Bucharest transforms Square to reclaim public space
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Străzi pentru Oameni Association, working with Arcub and the Museum of Communism in Bucharest, converted a parking area in Bucharest’s Revolution Square into a public space called Grădina Întâlnirilor (Garden of Encounters).
The project, running for one week, offers Bucharest residents a space for cultural events, community discussions, and activities like reading, working, sports, and food tastings.
The Garden of Encounters includes the Mobile Museum: History Outdoors, which recreates a home from the communist period to show daily life under the regime, and the Garden of Memories exhibition focused on the 1989 Revolution. Străzi pentru Oameni will collect data on how people use the space, including pedestrian traffic and feedback, and will publish the findings later.
This project follows a community consultation in spring 2026 where 90% of 276 respondents favored temporarily pedestrianizing the parking area, and builds on earlier efforts to reclaim Revolution Square for pedestrians that began in May 2025.
