The 7th edition of Malmaison Open Doors took place on the weekend of 11-12 May between 16.00 and 21.00.

Malmaison Open Doors is an opening event organized by the artistic community within the Atelierele Malmaison to encourage the meeting between a specialized audience and a wider audience through discussions – in the intimacy of the workshop – about organizational, conceptual and formal ways starting from the artists’ practices and resident artists.

Visitors discovered artists’ studios, galleries and project spaces during the event.

Floor 1- Open studios: Alex Baciu, Dan Basu, Otto Constantin, Daniela Pălimariu, Giles Eldridge & Elena Diaconu, Ioana Gheorghiu, Mara Verhoogt & Marco Verhoogt & Anio Ciutac & Ioana Mincu, Mircea Popescu, Ramon Sadîc, Virginia Toma

Floor 2: Open studios: Liliana Basarab, Béla Zoltán, Eduard Constantin, Floriama Cândea, Cătălina Gubandru, Olivia Mihălțianu & Stoyan Dechev, Mihaela Moldovan, Dan Vezentan, Lucian Bran, Silvia Trăistaru

Project spaces and galleries:
Cabinet 44: “Different Items”, solo show Adelina Ivan
Room 12: “Works from the Shelf”, a selection of works from the gallery’s portfolio made by curators Ana Maria Grigor & Rafaela Bârlădeanu
Celulele Invitro: “Apoi: Noaptea / Then.Comes.Night”, solo show Marius Bodea
H’Art Gallery: “Flowers. Horror.”, solo show Ioana Ursa
/SAC: “Touch Nature”, group exhibition
Artists: Uli Aigner, Matei Bejenaru, Floriama Candea, Codruța Cernea, Adriana Chiruta, Ciprian Ciuclea, Larisa Crunțeanu, Peter Hauenschild, Barbara Anna Husar, Nona Inescu, Kitty Kino, Aurora Kiraly, Alexandra Kontriner, Ana Maria Micu, Nicoleta Mureș, Monika Pichler, Oliver Ressler, Gregor Sailer, Hans Schabus, Ramona Schnekenburger, Marielis Seyler, Paul Spendier, Oana Stanciu, Mircea Suciu, Dan Vezentan, Laurent Ziegler
Curators: Sabine Fellner & Alex Radu
Sandwich: “Two or Three Graces”, Raymonde Beraud solo show
Sandwich Library: The library dedicated to visual arts, curatorial studies, architecture and performance opens.

About Atelierele Malmaison:
Originally a military barracks, the Malmaison Building has significant historical importance and is 180 years old, during which time a Military Officers School, a military court, a prison during the Antonescu regime and a centre of investigation and detention of the Security during the beginning of the communist regime.
Atelierele Malmaison aims to integrate the building into the city’s living circuit, inaugurating a new stage in its long history. The workshops occupy approximately 3000 sq m of the Malmaison building, and the workspaces are fully occupied on a long-term basis.

Through the efforts of the artistic community and with the support of the main sponsor, UniCredit Bank, together with the sponsors Brico Depot, Policolor, Ursa, and The Plot, in 2021, the 1st floor was renovated, and then the 2nd floor, which is now occupied by 35 artists’ workshops, alongside nine project spaces coordinated by artistic groups, non-profit associations, or art galleries.

The Atelierele Malmaison project took shape organically and independently through the self-organization of a multidisciplinary group active in different environments on the contemporary art scene in Bucharest. Although the need for initiatives of this type is not at all new, rarely in the history of the Bucharest art scene has such an extensive group succeeded in this type of coagulation.

The space aims to shape a stable and sustainable cultural context in the long term through solidarity, encouraging collaborations between artists, artists and other cultural agents on a national and international level and supporting new generations who need a stable support structure.

The community formed around the Atelierele Malmaison believes that art and artists must have a safe and visible place in society, and their creation requires long-term support through affordable exhibitions and workspaces. The individual workshops are open to the general public for visits twice a year; otherwise, they are dedicated to work. The public is invited to consult their schedule to visit the galleries and other exhibition spaces.

Sponsors renovation and rehabilitation 2020 – 2022: UniCredit Bank, Brico Depot, URSA, Policolor, THE PLOT
Partner: Bucharest District 6 City Hall