The museum was established by Erhard Andrée, who organized the first history exhibition in 1959. Starting from the historic value donations made by the locals and the inhabitants on the Hârtibaciu Valley, today the museum holds history, archaeology, science, technology and rare book collections. Most of the books are in German and include 649 items likely to be included in the mobile cultural heritage, manuscripts, as well as other valuable works. The other collections present artefacts from the Palaeolithic and the Neolithic (stone tools, silex tools, polished axes, pottery) up to the history of the guilds (guild chests, neighbouring signs, guild flags, journeyman's chests), pai...nted and sculpted furniture, flax and hemp fabrics and textiles.