YVS Journal
Articles, announcements, and stories from YVS projects — about heritage, communities, civic education, and the places we document.
What's happening, what we discover, what we build
The news page is the space where we follow YVS projects in real time: from launches and calls for participants, to research stories, field images, interviews, results and published materials.
Here you will find articles about our current activities, the places we document, the people we work with, and the ideas that help us build cultural, educational, and community projects.
We write not just to announce what we're doing, but to keep a record of the process: what we've learned, what questions arise, what works, what we can take forward.
Discover Bucharest differently: guided tours and urban treasure hunt, on September 19–20 September 15, 2026 - On the weekend when Bucharest turns 567, we invite you to celebrate it the way we like it… Read more →
Bucharest Narrated | 567 years of stories & Urban Explorers – Night Session | Special Edition @ Cantacuzino Palace September 14, 2026 - On September 19 and 20, 2026, we meet again around the stories of Bucharest. This time, in a place that… Read more →
Urban Explorers returns to the beginning: we recreate the route of the first edition, two years later September 8, 2026 - On Saturday, September 12, Urban Explorers returns to where it started. We retrace the route of the first edition and return to the area… Read more → Discover Bucharest differently: guided tours and urban treasure hunt, on September 19–20 September 15, 2026 - On the weekend when Bucharest turns 567, we invite you to celebrate it the way we like it… Read more → Bucharest Narrated | 567 years of stories & Urban Explorers – Night Session | Special Edition @ Cantacuzino Palace September 14, 2026 - On September 19 and 20, 2026, we meet again around the stories of Bucharest. This time, in a place that… Read more → Urban Explorers returns to the beginning: we recreate the route of the first edition, two years later September 8, 2026 - On Saturday, September 12, Urban Explorers returns to where it started. We retrace the route of the first edition and return to the area… Read more →
How was it at Urban Explorers – Night Session, 2nd edition? October 4, 2025 - Mântuleasa, an old slum that told its stories under the city lights For an autumn evening, the Mântuleasa slum – one… Read more →
Urban Explorers – Night Session, 2nd Edition | We Open Mântuleasa September 10, 2025 - An evening in the heart of Mântuleasa There are neighborhoods of Bucharest where, if you walk carefully, you feel that the city breathes differently. Mântuleasa is… Read more →
Urban Explorers – Night Session: A cultural marathon in the heart of Bucharest October 22, 2024 - On September 20, Bucharest hosted a unique cultural experience, offering its residents the opportunity to rediscover the city's history... Read more →Non-governmental association dedicated to civic engagement, heritage and community development.