Museum sights in Timişoara
- Sort by:
- Popular
-
A
Banat History Museum
South along Str Lucian Blage you'll find the 14th-century Huniades Palace. Built between 1307 and 1315 by the Hungarian king Carol Robert, Prince of Anjou, it was redesigned under the Habsburgs in the late 18th century. It houses the Banat History Museum , which is worth visiting for its enormous displays on natural history, geology, armour, weapons, archaeology, ceramics, tools, an authentic wooden fishing boat and scale-model countryside shelters.
In nearby Piaţa Victoriei note the column topped with the classic scene of Romulus and Remus feeding from the mother wolf, a gift from the city of Rome.
reviewed
-
B
Banat Ethnographic Museum
From Piaţa Unirii, walk east along Str Palanca to the Banat Ethnographic Museum, housed in the oldest fortress in Timişoara, within the city's remaining 18th-century bastion. Allow an hour to drift through its 2,000 exhibits, which include traditional costumes, 19th-century furniture, craft and 'spiritual culture' from the Banat region. Nearby is a landmark fountain, which has all the points of the compass round its circular design.
reviewed
-
Banat Village Museum
The Banat Village Museum, 6km northeast of the centre, exhibits more than 30 traditional peasant houses dating from the 19th century. The open-air display was created in 1917. Take tram 1 (black number) from the northern train station.
reviewed
-
C
Art Museum
Overlooking the Piaţa Unirii is the baroque Old Prefecture Palace (Palatul Vechii Prefecturi; 1754), suffering through major renovations at the time of writing. When open, it houses an Art Museum.
reviewed
