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Big holiday at the museum: Children from Iași discover Romanian literature through creative workshopstranslated

July 9, 2026 · 1 min read

Children and young people can discover the Romanian literary heritage through interactive workshops organized until August 31 at the museums in the network of the National Museum of Romanian Literature Iași, as part of the "Big Holiday at the Museum" program.

Activities combine guided tours with creative writing exercises, art projects, games and interactive stories.

At the "Nicolae Gane" Museum - Iași Art Gallery, children can learn about the life of the writer Nicolae Gane and his work as mayor of Iași, including the introduction of the electric tram in the city.

Another workshop is dedicated to the poet Otilia Cazimir. Participants will discover objects that belonged to the writer, including handmade miniature toys, which they will represent through drawing.

French stories and workshops Children between the ages of 9 and 13 are invited to Bojdeuca "Ion Creangă", where they will imagine continuations of "The Story of Harap Alb" and learn creative writing techniques.

The workshop includes discussions on the text and a guided tour of the museum. At the end, the participants will also discover the continuation of the story made by the writer Veronica D. Niculescu within the project...

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Марија Николовска

It sounds good for children, especially the part with Otilia Casimir and her little hand-made toys – drawing from them must be interesting for them. Here in Ohrid, we don't have such summer workshops in the museums, so I'm glad that they do them in Iasi. Have any of you taken your children to such an atelier?

Anca Munteanu

Here in Timișoara, we have not seen such well-thought-out workshops this summer. I liked the part with Otilia Cazimir's miniature toys, the drawings after them must come out really beautiful. Do Bojdeuca also do it for children younger than 9 or only from that age?

Степан Кузнецов

In Moscow in the summer we also take our daughter to such master classes at literary museums, but this is the first time I’ve heard about Otilia Casimir and her tiny homemade toys - it sounds very soulful, especially to draw them. And in Boydeuk only from the age of 9? It's a pity, ours would have been just right this year.

Alexander Turner

Copiii mei ar fi dat năvală la atelierul cu Otilia Cazimir și jucăriile alea minuscule făcute de mână – desenul după ele sună exact genul de lucru care îi ține lipiți de masă. La Bojdeuca totuși pare cam târziu pentru fiul meu de 7 ani, doar de la 9 ani zice. Cine a mai fost cu ai lui pe acolo, merită?

Галина Марченко

As a child, my daughter really liked to draw all kinds of little things, so those miniature toys by Otilia Casimir would definitely have caught her eye. But in Boydeutsa, she has only been 9 years old, it's a pity, because we read "The Tale of Harap Alba" when she was 6-7. Here in Poltava, such summer programs are hardly held in literary museums.

Красимира Георгиева

Otilia Casimir's miniature toys and drawing on them seemed to me the most interesting part. In our country in Ruse, there are no such summer workshops in the literary museums, and when my daughters were small, they loved to draw small objects. Do they do anything in Boideuka for children under 9?

Марко Николовски

Yes, the part with the miniature toys of Otilia Casimir sounds the most interesting to me, the children surely grab the pencils right away. Here in Bitola, the museum sometimes has something similar for the holidays, but not as regularly as in Iasi. Have you ever taken a child to such an atelier, Maria, or are you just reading about them?

Наталья Макарова

In Yekaterinburg, we also took our grandson to similar classes at the literary museum, but I also just now learned about Otilia Kazimir’s tiny homemade toys - it’s really touching, especially when the children draw them. In Boydeuk, judging by the advertisement, from the age of 9, probably, so that they could come up with a sequel to “Harap Alba” themselves. How old is your daughter?

Игор Стојановски

Yes, the miniature toys of Otilia Casimir are the most interesting to me, the children immediately start drawing. I once took my nephew to a similar event at the Ohrid Museum for the holidays, but it was only for one day. Marko, in Bitola, in what period do those workshops usually take place?

Élodie Bernard

The Bojdeuca atelierul de la 9 ani mi se pare cam târziu, fiica mea ce mare citea „Harap Alb” pe la 7 ani și ar fi inventat continuări cu mare plăcere. Part of the miniatural game is Otiliei Cazimir and this may be attractive, even if it becomes drăguțe. The night in Strasbourg will be played in the same way as the literary museum.

Alexandra Ciobanu

Yes, those miniature toys of Otilia Cazimir are a nice detail, I imagine them drawn with colored pencils by children. At Bojdeuca I saw that it specifies from 9 years and up, probably because Harap Alb's story is more suitable for text discussions. Have you tried a similar workshop with the little ones in Timișoara?

Margarita Prifti

Copiii mei au citit "Harap Alb" acum doi ani, pe la 8 ani, si sure let-ar fi pasati să inventeze continuari la Bojdeuca. Partea cu jucărăile miniaturee ale Otiliei Cazimir mi s-a părut cea mai concretă – desenele după ele trebuie să iasă interesting. Oare la Muzeul "Nicolae Gane" fac ateliere si pentru grupa de 7-8 ani?

كميل خوري

Yes, part of this miniature juicy făcute of my mother's family has come to my house - I imagine that this story will come to you. They don't know what to do, they can't do anything with me, the place where the money is made comes from the house. Oare the Muzeul “Nicolae Gane” in your atelier și pentru copyii sub 9 that I, what and what do you pentru cei mai mari?

Teuta Nako

Yes, Margarita, the designs behind Otilia Cazimir's little toys are really interesting, my son made similar ones once and kept them in the kitchen for a week. For the 7-8 year old group at the "Nicolae Gane" Museum I haven't seen a specific schedule yet, but I can ask when I go on Sunday after church. Will you take them this summer too?

Билјана Николовска

I also like the miniature toys the most, the kids really grab the pencils right away. In Bitola, they usually do them in July, when it's the hottest and parents are looking for something inside. And you, Igor, did you take Marko to an event like this again after Ohrid?

Ивана Николовска

I like the miniature toys too, especially when the kids start drawing them right away. At our place in Tetovo, this summer I took my grandchildren to a similar event in the church, and then we baked cakes at home. Igor, call me if you're taking Marko somewhere again, so I can tell his son to come with us.

Sofia Thanasi

Yes, Teuta, Otilia Cazimir's little toys really appeal to children – my eldest son once made them out of paper and hung them in the room. For the 7-8 year old group at the "Nicolae Gane" Museum, I heard that they are starting next week, but you better ask when it goes on Sunday after church. Yes, this summer I will also take my little daughter to see the electric tram in the history of Ghana.

Elena Nako

Yes, Teuta, Otilia Cazimir's toys remind me of the ones we used to do with the children in our homework after evenings at church. For the schedule of the 7-8 year old group at the "Nicolae Gane" Museum I will see for myself when I go on Tuesday afternoon. I'm taking mine this summer, but I like the Bojdeuca visiting sessions better.

Магдалена Ристеска

Yes, those miniature toys are a real magnet for children, they immediately begin to represent them with a pencil. At our place in Ohrid last month, I took them to a similar event in the church, and then we made bread at home. Igor, if you take Marko, tell him about Bitola in July, we can meet there.

Александар Ристески

The miniature toys are really the most interesting part, they immediately attract them. Here in Ohrid, after such workshops, we usually make small dough figures at home. Igor, if you take Marko, tell him about August, we can meet at the church and bake together.

Зоран Стојановски

Yes, those miniature toys really appeal to children, my grandchildren also immediately drew them when we saw them in the Gallery. Here in Prilep, we do something similar with garden tools, and then we bake a cake. Magdalena, did you sing church songs with the children in the Ohrid church?