What's on in Bucharest28 Sept – 4 Oct 2026
12 things worth your time this week, picked from across the city.

„Brâncuși. Sindromul”
An exhibition celebrating 150 years since Constantin Brâncuși's birth, exploring his influence on Romanian art and culture. It analyzes the 'Brâncuși syndrome' and his mythical figure.
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Mircea Roman: 1/50 – Cincizeci de desene și lansarea catalogului artistului
An exhibition of fifty recent drawings by Mircea Roman. The show coincides with the launch of the artist's new catalog.

Art Safari New Museum Ediția 19
The 19th edition of Art Safari New Museum opens, featuring a 'Brâncuși and his muses' exhibition in the Museum Pavilion.

BUKFESZT5 – Festivalul Teatrelor Maghiare
The fifth edition of a festival showcasing Hungarian theatre from Romania, featuring performances from ten theatre centers. All performances are subtitled in Romanian.

La Romană – o expoziție despre oamenii și clădirile Pieței Romane
An exhibition at the Bucharest Architecture Forum documents the Piața Romană area, focusing on its pillar buildings and how urban spaces influence people and accumulate memory.

Expoziție de Mihai Bodea-Tatulea „Rezident”
Mihai Bodea-Tatulea presents an exhibition drawn from his documentary archive. It traces changes within the National Museum of the Romanian Peasant and its permanent exhibition, stemming from his doctoral research on photography's role in defining vernacular culture.
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Brâncovenii: putere și moștenire. Portrete din Colecția Muzeului Municipiului București
A temporary exhibition at Sutu Palace displays portraits of the Brâncoveanu family and their descendants. It documents how the family's memory and image were constructed and transmitted across generations.

Expoziție temporară „Brâncovenii: putere și moștenire. Portrete din Colecția Muzeului Municipiului București”
A temporary exhibition at Palatul Suțu displays portraits of the Brâncoveanu family and their descendants. It examines how their memory was shaped and passed down through generations, including votive portraits and works from the Brâncovenesc Hospital.
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Fibră. Radiografia prezenței / Fiber. A Radiography of Presence
A retrospective exhibition dedicated to artist Marcela Rădulescu, showcasing works from over six decades. It offers a comprehensive look at her artistic practice and historical context.

Ecouri în patrimoniul contemporan: BCR și Pinacoteca București
An exhibition exploring the relationship between public art collections, cultural memory, and artistic heritage, featuring 70 works of painting, sculpture, and decorative art donated by Banca Comercială Română to the Bucharest Municipality Museum.
How to get thereThe New Bottleneck: Code Review in Age of AI
A discussion hosted by Stories of The Web, featuring Simion Agavriloaiei, on the evolving challenges of code review in the age of AI. The talk aims to cut through AI hype and address the practical state of shipping code today.
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