The first exhibition opened following the archaeological excavations between 1939 and 1963. The museum opened officially in 1957, in a building near the town park. In 1968 the museum was organized in the city council building. In 1977 it was reorganized and moved to the present location. In 1986 it became the Târgu Neamţ History and Ethnography Museum. The building is a monument of architecture. It was built between 1852 and 1953. It was Princely School, where also the famous Romanian writer Ion Creangă studied, later Târgu Neamţ School no. 1. The museum presents a synthesis of the rich mediaeval history of the town, as well as the traditional crafts practised in the... area. In a special pavilion there are a series of folk technology artefacts of great value.
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