The special exhibition, organized for this year's Easter celebration at the Slovene Ethnographic Museum in Ljubljana, presents ostrich eggs originally decorated by Dr Mariana Andone-Rotaru, from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, between 2020 and 2025.

Since ancient times, humans have celebrated the arrival of spring through rituals and magical practices. Dyeing eggs in the color of blood and youth is an ancient pre-Christian custom, adopted by Christians and perpetuated to this day as a symbol of the Resurrection of the Savior. The secrets of this archaic custom seem to fascinate even more today, sparking the artists' curiosity and desire of exploration.

The ostrich egg represents the ideal material for creation. Inspired by old Transylvanian sources or by the art of traditional women's blouses with embroidered sleeves (altitä), now part of UNESCO Heritage, Mariana Andone-Rotaru's works harmoniously blend a unique artistic approach with traditional Romanian techniques.

The exhibition, organized by the Embassy of Romania in Ljubljana together with the Slovene Ethnographic Museum, will be presented by Dr Dona Isfänoni, art historian and ethnologist researcher at the "Dimitrie Gusti" National Village Museum in Bucharest.

The opening of the exhibition is accompanied by a demonstration of Easter egg painting.