Tansa – a land of stories

Author: Paradis International College – Oana Albu

Company/ institution: Paradis International College

Country: Romania

e-mail: contact@paradis-college.ro

During four summers (2019-2022), in the month of July, people with a love of tradition have been collecting pages from the story of a magical place – Tansa. Objectives: rehabilitation of interwar houses, inauguration of the Village Museum of Tansa, Pottery workshop, and revitalising a village by teaching old crafts to future generations. For one week in 2019, the Paradis International College high school students guided by local craftsmen, set up the village museum and rehabilitated in a traditional way a house that is over 100 years old. In the second edition, high school students together with students from Tansa Secondary School and a group of volunteers finished the Museum`s layout, collecting many valuable objects. The volunteers took part in pottery workshops every day, bringing back to life the old local craft. In 2021, the final improvements to the museum were made. The museum`s beehive was built, the existing and newly received objects were refurbished. In the final edition of the Tansa – a land of stories project, the final touches were put to the museum before inauguration and the joy of success was experienced in the community of Tansa.