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Romanian National History Museum (Muzeul National de Istorie a Romaniei)

12 Calea Victoriei, Bucharest, Romania
40 21 315 82 07
Ranked #31 of 58 attractions in Bucharest
3.5 of 5 stars 15 Reviews
Type: History Museums
Description: Highlights of the country's development from prehistoric times to the 1920s.
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Bucuresti, Bucuresti, Romania
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40 reviews 40 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

You can see here a duplicate of this monument in realistic proportion but up close. very beautiful building More

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Bucharest, Romania
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123 reviews 123 reviews
Reviews in 26 cities Reviews in 26 cities
30 helpful votes 30 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

If you want to know the important facts about Romanian history you should visit this museum. Inside there are probably the most important artefacts (The Treasury) and you can find also a Trajan's Column replica. They have a very good souvenir shop at the entrance with very good prices. The entrance fee is 8 lei (about 2 euros). More

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Ploiesti, Romania
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97 reviews 97 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
32 helpful votes 32 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 March 2012

The National History Museum is situated in the Posts Palace. I was impressed by the great collection of objects recovered from the archeological sites of Romania. More

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Bucharest, Romania
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012

The museum is closed until further notice except for the Treasury and the Lapidarium. The treasury is in a bank vault and holds Romania's crowns and sceptre, Dacian and Roman gold, jewels and religious artefacts. The Lapidarium is basically a hall dedicated to the Trajan Column in Rome with a full-scale replica separated on panels [guide available] explaining the wars... More

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Bucharest, Romania
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 January 2012

This musem host a collection of old pieces (artefacts) of gold, old jewlery, very nice to be seen. The building itself is very nice. More

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Bucharest, Romania
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45 reviews 45 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2012

Hosted in the former Postal Services Palace, erected between 1894-1900 by architect Alexandru Savulescu, the museum presents the history of Romania from ancient times until the present day. A must: the treasure with the impressive gold hoard of the Visigoth princes, named The Hen with Golden Chicks (fourth century AD), weighing 19 kilos. More

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Bucharest, Romania
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 November 2011

After visiting the Romanian National History Museum you end up thinking the history of Romania is limited to a few years around 101-106 AD. The museum is closed down with only the Treasury and the replica of Trajan's Column in Rome open for visitation. The last one is good because it displays the frieze horizontally in segments, so you can... More

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Pietarsaari, Finland
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73 reviews 73 reviews
Reviews in 28 cities Reviews in 28 cities
27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 August 2011
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This museum will be one of the best places for tourists to visit when its renovation is over and they can open the whole museum for the public, but it can take time. The country is poor and short of money for culture renovations. When I was there only 3 of 11 rooms were open. But I saw interesting treasures... More

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Canberra, Australia
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2011
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The treasury alone is worth the visit. Got the tip from a remark in a Guide book on Easter Europe. More

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London
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321 reviews 321 reviews
Reviews in 65 cities Reviews in 65 cities
249 helpful votes 249 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 October 2009
1
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This is located in the Victoria Str.When we went in we were told that all the upper floors were closed for renovation.It didnt leave a lot.There was an interesting display of clothes of the 19th and early 20th Century,The other exhibition was of statues dating back yo Roman times.I have to confess that exhibitions of headless and armless torsoes does... More

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