{"id":69780,"date":"2026-10-12T10:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T07:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/uncategorized-en\/malmaison-from-secret-prison-to-haven-for-the-arts-a-building-with-a-traumatic-past-reborn-through-hope\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T10:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T07:31:11","slug":"malmaison-from-secret-prison-to-haven-for-the-arts-a-building-with-a-traumatic-past-reborn-through-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/en\/art\/malmaison-from-secret-prison-to-haven-for-the-arts-a-building-with-a-traumatic-past-reborn-through-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Malmaison, from Secret Prison to Haven for the Arts: A Building with a Traumatic Past Reborn Through Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Malmaison, a French-inspired building named in honor of Napoleon III, which served for decades as barracks for cavalry troops, then as a detention center during the communist regime, is now a historic monument and the place where a community of 35 artists is doing everything possible to keep it part of the urban fabric.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Malmaison Workshops community<\/a> was founded in 2020 in response to the need for dedicated workspace for artists and is currently the largest group of its kind in Bucharest and throughout the country.\u201cO nou\u0103 speran\u021b\u0103\/ a New Hope\u201d<\/a>is the latest group exhibition here, featuring installations spread throughout the building and outside it\u2014an exhibition that harmonizes with the building, which has undergone changes over time and has served, in recent years, also served as a film set.<\/p>\n

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