Today I'm going to share some photos I took at the museum of history. I wanted to visit this exhibition during the Night of Museums as it was cheaper (You could visit every museum participant in the program with 2€), but when I got there, I saw it was a huge crowd inside already. I don't like crowds as you can't take photos, so I decided to move on and reschedule my visit for another time. It was the right decision as otherwise I would have missed two other interesting places that are only open one day per year.
So this morning I went back to the museum to visit the exhibition called "Ages, Elites And Weapons", thinking no one will be there. After all, who goes to exhibitions on Friday morning, besides me, right? 😂 Was I wrong? Oh boy, I was wrong, big time!
When I turned the corner and was 50m away from the museum, saw a crowd in front of the museum, made of 12 - 13 years old school kids. I was hoping to see them leave, but instead, they entered the museum in front of me. This made my job even harder. I was hoping to wait a bit till they get an advantage, but they did not do as any other people would do, take things step by step. They were running back and forth, taking selfies for ages. No matter in which room I went, a part of them was always there, so I had to wait for them to leave, to be able to take photos.
The exhibition was a comprehensive one, starting from the times BC and continuing to days close to our days.
At the entrance, everyone was greeted by this guy, geared up and ready to take action.
The next scene cancelled all your hopes to see modern era weapons. It wasn't a shock for me and I was not disappointed at all as not long ago I visited the exhibition made by special forces and that was 30 times bigger than the space the museum allocated to this exhibition. It's understandable as what you see here was found during archeological excavations and are unique pieces, therefore with great historical value. You can't just buy them everywhere, like modern day's weapons.
What you're going to see are findings on Transylvanian territory. Old jewellery can't be missing. I don't know about you, but how many historical exhibitions I've been to, all had jewellery, which is normal as those metals are resisting time miraculously and wealthy people have always worn jewellery. It was the symbol of their wealth. Maybe it still is. Many were buried with their jewellery, to have it in afterlife. Then the afterlife never happened.
The designs I saw here are not far from what we have today.
Sorry for the weird angles, but everything was under glass and the only way to avoid reflections and shadows was to take photos from the side.
Tools and weapons made of stone, antler and metal. These were the materials available back in those days. Now imagine yourself manufacturing a stone weapon without using modern era technology. How long it would take you? No manual to use, no DIY video, no nothing.
This piece fascinated me for a couple of reasons. It's made of some kind of metal, which means it must be heavy to wear. However, considering its age, the design is wonderful. The other brilliant thing was this orange background. I love orange and must admit, it was the best choice here.
Lack of space is killing me, There's never enough distance to take a decent photo, I always have to improvise and most of the times I have to post slant photos, which I hate.
Copper Age? That was a very long time ago. Today copper is among the most valuable metals, for several reasons.
Now let's play a game. Let's say you go back to those times, make your own weapons for hunting and protection as well. Can you see yourself doing that? I'm happy I don't have to honestly.
The best thing about these exhibitions is that you can read about history from these posters and learn a lot of things. The visual effect is quite good, especially for those who have a good visual memory. It's easier to remember what you see.
These are tiny spearhead. Spears were essential in those days, for hunting and self protection as well.
This museum visit was like a walk back in time and I'm just glad I was born when I was born and did not have to live back in these days.
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