Starting with Friday, May 23, 2014, at the Museum of History and Archaeology located in the Independence Monument Park, the public may watch the exhibition entitled Verba volant, scripta manent, organized by Gavrilă Simion Eco-Museum Research Institute Tulcea in partnership with the National Museum of History Bucharest , Brăila Museum, the Museum of National History and Archaeology Constanţa, “Casa Mureşenilor” Museum Braşov, Paul Păltănea History Museum Galaţi a Curtea Domnească National Museum Complex Târgovişte.
What the organizers say:
The exhibition introduces to visitors glimpses of the history of one of the greatest inventions in human history – writing. By exposing different support materials (stone, ceramic, leather, wood, paper, etc.), tools used over time for writing (stylus’s, writing feathers, heels, typewriters, etc.) and objects related to this activity (paperweight, desk set, sheath for the pen, nib box, inkwell, chest etc.) exhibition highlights the aspects of the history and evolution of writing, from the first signs / drawings of the Neolithic period, to the modern period.
