Transylvania Jewelry Festival 2026

Museums, galleries, cultural centres, universities and independent venues open their doors to a programme bringing together more than 100 artists from 31 countries, alongside designers, students, curators and professionals from Romania and beyond.

Through the diversity of its locations and artistic approaches, the festival offers a dynamic and accessible experience, inviting the public to discover new perspectives on jewelry and its role within contemporary art.


Schedule Transylvania Jewelry Festival 2026: 

Wednesday, October 7 
- 10:00: Opening of the Transylvania Jewelry Festival Hub
Cluj Urban Culture Center, Youth Center, 1 Iuliu Maniu Street
07.10–17.10.2026. Visiting hours: Mon–Sun: 10:00–18:00

- 10:00: Group Exhibition: Transylvania Jewelry Festival Collection
Cluj Urban Culture Center, Tailors’ Tower, 35 Baba Novac Street
07.10–17.10.2026. Visiting hours: Mon–Fri: 10:00–20:00. Sat–Sun: 12:00–20:00

- 12:00: Opening Daria Niță - Solo Exhibition
CUC, 5 Napoca Street
07.10–17.10.2026. Visiting hours: Thu–Sun: 9:00–18:00. Fri–Sat: 9:00–12:00

- 18:00: Opening Victor Pavlov – Solo Exhibition
BIJU Gallery 17 Memorandumului Street
07.10–17.10.2026. Visiting hours: Mon – Sun: 11:00–18:00

Thursday, October 8
- 16:00: Opening Novomyr Logvin – Solo Exhibition
Cluj Urban Culture Center, Firefighters’ Tower, 17 Tipografiei Street
07.10–17.10.2026. Visiting hours: Mon: Closed. Tue, Wed & Fri: 11:00–20:00. Thu: 11:00–22:00. Sat & Sun: 12:00–20:00

- 18:00: Opening of Women, Extraordinary Women – Group Exhibition
Doina and Octavian Cosman Foundation, 11 Andrei Mureșanu Street
07.10–17.10.2026. Visiting hours: Mon – Sun: 11:00–18:00

Friday, October 9
- 12:00: Guided Tour & Studio Visits
Meeting point: Cluj Urban Culture Center, Youth Center, 1 Iuliu Maniu Street

- 19:00: Official opening of the Festival
Group exhibition In Everytime & In Everywhere
Cluj-Napoca Art Museum, 30 Unirii Square
09.10–17.10.2026. Visiting hours: Mon–Tue: Closed. Wed–Sun: 10:00–17:00

Saturday, October 10
- 11:00. AUTOR – Contemporary Jewelry Fair
UTCN Hub, 4 George Barițiu Street
10.10–12.10.2026. Visiting hours: Sat–Sun: 11:00–19:00

- 12:00. Opening – Martina Ege Solo Exhibition
Pharmacy Museum, 28 Unirii Square
07.10–17.10.2026. Visiting hours: Mon: Closed. Tue–Sun: 10:00–18:00

- 15:00. Symposium: Forms of Coexistence, Botanical Anatomies
U.S.A.M.V. – Faculty of Horticulture and Rural Development
Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, 3–5 Calea Mănăștur
10.10.2026. Visiting hours: 15:00 – 19.00
Works presented at the symposium will be on display from October 12 to 17 at the
Urban Culture Center, Tailors’ Tower.

Sunday, October 11
- 11:00. AUTOR – Contemporary Jewelry Fair
UTCN Hub, 4 George Barițiu Street
10.10–12.10.2026. Visiting hours: Sat–Sun: 11:00–19:00

- 11:00. Opening – Artkimia, Contemporary Jewelry School
Dimir & Son Gallery, 1 Călărașilor Street
07.10–17.10.2026. Visiting hours: Mon–Sun: 11:00–18:00

- 17:00. Opening – UAD Students & Alumni Exhibition
Casa Matei Gallery, 4 Matei Corvin Street
07.10–17.10.2026. Visiting hours: Mon–Sun: 11:00–18:00

- 18:00. Opening – Yasmin Zehavi – Solo Exhibition
Franciscan Church, 2 Émile Zola Street
07.10–17.10.2026. Visiting hours: Mon–Sun: 10:00–18:00

Monday, October 12
- 11:00. Artist Talk by Philip Sajet: Jewelry is Art
Casa Matei, 4 Matei Corvin Street

- 12:00. Artist Talk by Bettina Speckner
Casa Matei, 4 Matei Corvin Street

- 13:00. Opening of Eggs, Rings & Other Things – Group Exhibition
Eggcetera, 2 Octavian Petrovici Street
07.10–17.10.2026. Visiting hours: Mon–Fri: 08:30–17:00. Sat–Sun: 09:00–17:00

Tuesday, October 13
- 17:00
Hunter from Elsewhere: A Journey with Helen Britton
Cinema ARTA, 3 Universității Street

14–17 October
Guided exhibition tours, activities for children, meetings with artists