Twelfth International Conference on The Inclusive Museum

Abstract

The Szekler Museum of Ciuc is a museum of a small town, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania, but it has a regional importance. The town itself is the center of the historical Szeklerland with a predominantly Hungarian population – officially the biggest minority in Romania. The first exhibition of the Association of the Szekler Museum of Ciuc was organized in 1930 – this is considered to be the first real step to the foundation of the museum. In 1950 the Szekler Museum of Ciuc, as an institution, was born. Between 1963-1981 the museum has moved into its current location, the almost 400 years old Mikó Castle. The Szekler Museum of Ciuc is currently home to five permanent exhibitions: Pace of Time in Ciuc (Csík) - Folk Snapshots of Everyday Life; Preserved Sacred Art Treasures; The Franciscan Printing Workshop from Şumuleu Ciuc; The Story of the Mikó Castle and the newest one At a Crossroads. The History of Miercurea Ciuc. The exhibition presenting the history of the town was opened in August 2018 and has the museum staff, the mayor and the local government and the townspeople as main stakeholders. The works for organizing this exhibition began back in 2012, since then many opinions has been formulated and stated, many decisions has been made in order to create the content that can be seen today. This paper aims offers a short discourse analysis about what has been important in realizing this exhibition and what counts today from the perspective of different stakeholders.