The beautiful, monumental and simply superb Neo-Classical building that houses Romania's National History Museum was constructed from 1894-1900 to the designs of local architect Alexandru Săvulescu. It originally served as the headquarters of Poşta Romană, the Romanian postal service. When the post office moved away in 1970, the History Museum moved in. The museum's exhibitions are spread over 60 display rooms, and include a fine collection of antiquities, including statues brought from a Bronze Age necropolis close to present day Cernavoda. The finest exhibit is the replica of Trajan's Column in the central lapidarium. The museum is poor on Romania's recent history. The bizarre statue on the museum's steps - which appeared during May 2012 - allegedly represents the emperor Traian holding a wolf. It has not unsurprisingly been the subject of much ridicule, and is a popular object for both locals and visitors to ironically have their photo taken with.

Admission 8 lei, students and children 2 lei. 

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• Dan C. - Bucharest 09 February 2010
  Do note that, except for the lapidarium and treasury room, the permanent exhibition of the museum is closed indefinitely (undergoing major restoration works, which - given the lack of money - take longer than usual). So you could safely take out those "60 display rooms" and spare the casual traveler the possible disappointment :).