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The BanatVillageMuseum in Timisoara, the County of Timis, opened its gates to the public in 1971 after long research and attempts that have started at the beginning of the 20^th century.

The cultural heritage of the museum comprises the folk architecture and technique, peasantry furniture, general household objects, agricultural-pastoral objects, household textile-related industry, folk costumes, fabrics, embroideries and adornments from the areas of the multi-ethnic and multicultural historical Banat, a testimony of the traditional folk civilization of the Romanians, as well as of the other ethnic communities located in this region, involved in a continuous cultural interaction for several centuries.

The constructions in the museum, the ones in the civic center, the church, national house, town hall, school and pub, the constructions on the alley of the ethnic communities, with the Slovak, German, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Serbian houses, to which all the other buildings are added, form the traditional rural architectural reserve particular to the old Banat area.

Visiting schedule:

Winter – Tuesday – Sunday – 09.00 – 17.00

Summer – Tuesday – Sunday – 10.00 – 18.00

www.muzeulsatuluibanatean.ro

The ASTRA Museum of Traditional Folk Civilization from Sibiu, the County of Sibiu, was built in 1963 as a “museum of the folk techniques”, and aimed at illustrating the entire traditional folk art creation in Romania.

Initially divided into 4 thematic sectors, Manufacturing and processing the agri-food products, Extracting and processing ores and organic (non-food) and inorganic (wood, vegetables, clay, ore, stone, metals) raw materials, Processing the skins, furs and (vegetal and animal) textile fibers, Traditional Vehicles, the Museum approaches the entire traditional occupational system (from harvesting in the nature to the general and specialized occupations, from household occupations to village handicrafts of all types, from “household industries” to specialized “peasantry industries”, from carried transports (directly, by man or by animals), to hauled (dragged or rolled)  transports and floating transports.

Visiting schedule:

Winter – Tuesday – Sunday – 09.00 – 17.00

Summer – Tuesday – Sunday – 10.00 – 18.00

Special: On the first Wednesday of the month – free entry (without visitation of the monuments)
www.muzeulastra.ro

Placed on the bank of the HerastrauLake, in a historical, yet lively scenery, the “Dimitrie Gusti” NationalVillageMuseum is one of the largest and oldest open-air museums in Europe.

The museum has o collection of 365 monuments displaying the Romanian rural architecture. Combining the beauty and authenticity of the Romanian village with the animated charm of nature, the VillageMuseum is an essential part of the history of a people who has always proved to love its origins more than life itself.

Since it was opened in 1936, the purpose of the VillageMuseum was to present the real life of Romanian peasants, to showcase their customs and traditions in one location where visitors could, for a few hours, “escape” the present and embark on a fascinating spiritual journey to various regions of Romania: Moldova, Transylvania, Banat, Walachia, Dobruja. Each monument has its own different story, recreated with minute care for details and faithfully respecting the specificity of that particular era and geographic area.

Visiting schedule:

Winter – Monday – Sunday –  9.00 – 17.00

Summer – Monday –  9.00 – 17.00; Tuesday – Sunday – 9.00 – 19.00

Special: Opened on Monday for the public!

www.muzeul-satului.ro