NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE ROMANIAN PEASANT
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This is one of the best museums in Bucharest. Designed by the painter and photographer Horia Bernea after the revolution, it was consecrated "European Museum of the Year" in 1996. Housed in an imposing neo-Romanian-style building, it previously housed the museum of the Romanian Communist Party during the forty years of its regime. A room, containing paintings and sculptures typical of this period, recalls this former function. But the National Museum of the Romanian Peasant (Muzeul național al țaranului român) has above all the vocation to reveal all the richness of the village world of yesterday and today. Crafts, folklore and architecture of the different regions are presented there. We discover the daily life of the peasants, the classroom, the costumes, the religious icons, the tools, the painted eggs, the carpets... A visit is essential, especially if your stay in Romania is limited to a few days in the capital. Unfortunately, the permanent exhibition has been closed for works since 2016 and its reopening date is not known. However, the temporary exhibitions, which are often very interesting, as well as the shop and the good restaurant with traditional specialities, remain accessible.
Beautiful craft markets are held several times a year, at Easter and Christmas in particular. In addition, the museum shop is one of the best-stocked in the city. There are some remarkable CDs of folk music.
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