While the history of this museum dates way back to 1859, its current incarnation has been open to the public since 1937 and has gone from strength-to-strength every since, chronicling the storied history of Transylvania. The permanent collections are handily organised in chronological order, going from prehistory through to the modern day, or at least something close to the modern day. The temporary exhibitions are also worth a gander or two, although as always they can be quite hit or miss.