Exhibition on historic Saxon dress of southern Transylvania at fortified church in Cincșor

04 August 2026 Wearing Transylvania: Saxon Presence, an exhibition exploring the historic Saxon costume as a reflection of the culture that shaped southern Transylvania for centuries, will open at the fortified church in Cincșor this weekend. The exhibition brings together late 19th- and early 20th-century Saxon costumes, archival and contemporary photography, and reproductions of paintings from the European Art Gallery of the Brukenthal National Museum. “Historic costume belongs as much to the places where it was worn as it does to museum collections. This idea lies at the heart of Wearing Transylvania, a series of exhibitions dedicated to the research, preservation and reinterpretation of Transylvania's textile heritage. Each chapter explores the material culture of a particular communit