Museum of Vrancea. History and Archaeology Department

Name:
Museum of Vrancea. History and Archaeology Department
General profile:
Main profile:
Archaeology
Collection(s):

The museum holds archaeological finds from the settlements and cemeteries of Cândeşti, Coroteni, Mănăstioara, as well as other materials from the Palaeolithic, Eneolithic - the Cucuteni culture, the Bronze Age - the Monteoru culture, the Latene culture - the Dacian period, the Roman period, the age of migrations - the Sântana de Mureş and Ipoteşti - Cândeşti cultures. To reconstruct the Middle Ages in this geographical space one should take into account the pottery, tools and ornaments uncovered at Budeşti, Câmpineanca, Bătineşti, Mera, Bordeşti, Focşani and Dragosloveni. The exhibits include religious monuments from... Vrancea, the activity of Metropolitan Varlaam, prints and religious items from the 18th - 19th centuries. The modern age, with its main events, is presented in a wider space. There are testimonies on the Revolution of 1848, the administrative structure of Focşani town, divided into the Moldavian Focşani and the Wallachian Focşani, the inhabitants' participation in the struggle for the Union of the Romanian Principalities, upon the election of Prince Al. I. Cuza at Jassy and Bucharest. There are interesting relevant testimonies on the election of Ion Roată in the Assembly of Moldavia, the Union of the Principalities, the activity of the Focşani Central Commission, a few Focşani unionists, as well as documentary testimonies regarding the cultural, social, economic and administrative life of Focşani Town, during the first half of the 20th century.


County:
Vrancea
Locality:
Focşani
Address:
Bulevardul Gării nr. 1
Postal code:
620012
Time table:
Tuesday - Sunday: 9:00 - 16:00;
Monday cosed
Phone :
0237.222.890
Administrative subordination:
Vrancea County Council
Importance:
County
Founded:
1950
Historic Monument Building: Clădire monument istoric
VN-II-m-B-06430
Museum code:
6981509
Director:
Romeo Valentin Muscă
Contact person:
Lelia Pavel
Position:
Şef secţie
Accreditation:
O.M.C.I.N. nr. 2728/25.09.2018 Acreditare
Classified :