FIAT/IFTA World Conference 2024

The Timisoara Revolution Memorial Association was founded on April, 1990. Within the association operates the National Center for Documentation, Research and Public Information about the Romanian Revolution of 1989. Our institution has been declared an entity of national interest. By Decree No. 445/2019 we received the Order "Cultural Merit in the Rank of Knight", Category E - awarded by the President of Romania, Mr. Klaus Werner Iohannis.

Over the course of 34 years of activity, we have erected 14 monuments in memory of the martyr heroes of December 1989, founded a publishing house through which we have published over 50 volumes and a biannual scientific journal. We managed to build a vast and unique database in Romania that includes several sections: oral history, mass media, documents, statements, press collections and photos.

The main purpose is to honor the memory of the martyr heroes of 1989, restore the historical truth, and to promote the culture of local remembrance through local, national and international exhibitions (permanent and temporary), book launches, theater performances, workshops and conferences, talk shows, lectures, film screenings, award ceremonies, particularly aimed at the young generation, schoolchildren and students. We consider it a priority mission to present the historical truth primarily to the younger generations as a legacy in the culture of memory. In order to extend our collections and enrich our educational work we are now adding archive moving footage from other countries to our exhibitions, for example archive from the Austrian Broadcasting Cooperation.

In its strive for opening up its collections the ORF Multimedia Archives is always keen to provide its footage for interesting projects. Memorialul Revolutiei 1989 perfectly meets the criteria for a fruitful cooperation. Ruth Stifter-Trummer (ORF) shows some unique clips of the Rumanian Revolution from the ORF-archives which enhance the rich funds of the Memorial Association.