Museum sights in Iaşi
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Mihai Eminescu Museum of Literature
Nearby is the Mihai Eminescu Museum of Literature, housed in a distressingly modern white building. The museum recalls the life and loves of Eminescu, Romania's most cherished writer and poet. Though he was married, his great love was Veronica Micle, herself married to a vicar. They outlived their spouses but never married each other due to Eminescu's deteriorating health - he also considered himself too poor to offer Veronica what she deserved (sniff, sniff).
A bust of Veronica faces another of her lover and his favourite linden tree at the end of Junimea Alley in the park.
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Museum of Old Moldavian Literature
In front of the palace on Piaţa Palatul Culturii is an equestrian statue of Ştefan cel Mare, unveiled in 1883. A memorial to Iaşi's heroes who died in 1989 stands by the entrance to the palace grounds. Opposite is the Museum of Old Moldavian Literature , housed inside the 17th-century Dosoftei House. Dosoftei was the metropolitan ruler of Moldavia between 1670 and 1686 and was responsible for printing the first church liturgy in the Romanian language (1679).
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Museum of 17th-century Frescoes
Inside the Church of the Three Hierarchs are the marble tombs of Prince Vasile Lupu (natch) and his family (to the left), Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza (to the right), and Moldavian prince Dimitrie Cantemir. The adjacent Gothic hall is a Museum of 17th-century frescoes. In 1994 the church reopened as a monastery. The three saints are celebrated here on 30 January with an all-monk choir performance.
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Pogor House Literary Museum
The Pogor House Literary Museum , Vasile Pogor's 1850s mansion, is where meetings of the literary society were held from 1871. On its lovely grounds stand rows of busts of some of the more eminent members of the society, including dramatist Ion Luca Caragiale (1852–1912) and poet Vasile Alecsandri (1821–90).
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Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum has a modest collection of stuffed beasties, in addition to hosting travelling exhibitions.
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