The Museum of the Romanian Peasant
The Museum of the Romanian Peasant is one of the most important sights in Bucharest. In 1996 it was the winner of the European Museum of the Year Award.
It houses 18,000 pieces of pottery from different regions of Romania. The old ceramic item existing in this museum bears the inscription 1746. There are also 20,000 objects representing highly valuable folk costume pieces from all over the country and 10,000 carpets, decorative towels and wall hangings, not to mention glass icons, furniture, magnificent “troite” (crosses placed at the edges of villages or at crossroads) as well as films and photos of the rural life customs. There is also a timber church (without its roof) inside one of the galleries.
The foreign countries collection of traditional objects is original and highly valuable, too.
We strongly recommend that you visit the Museum of the Romanian Peasant.
