Abstract
Apart the activities of storage, conservation, restoration and valorization of tangible heritage items belonging to its collections, the Museum of Arad can also involve, through thorough field researches, in the revitalization of old customs which are still alive in the local consciousness. One of the old customs preserved in the Museum of Arad is the so-called Nedeia de la gorun which was still in use until not so long ago in Vidra locality (commune Vârfurile, Arad county). From village people’s stories, one can understand the persons aged more than 60-70 were active participants in this event and it was by discussing with them that the deployment of this feast could be reconstructed step by step. The paper also advances several suggestions that might lead to the revitalization or safeguarding of this custom by the certified institutions, and especially by the youth of Vidra village and its surroundings.