Bacău has a public university and
several colleges. Two major Romanian poets, George Bacovia and Vasile
Alecsandri were born here. The "Mihail Jora" Athenaeum and a
Philharmonic Orchestra are located here, as well as the "G. Bacovia"
Dramatic Theater and a Puppet Theater. Around Christmas every year, a Festival
of Moldavian Winter Traditions takes place, reuniting folk artists from all the
surrounding regions. The exhibition "Saloanele Moldovei" and the
International Painting Camp at Tescani, near Bacău, reunite important plastic
artists from Romania and from abroad. The local History Museum,
