NATIONAL ART MUSEUM
The National Art Museum (Muzeul național from artă) is housed in the former royal palace, with richly decorated interiors. Built in the 1930s by Carol II, after the fire of the previous palace, it was damaged by the bombings of 1944. It also saw the arrest of Antonescu in the same year and the abdication of King Mihai in 1947. During the revolution, the palace suffered considerable damage and many works were destroyed, including several master paintings. It was fully restored in the 1990s, along with some of the works. It is possible to visit certain areas outside the museum, such as the throne room or the royal dining room. The Art Museum is divided into several sections. The European gallery presents works of painters such as Greco (The Adoration of the Shepherds), Rubens (Portrait of a Lady), Delacroix, Bruegel (The Massacre of the Innocents), Monet (Camille), Rembrandt, Renoir, Sisley... In the section of Romanian medieval art, where religious art dominates, you can admire pieces of great value : iconostases, icons, cult objects... Moldavian, Transylvanian or Wallachian, they come from the monasteries of Horezu, Curtea of Argeş, Snagov... The National Gallery of Modern Art exhibits works by Romanian artists such as Brâncuşi (including the superb Sleep), Baba, Grigorescu, Aman, Pallady or Brauner. Even if you don't know much about Romanian artists, hurry up! The museum also hosts prestigious temporary exhibitions.
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