With the new edition, the season of special events that combines art with experiences: day and nocturnal tours, art workshops, Art Safari Kids-children’s workshops, baby workshops (new event), The Art of Yoga, Sunday brunch, events for students, as well as for seniors.
Here is the full program of exhibitions:
Paris Pallady
The Paris Pallady exhibition presents works inspired and performed during Theodor Pallady’s period in Paris, but also works of Henri Matisse from Musée de L’Oragerie and Musée Henri Matisse – Départment du Nord.
Theodor Pallady (1871–1956) He started his engineering studies at Polytechnic in Dresden, but changed his trajectory to the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris, where he had a mentor to Gustave Moreau and famous colleagues like Henri Matisse, Marquet and Rouault. Paris was also the place where Pallady tied a close friendship with Henri Matisse, this being the occasion of the two in the Exhibition at Art Safari.
“Paris is the only paradise of Pallady’s inner life, the perfect shell, in which seemingly good rituals are performed, repeated to infinity – reading, watching the window, smoking and coffee, contemplation of flowers and women, walks around the house, on the banks of the Seine: in short, life, for many of us. We have it, which can be lived with inspiration, grace and serenity.says Erwin Kessler, historian and art critic.
The exhibition is orchestrated by Maria Munteanu, with an accompaniment by Erwin Kessler.
Made with the support of the French Institute in Romania and the France Embassy in Romania.
Enescu and Minotaur
The exhibition proposes an emotional foray into the destiny of a genius, giving the public a visual and symbolic interpretation of George Enescu, shaped by the great attempts of the 20th century, true “minotals” of history: World War, World War II and communism. George Enescu’s biography sails under the times with an unlikely, so miraculous: from Liveni, a village from northern Moldova, to Paris, where his “Oedip” opera has the premiere at Palais Garnier.
A retrospective look at 70 years after passing into eternity cannot avoid the presentation of George Enescu’s importance: why is (so) important to Romania? What is his place in the world? The present exhibition answers these questions and tells the story of a fundamental personality of the Romanian culture. “Classic” music is a product of western European civilization, more idiomatic than any other art. The mere fact that Romania has an internationally recognized composer – even claimed by the French culture – validates, together with the Latin origin of the Romanian language, our European identity.
Cone event held under the aegis of the George Enescu International Festival, organized in partnership with Artaxim – the organizer of the George Enescu Festival and International Competition, the “George Enescu” Philharmonic, the National Museum “George Enescu”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Agerpres and the National Archives of Romania, with the support of Rompetrol. The exhibition scenography is signed by Diana Nicolaie, and the “Minoturi” installation by Alexandru Rădvan.
Young Blood 5.0. Hello, Math!
Contemporary art and mathematics are more related disciplines than it seems. The exhibition curated by Călina Coman proposes a reading by which mathematics becomes an auxiliary tool to look, highlighting how proportions, geometry and harmony can give rise to visual beauty. At the same time, it can be seen as an underline of the triumph of science, as a landmark of truth in an era of misinformation, inviting the public to rediscover the power of knowledge.
“The exhibition brings together a selection of works of the contemporary scene, which operates in a mobile perpetuum. Far from establishing a dominant aesthetic, these works can be discovered, by freely following, by a movement similar to the finger, the formal tensions and attitudes that envelop, at first sight, the object of self,”declares the curator of the exhibition, Călina Coman.
Ovidiu Maitec 100
Temporary exhibition (September 5 – October 5, 2025)
In the context of the Centenary, Ovidiu Maitec (1925-2007), one of the most important Romanian sculptors of the 20th century, returns to the attention of the Bucharest public, in an exhibition-an event that brings together works from the big museum collections in Romania, from private collections and from the family collection.
Organized by the National Institute of Heritage in partnership with the Maitec Foundation, through the artist’s heirs, Dana and Stephan Maitec, the exhibition offers the rare opportunity to enter the universe of the artist that Mircea Eliade considers “the most important spiritual descendant of Brâncuși”.
Japanese Design Today
Temporary exhibition (September 5 – October 12, 2025)
The contemporary Japanese design has its origins in the post-war era, in the 1950s, and emphasizes ingenuity and functional elegance-qualities that have been preserved and adapted over time and have been appreciated by a whole world. An exhibition-course in the lifestyle of the Japanese people through the design, made in partnership with the Japanese Embassy and Japan Foundation.
The art of not dispeling anything. An exhibition about food waste
Temporary exhibition (September 5 – October 12)
Between aesthetics and ethics, “the art of not dispeling anything” invites us to look beyond consumption, to small, but essential gestures, which define our relationship with both food and environment.
Where before there was freshness, promise, lust, now it is waste, negligence and forgetfulness. An initiative of the bank for food with the support of Edenred Romania and Lidl Romania.
Tropicana. Collectors’ Choice by Alex Rus
Temporary exhibition (September 5 – October 12)
Art Safari launches Collectors’ Choice, a new series of exhibitions dedicated to private collections that deserve to be seen by everyone. The exhibition with which the series debuts is “tropicana”, a spectacular foray into the space between the tropics, which for centuries has captivated the human imagination. Ancestral art meets modern and current visions.
Collector Alex Rus joins the Art Safari community, giving the public the privilege of discovering a remarkable selection of works from his collection, Russian Collection. This initiative is also an invitation for other collectors passionate about contemporary art to join, transforming Art Safari into the place where private collections come to life and enter into dialogue with an extended audience.
Young Blood. Fashion
Temporary exhibition (September 5 – October 12)
The exhibition brings together license and dissertation works of the graduates from the Fashion, Cluj and Timișoara training centers, offering a look at the new generation of designers. For them, fashion becomes an instrument of visual expression, social research and exploration of the relationship between tradition, innovation and cultural responsibility.
The works put in dialogue innovative materials with digital technology, investigating the impact on the environment and transforming the creative process into a laboratory of the future. Thus, fashion becomes an interdisciplinary ground, where art, science and ethics are interwoven to provide answers to contemporary questions.
Curator: Sergiu Chihaia assistant curator: Cristian Mierla
About Art Safari
Art Safari, supported by Lidl, George, Glo, Rompetrol, Porsche, Kinder, Peroni, Edenred Romania is specialized in making exhibition pavilions and national history. Annual organizer of the Bucharest Art Pavilion-the largest conglomerate of art exhibitions in Romania-reached the 17th edition, realizes, in partnership with the Romanian and International Art Museums and private collectors, retrospective exhibitions that aim to recover the heritage values.
With a strong educational side, its mission is to bring the art of public and educate the new generations, including by organizing art workshops, guided tours and contemporary art exhibitions in unconventional spaces, such as Henri Coanda Airport or the Bucharest subway. Art Safari, a cultural project funded by the Ministry of Culture, is carried out in partnership with the Museum of Bucharest. In the 16 editions so far, it has registered over 1 million visitors. More details: Artsafari.ro.
