Tours in Bucharest

A. Cotroceni Palace - Romanian Peasant Museum
half day tour

The Cotroceni Palace is a part of the Cotroceni National Museum which is a specialized institution focused upon reflecting the history of the Medieval and Modern Cotroceni, upon the evolution and transformations that came up in time.

The Cotroceni palace, church and monastery reflect a three-century history that interweaves political, military, diplomatic, religious and cultural aspects, directly with the general evolution of Romanian society. So, along three centuries starting from the founder of the palace of the place, the worthy prince Serban Cantacuzino, a long line of outstanding personalities made decisions and ruled over Romanian destinies from here.

     

Romanian Peasant Museum - The history of The Museum of the Romanian Peasant covers almost a century of restlessness, bringing together times of international praising with moments of obstruction and anxiety related to the very situation in the country.

The Romanian Peasant's Museum , founded on 5 February 1990, is the expression of long-standing museum traditions dating since as early as 1875 when, following Titu Maiorescu's suggestions, the first textile art section was to be set up, as part of the National Antiquity Museum


B. National Art Museum - The Village Museum
half day tour

The National Art Museum is the most representative art gallery in Romania and is hosted in the former Royal Palace. The Royal Palace was the official royal residence of Alexandru Ghica Voda from 1837. Its current facade dates from 1937. Art Museum Palace is situated center of Bucharest (Revolution Square). The Palace displays in its four storey an extensive collection of European Art and Romanian Art.

    

The Village Museum - The museum shows authentic peasant's housing from all over Romania, dating from the 17th to the beginning of the 20th century. This open-air museum is unique in Europe, in that the original buildings were disassembled piece by piece, transported in special conditions and re-asembled inside the museum, offering the unique image of a real Romanian village, with its lanes, plantations, wells and open place.