Category: COLLECTIONS

A significant part of the gold and precious metals collection is made up of objects donated by Dr. George Severeanu and his wife Maria. These items are Greek gold coins, issues of the Syracuse and Tauromenium fortified cities, from Lesbos and Cyprus, form Cartagena or Egypt. In what concerns Roman coins, with the exception of […]

The sculpture collection encompasses plaques, monument clay models, studies in clay or plaster, busts, works of both Romanian and foreign sculptors. Consistently attempting to keep the Capital’s memory alive, the curators of this collection have gathered in time varied illustrative materials, regarding several important historical figures – mainly from the political and cultural spheres – […]

The Maps and Plans collection features 1336 pieces, out of which 467 are maps and 869 are plans, as well as works of particular value from the 15th – 20th centuries. The collection encompasses cartographic works produced by Abraham Ortelius (1595), I.B. Homann, W. Lazius and G. Mercator, mainly representing Europe, the Balkan Countries, the […]

The Prints and Imprints collection plays an important part within the Bucharest Municipality Museum’s patrimonial heritage, through its elements’ historical and artistic relevance. The collection features 7664 pieces. There are varied lithographs and engravings, interesting fragments of a bygone era, particularly from the 19th century. The works bearing the signatures of C. Doussault, A. Raffet, […]

The documents collection features 11 572 objects collected through acquisitions and donations made throughout the years. The documents are of two types: originals and copies, produced in Romanian as well as Latin, French, German, Slavonic, Hungarian, Russian, Turkish, Greek, Armenian and Korean. They reflect all the fields of society: its economy, culture, religion, social status […]

The Decorative art – furniture collection is not very expansive, featuring 227 pieces, mostly from the second half of the 19th century, when Western influence had a more significant hold on Bucharest’s wealthier citizens. Within this collection there are decorated wooden small tables, Napoleon the 3rd style salon trimmings, Biedermeier-style furniture, Boulle type decorated buffets, […]

The decorative art – porcelain collection encompasses 4747 pieces, valuable from an artistic and historical point of view and representative for the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection’s most remarkable pieces are the Sevres, Meissen and Alt Wien porcelain decorative items, and, in some cases, for household use. Among these there are also items bearing […]

The Decorative art – metal collection encompasses 10 860 items, featuring objects made of different metals and alloys, based on copper, iron and lead, that illustrate European decorative art and, occasionally, Oriental art. Most objects date from the 19th century. A part of the items are silver or gold plated, chromed, tinned etc. and are […]

The Textiles and clothing accessories collection encompasses 2091 objects of great diversity, pieces of artistic, historical and memorial value. The collection features a series of Oriental and Occidental clothing items, from the 18th – 19th centuries, accompanied by numerous accessories typical of that period: satchels, buckles, clasps, belts, slippers, head-wear and other decorative elements. The […]

The religious items and icons collection of the Bucharest Municipality Museum is representative for the late period of Romanian religious art (from the 17th to the 19th century). The collection stands out due to the richness of artistic features, from religious scenes painted on wood and glass and frescoes, to metalwork. The collection’s items are […]