Bucharest

Village Museum

  Sos. Kiseleff 28-30 ,   Herastrau          (+4) 021 317 91 10     more than a year ago

Outstanding. Founded by Royal Decree in 1936, and covering some 15 hectares on the shores of Lake Herăstrău, Muzeul Satului is one of the greatest outdoor museums in the Balkans. There are more than 60 original houses, farmsteads, windmills, watermills and churches from all of Romania's historic regions: Transylvania, Oltenia, Dobrogea and Moldavia. Every exhibit has a plaque showing exactly where in Romania it was brought from. Some even now have recorded commentary in four languages (if the stickers are missing, press the second button for English). Most of the houses date from the mid 19th-century, but there are some, such as those from Berbeşti, in the heart of Romania - celebrated for their intricately carved entrances - which date from as early as 1775. The highlight of the museum is probably the steep belfry of the wooden Maramureş church, complete with exquisite but faded icons. You should also not miss the earth houses of Straja, dug in to the ground and topped with thatched roofs, or the brightly painted dwellings of the Danube Delta. The museum has a great souvenir shop, and a stall selling traditional Romanian sweets and cakes. It even has a restaurant, La Francu, set in an original 19th-century inn. Children love the museum, and it makes for a perfect family outing.

Metro

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Tel / Fax

(+4) 021 317 91 10 / (+4) 021 317 90 68

Email

contact@muzeul-satului.ro

Open

Open 09:00 - 19:00, Mon 09:00 - 17:00.

Price/Additional Info

Admission 10 lei, pensioners 5 lei, students/children 2.50 lei. Audio guides available for 50 lei, or 8 lei on your smartphone. There are guided tours in English, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian 300 lei: call in advance. Note that while the museum is open on Mondays, the houses are not.

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09.04.2015
Elena
Santa Barbara, CA
Worth every penny and loved that it's all outdoors. It's right next to the fabulous Herastrau park. On this slightly rainy day, they closed most of the doors to the doors, so you have to peek through the window only (which was disappointing) but they are trying to keep the mud and moisture out of the rooms. If you're interested in the various kinds of architecture of those days and villages, each structure has excellent explanation of how it was constructed and how and when the structure came to be there. You can do this in about 1-2 hours. Very few people there visiting during the week during Easter week. Great afternoon spent there, followed by a lovely coffee in the Park Herastrau.
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