Deschidem
Mântuleasa

Public programme · 2026 pilot edition

Programme

3–4 October 2026
Plantelor Street, Bucharest

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Deschidem Mântuleasa brings together heritage, urban exploration, contemporary art and community over a weekend in which the street becomes a space for meeting, discovery and experiment. The programme includes guided tours, exhibitions, activities for children, workshops, an antiques fair and yard sale, a meeting with local residents and cultural interventions in partner venues across the neighbourhood.

  • General admission: free. Some activities have limited places and/or require registration.
  • Traffic: Plantelor Street, between Mântuleasa and Sf. Ștefan, is closed to motor traffic and becomes pedestrian-only on both days, from 09:00 to 22:00, as part of the Străzi deschise – București, Promenadă urbană programme, in partnership with ARCUB.

Saturday, 3 October

Heritage, urban exploration, neighbourhood activities and new media art.

  1. 09:00–20:00
    Filter coffee tastings Beans&Dots Mântuleasa A dedicated Filter Coffee corner, with stories about the latest coffees from The Barn (Berlin).
  2. from 12:00
    Launch of the Brodēon fragrance collection Beans&Dots Mântuleasa Niche fragrances to try, with stories straight from Tom Hidvegi, the creator behind the brand. Free entry.
  3. 12:00–19:00
    Workshops for children Centrul Aspera Sessions of about 45 minutes, with 15-minute breaks. Recommended for children aged 4 to 10; free, subject to availability.
  4. 13:00
    Street activities open
  5. 13:00–19:00
    Antiques Fair & Yard Sale
  6. 13:00–19:00
    Exhibition “Deschidem Mântuleasa — Living”
  7. 14:00
    Urban exploration workshop Registration required.
    Register Free
  8. 14:00–22:00
    Exhibition Plan Patru
  9. 14:00–22:00
    Exhibition / urban furniture intervention Justin Baroncea
  10. 16:00–20:00
    Day party with Skank Sinatra Beans&Dots Mântuleasa UK funky, UK garage and bassline. Free entry.
  11. from 16:00
    Special programme Ginoteca Signature cocktails and a programme created for the event.
  12. 16:30–18:30
    Guided tour of Mântuleasa Registration required.
    Register Fee · 50 lei / person
  13. 19:00–22:00
    RADAR în Comunitate — Mântuleasa Edition New media installations and interactive experiences. Details in the RADAR section. RADAR ↓

Sunday, 4 October

Urban play, community, heritage and another evening of RADAR experiences.

  1. 09:00–18:00
    Filter coffee tastings Beans&Dots Mântuleasa A dedicated Filter Coffee corner, with stories about the latest coffees from The Barn (Berlin).
  2. 12:00–19:00
    Workshops for children Centrul Aspera Sessions of about 45 minutes, with 15-minute breaks. Recommended for children aged 4 to 10; free, subject to availability.
  3. 12:30–14:30
    Treasure Hunt pentru copii Registration required.
    Register Fee · 50 lei / adult, 25 lei / child
  4. 13:00
    Street activities open
  5. 13:00–19:00
    Antiques Fair & Yard Sale
  6. 13:00–19:00
    Exhibition “Deschidem Mântuleasa — Living”
  7. 14:00–22:00
    Exhibition Plan Patru
  8. 14:00–22:00
    Exhibition / urban furniture intervention Justin Baroncea
  9. 15:00–16:15
    Community meeting / co-creation With Dorothee Hasnaș and Ioana Alexe, in front of the Zamfirescu courtyard.
  10. from 16:00
    Special programme Ginoteca Signature cocktails and a programme created for the event.
  11. 16:30–18:30
    “How do we protect a neighbourhood? Sf. Ștefan – Mântuleasa” Urban Explorers guided tour Registration required.
    Register Fee · 50 lei / person
  12. 19:00–22:00
    RADAR în Comunitate — Mântuleasa Edition New media installations and interactive experiences. RADAR ↓

2026 edition partner

RADAR în Comunitate — Mântuleasa Edition

RADAR în Comunitate brings new media art closer to the public, outside conventional cultural venues. For the Mântuleasa Edition, a selection of experiences from the RADAR ecosystem comes straight into the neighbourhood: art and technology installations, local and international artists, interactive activities, street art workshops and workshops for children and adults. Choosing Mântuleasa puts these contemporary experiences in dialogue with the history, architecture and everyday life of a neighbourhood with a strong identity.

