The Wandering Sheep or How I Set Off to Conduct Fieldwork

Abstract

The article refers to the cultural project Păstorit 2.1. Oaia Hai-Hui [Shepherding 2.1. The Wandering Sheep], co-financed by the National Cultural Fund Administration and carried out by the National Museum of the Romanian Peasant. This text reviews and describes the activities conducted during the project (February–November 2022). It is written from the perspective of the project manager who focuses on fieldwork, describes how the exhibition was curated, and highlights the unseen work behind such a complex project. The article mentions the external partners involved in the project and their contributions to various activities, including roundtable discussions, conferences, fieldwork, exhibition, fair, podcast participation, and the production of editorial materials that describe the tradition of shepherding and the products obtained from milk processing.

Keywords

• cultural project
• project management
• cultural activities
• fieldwork
• contemporary shepherding