Bucharest, the capital of Romania, is the largest and most culturally active city in southeastern Europe. More than 60 museums, ranging from large to small, showcasing various themes and subjects, welcome visitors and locals alike. Here are some of Bucharest's museums and attractions that open their doors to visitors and locals free of charge, ocasionally or permanently:
Bucharest free things to do and see
| Attraction/ Museum | Notes |
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Year-round, during regular hours |
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| Romania's National Bank Museum | Reservation mandatory |
| National Library | Reservation mandatory |
| Romania's Patriarchal Palace |
Reservation mandatory E-mail or call (+4) 021 406.71.67 |
| Old Western Art Museum "Dumitru Furnică-Minovici" | |
| Armenian Archdiocese Museum | 24-hour advance reservation please call: (+4) 021 314.02.08 |
| Architecture Institute Museum | Reservation mandatory Facebook or E-mail |
| Bucharest Politechnical University Museum | |
| Sports Museum - Romania | |
Every weekend May -- October |
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| The Dancing Fountains in Piata Unirii | |
First Wednesday, every month |
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| National Art Museum | |
| Museum of Art Collection | |
| K. H Zambaccian Museum of Art | |
| Theodor Pallady – Casa Melik | |
| Contemporary Art National Museum (MNAC) | |
Last Wednesday, every month |
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| Old Maps and Books Museum | |
| Painter Vasile Grigore Museum | |
First Thursday, every month |
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| Romanian Literature National Museum | |
| Writer Tudor Arghezi Memorial House | |
| Writer George Bacovia Memorial House | |
| Writer Ion Minulescu Memorial House | |
| Writer Liviu Rebreanu Memorial House | |
| Writer Anton Pann Memorial House | |
| Visual artist Margareta Sterian Workshop | |
First Saturday, every month |
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| Museum of City of Bucharest (Sutu Palace) |
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| „Frederic Storck” Art Museum | |
| "Ligia and Pompiliu Macovei" Art Collection | |
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Biologist Victor Babes Museum one of the founders of modern microbiology |
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| Astronomical Observatory "Vasile Urseanu" | |
Designated date, 26th day of each month |
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| Museum of the Romanian Peasant closed if Monday or Tuesday |
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| Museum of Romanian Music / Cantacuzino Palace closed if Monday or Tuesday |
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Bucharest walking tours
Almost free, or totally free if no tipping budget available:
Book your 'tips-based' Bucharest Walking Tour.
Select one or more from the many available.
Tip-based tours do not have a set ‘price’ and no upfront payment is required.
At the end of the tour each participant gives the guide the amount that she/he considers appropriate.
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Featured Museum of the Month - Bucharest
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Professor Dr. Nicolae Minovici Folk Art Museum
Muzeul de Artă Populară "Nicolae Minovici" or Vila Minovici
Address:
Str. Dr. Nicolae Minovici 1
Neaby attractions:
Old Western Art Museum "Dumitru Furnică-Minovici, Diplomatic Golf Club - Bucharest
King Michael I (Herastrau) Park, the Village Museum,
Free Press Circle (Piata Presei Libere), Bucharest hop-on / hop-off sightseeing bus stop.
In 1903, Dr.
Nicolae Minovici,
one of the most important figures in Romania's medicine,
entrusts his friend, young architect Cristofi Cerchez to design his secondary-residence.
He commissioned a large enough house to accommodate his vast collection of folk art.
Two years later, Dr. Minovici's villa, built on the outskirts of Bucharest, was ready to be occupied by its owner.
Less than one year later, in 1906,
Dr. Minovici's newly-constructed villa with its generous and lush garden
became the first museum dedicated to folk art, in Romania's capital city.
The museum is home to an unique collection of ethnographic art:
textiles (shirts, blouses, aprons, towels, rugs, and carpets),
ceramics, icons, painted/decorated eggs, rural household objects and, paitings
collected by Dr. Minovici over a period of almost five decades.
Vila Minovici is still considered, today, Bucharest's finest example of Neo-Romanian architectural style.
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Attribution:
Fundatia Calea Victoriei and
Voluntari pentru Patrimoniu
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