Saturday and Sunday, 19:00–22:00 · free entry

  • Cloud Memory

    Guillaume Marmin · France

    A light and sound sculpture inspired by clouds and organic structures. The work explores how memory is increasingly migrating from the biological to the digital, and questions where we keep our memories and information today.

  • Array

    Steven Mark Kübler · Austria

    An installation in which light projected through layers of mesh transforms the space according to the viewer’s movement and perspective. The visitor’s shadow and body become part of the experience.

  • Sonolume

    Loomaland · Germany

    An experience inspired by synaesthesia: visitors are invited to play the piano, and each note activates the installation’s light and colour, turning music into a visual and physical experience.

  • OPINIONS

    mots · Romania/Germany

    An interactive AI-based installation that analyses visitors and gives them instant first impressions. The work questions how we assign value to automated opinions and snap judgements.

Workshops and participatory experiences

  • Robotics workshop Coding Hub

    Children discover technology through play, building and experimenting: they build, test and program robots, starting from age-appropriate challenges.

  • Street art workshop Alex Baciu

    A hands-on workshop on the process behind urban art — from idea and composition to colour, technique and execution — in which participants can experiment and contribute directly to the creative process.

The Coding Hub workshops and Alex Baciu’s workshop are part of the RADAR în Comunitate programme.

About the Mântuleasa Edition ↗ RADAR Kids — Details and registration ↗

Also, on both days

Grădina Mântuleasa — an autumn must tavern and the taste of old Bucharest

Throughout the two days, Grădina Mântuleasa complements the event programme with a food experience inspired by Bucharest’s tradition of autumn must taverns. Fresh must, grilled dishes, pastrami, saramură and other seasonal flavours bring back the convivial atmosphere of the city’s old gardens and meeting places.

In an intimate green space right on Mântuleasa Street, food becomes another way of exploring the neighbourhood’s memory — through the tastes, smells and urban rituals that were part of life in old Bucharest. Grădina Mântuleasa is still a place where the neighbourhood meets and socialises today, which makes it a natural extension of the Deschidem Mântuleasa programme.

Also, on both days

Beans&Dots Mântuleasa — speciality coffee

Beans&Dots Coffee Shop is one of the leaders in speciality coffee and the sole distributor in Romania of The Barn Coffee Roasters Berlin. It has two coffee shops in Bucharest: one on the mezzanine of the Universul Palace and, the newest, in Mântuleasa, in the former Suprainfinit art gallery. Every year, Beans&Dots brings more than 100 single-origin coffees to Romania, many from The Barn’s exclusive farms.

Over the event weekend: filter coffee tastings on both days and, on Saturday, the launch of the Brodēon fragrances and a day party with Skank Sinatra. Free entry.

Opening hours: Saturday 09:00–20:00 · Sunday 09:00–18:00

Useful information

When
Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October 2026.
Where
Plantelor Street and partner venues in the Mântuleasa area, Bucharest.
Access
General admission to the event is free. Some activities require advance registration, and workshops are subject to availability. RADAR în Comunitate: free entry.
Plantelor Street
Plantelor Street, between Mântuleasa and Sf. Ștefan, is closed to motor traffic and becomes pedestrian-only on both days, from 09:00 to 22:00, as part of the Străzi deschise – București, Promenadă urbană programme, in partnership with ARCUB.
Format
The programme runs simultaneously on the street and in partner venues across the neighbourhood. Times for activities hosted by partners are listed separately in the programme.

Organiser: Youth Vision for Society Association (YVS) Programme partners: the Union of Romanian Architects and Arhitectura magazine 2026 edition partner: RADAR în Comunitate — Mântuleasa Edition / One Night Gallery In partnership with: ARCUB | Străzi deschise – București, Promenadă urbană Local partners: Grădina Mântuleasa, Beans&Dots Mântuleasa, Plan Patru, Ginoteca, Rubrik – architecture office, Mosafir