Bălu, Daniela - Szőcs Péter Levente (szerk.): Ghidul expoziţiei de istorie şi etnografie (Satu Mare, 2008)
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parameters and if the representations offered by the producers (architect, designer, specialists in museography, restaurant keeper) are appropriate. Any basic exhibition is therefore marked by the patrimony and by its creators. A successful combination between the participants’ abilities and the problematic display that agrees with the demands of a best presentation make the exhibition a real test of proving abilities. Such a product requires every time a serious investment (of time, expertise, materials, money), therefore the responsibilities are heavy and a potential failure may produce great loss on long term. If one visits the basic exhibition of the County Museum of Satu Mare is convinced that the previous aspects were seriously taken into consideration by the actors involved in its remaking. Professionalism, remarkable outcomes and certain self-denial of those talented to talk to people are aspects that impress most. Evaluating the true potential of the collections, the organizers of the new basic exhibition had taken into consideration the balance between the historic periods emphasizing the old artifacts but did not forget about recent history. They used problematic recovered and restored assets in order to come out more convincing to the public, upholding the concept of an active, dynamic museum and dedicated to the public through modern approaches. The dynamics of the exhibition is the result of a series of restores and quality scenarios that bring the visitor closer to the correct interpretation and understanding of history. Even more, the visitor becomes partner in the organizers team, marking therefore a subtle and benefic dialogue between the museum and its public - the receiver. When emphasizing certain key-ideas the effect makes a better acquiring of aspects from every day life, from the rural and city habitat, from those situations coming out of complex inter-confessional and interethnic connections. The interpretation of such realities and their correct presentation need professional competence and a special gift. A new concept in museography is to approach every day life and for that we make use of visitors’ knowledge and opinions about the world and society. We don’t make discriminations (not even in the process of associating artifacts that do not match very well), therefore the facts, the personalities, the heroes and masses become individual parts in history making the contexts more clear. It’s certain that such a philosophy of the museum infers correct answers and the assumption of responsibility for them. The study of museographic achievements is also the result of qualitative expertise operated by specialists. They are visible especially in what concerns the relation between object and the 9
