Museums and Collections in Romania

Botoşani County Museum

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Name:
Botoşani County Museum
Location
General profile:
Archaeology
Main profile:
Archaeology
Collection(s):

As a former Palace of the Prefecture, the building was raised just before World War I according to the design of architect Petre Antonescu. At the end of 1977, the permanent exhibition of the History Department of the museum opened. It comprises archaeology: Paleolithic finds (Ripiceni, Mitoc, Crasnaleuca), Cucuteni Eneolithic pottery (Truşeşti, Drăguşeni), Dacian pottery and ornaments (Stânceni, Strahotin), and finds from the 4th - 5th centuries (Mihălăşeni, Tocileni); numismatics: Roman coins, hoards from the Middle Ages; history: documents, maps, weapons, harness parts, seals, gold and silver ornaments from the Middle Ages, as well as documents, per...iod costumes, measuring devices, musical instruments, original photographs, period postcards and personal belongings of Botoşani personalities from the modern and contemporary age. There are also collections of ethnography (wooden artefacts, pottery, costumes) and fine art. The museum owns goods listed in the National Cultural Heritage Treasure.

County:
Botoşani
Locality:
Botoşani
Address:
Strada Unirii nr. 15
Postal code:
710221
Access:
Opposite the Vârnav Park, today Mihai Eminescu Park;
by car: DN 28B (Iaşi - Botoşani), DN29 (Botoşani - Dorohoi), DN 2B (Botoşani - G. Enescu), DJ 293, DJ 298; by train: Botoşani, Dorohoi
Time table:
closed for restoration of building since 1st of March, 2022)
Phone :
0231.513.446; 0743.176.906
Fax:
0231.536.989
E-mail address:
istorie@muzeubt.ro
Website:
https://www.muzeubt.ro
Administrative subordination:
Botoşani County Council
Importance:
County
Founded:
1984
Historic Monument Building: Clădire monument istoric
BT-II-m-B-01937
Museum code:
6912500
Director:
Aurel Melniciuc
Contact person:
Gheorghe Median
Position:
Şef secţie
Virtual tour:
http://muzeu.btlife.ro/tur-virtual
Social media:
https://www.facebook.com/Muzeul-Judetean-Botosani-420280694843155/
Accreditation:
O.M.P.C.N. nr.2012/11/01/2011;
O.M.C.I.N. nr. 2941/20.09.2019 Reacreditare
Classified :
 
Subordinate units.
No
order 		Name County Locality Commune Address Department Map
138 "Nicolae Iorga" Memorial House Botoşani Botoşani Strada Nicolae Iorga nr. 14 Memoriale Map it
693 "Ştefan Luchian" Fine Arts Gallery Botoşani Botoşani Piaţa Revoluţiei nr. 12 Artă Map it
142 Ethnography Museum Botoşani Botoşani Bulevardul Mihai Eminescu nr. 50 Etnografie Map it
143 Dorohoi Natural Sciences Museum Botoşani Dorohoi Strada Al. I. Cuza nr. 43 Ştiinţele naturii Map it
135 "George Enescu" Memorial Museum Botoşani Dorohoi Strada George Enescu nr. 81 Memoriale Map it
136 "George Enescu" Memorial House Botoşani Liveni George Enescu Strada George Enescu nr. 14 Memoriale Map it
139 Săveni Archaeological Museum Botoşani Săveni Bulevardul 1 Decembrie nr. 10 Arheologie Map it
2118 ”Ştefan Luchian” Museum Botoşani Ştefăneşti Strada Ştefan Luchian nr. 92 Memoriale Map it