Art Museum

Moldavia & the Bucovina Monasteries


This museum exhibits Romanian classic and modern art, including landscapes and still lifes, plus abstract art, modern cityscapes, sculptures and tapestries. The complex houses a small Ethnographic Museum next door.


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Nearby Moldavia & the Bucovina Monasteries attractions

1. Nativity of St John the Baptist Church

0.04 MILES

St John Church dates from 1498 and was originally part of Ștefan cel Mare's Princely Court complex. It has a lovely but sombre interior. Standing in front…

2. Cucuteni Museum

0.04 MILES

This is by far the city's best museum, with three floors of well-done displays on the Cucutenians, a neolithic culture with advanced pottery skills that…

3. Princely Court Exposition

0.08 MILES

This exposition features the dank ruins of Ştefan cel Mare's 1497 Princely Court complex, which once encompassed all of the nearby buildings on the square…

4. Bal Shem Tov Synagogue

0.17 MILES

Just north of the Princely Court, this simple wooden synagogue dating from 1766 was built over the foundations of a 1490 predecessor. The tiny interior is…

5. Natural History Museum

0.23 MILES

This rather dry museum exhibits local flora and fauna, with most of the commentary in the Romanian language.

6. Cozla Zoological Park

0.28 MILES

Northwest of the centre along Str Ştefan cel Mare, this petting zoo is situated on successive terraces running up Mt Cozla.

7. Museum of History and Archaeology

0.36 MILES

This museum documents local history from the Stone Age through the Moldavian princes and more recent developments. The exhibits are comprehensive and well…

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