“THE DR. NICOLAE MINOVICI VILLA – RESTITUTIO II”
The Dr. Nicolae Minovici Museum was the first museum dedicated to folk art in Bucharest. Inaugurated in 1906, “the national art museum” first functioned as a private institution. Nicolae Minovici gained the support of architect Cristofi Cerkez in building this unique construction on the northern side of Bucharest. The Dr. Nicolae Minovici villa is one […]
“VICTOR BABEȘ (1854-1926) – PRINCIPLES, VALUES, INHERITANCE”
The residence of Dr. Victor Babeş, designed in the eclectic style typical of the 1920s, is located on the Northern side of Bucharest, on Andrei Mureșanu Street, at nr. 14A. The house was built between 1928 and 1929 by the doctor’s son, named Mircea Babeș, who was a diplomat for Romania in Warsaw, Ottawa, and […]
HOW TO ENTER THE TIME OF YOUR CITY?
The concept of time is valuable not because of how long you live, but because of what you elect to do with the time you have in your life. Everything that happens allows you to explore yourself. The people you meet and the places you see are a pretext to discover yourself. What occurs, the […]
CLOSER TO THE SAINTS. THE FRESCOS OF VĂCĂREŞTI MONASTERY 40 YEARS LATER
On lands bought by the Court, the first Phanariote Hospodar of the Danubian Principalities, Nicholas Mavrocordatos had a monastery built, dedicated to the Holy Trinity and considered a “masterpiece of Romanian sacred art”. It was situated near Bucharest, to the south-east of the city, on a wide field atop Văcăreşti Hill, part of the Bucharest […]
THE MUSEUM OF AGES FROM CHILDHOOD TO SENESCENCE
The Museum of Ages – from Childhood to Senescence is a story focusing not only on private life, but also on the evolution of relations between generations during the past three hundred years within the Romanian urban environment, taking Bucharest as a case study. A story about what a day in our life would have […]
„DISCOVERING THE UNIVERSE TOGETHER: AN ASTRONOMY EXHIBITION – THE ADMIRAL VASILE URSEANU ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY”
The new permanent exhibition, “Discovering the Universe Together: An Astronomy Exhibition”, opened on September 21st 2017, focuses on the subject of the solar system and its exploration – planets, stars and galaxies, as its main purpose is to illustrate our place in the Universe. A secondary theme is the exploration of the solar system, and […]
JOURNEY TO THE PAST THROUGH THE SEVEREANU COLLECTION
STARTING WITH 30th NOVEMBER 2017 JOURNEY TO THE PAST THROUGH THE SEVEREANU COLLECTION Starting with November 2017, members of the public will be able to admire the “Maria and dr. George Severeanu” collection, after over 20 years. The Bucharest Municipality Museum is preparing to open the Severeanu Museum’s permanent exhibition. Closed down in the early […]