The MARe Foundation was established in February 2015, with the mission to support and develop the activity of MARe/The Museum of Recent Art, the first private museum in Romania focused on local art from the past 50 years.
The international contemporary art collection of the Museum of Recent Art, presented in a group exhibition that brought together renowned artists who have shaped our understanding of contemporary art.
see the exhibitionThe main thesis of this curatorial essay stated that there are two major areas of stylistic practice in Romanian contemporary art: an interest in archaic visual forms and the use of humor.
see the exhibitionFor the first time in recent decades, young graduates and students from the four most important national art centers — Iași, Bucharest, Timișoara, and Cluj-Napoca — exhibited together in a museum in the Capital.
see the exhibition42 exhibitions in 8 countries marked 50 years since Picasso’s death. Romania was one of the 8 countries
see the exhibitionThe first museum retrospective of Romanian photography in the past 20 years, highlighting new phenomena and the paradigm shifts of that moment.
see the exhibition“René Groebli began as a photojournalist and became a photo-humanist.” — Erwin Kessler
see the exhibitionMARTHA ROSLER is part of the generation of radical American artists who expanded the scope of critical art from a specific focus (such as feminism, represented in the MARe exhibition with her most famous photomontage series, Body Beautiful, c. 1966–1972) to a wide range of societal tensions, flaws, and sensitive issues.
see the exhibitionMartin Creed is excessive and entropic, impossible to confine to a single formula. His œuvre is made up of “works,” as each piece is titled, whether it is a painting, a video, an installation, or a performance—regardless of whether it measures 5 centimeters, 5 minutes, or 5 tons.
see the exhibitionSince the 1980s, Jonathan Lasker has been among the most prominent American artists who reinvented painting as a conceptual artistic medium. His paintings visually formulate a fully analytical approach.
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At MARe, your museum visit continues on the ground floor. Here you can enjoy a coffee break after exploring the exhibition, and you can also find the perfect spot for work or business meetings. A space where art, ideas, and conversations blend naturally.
Yes, we have lockers in the basement.
It’s not impossible.
Artists sometimes come to the opening, and other times as simple visitors, incognito.
Unfortunately, no. But you can enjoy a coffee at Beans & Dots in the museum garden, accompanied by your furry friends. 🙂
MARe is open every day from 11:00 to 19:00, except on Tuesdays when it is closed.