Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum in Bucharest

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Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum in Bucharest

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Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum in Bucharest, Ethnographic museum in Herastrău Park, Bucharest, Romania.

The outdoor museum displays 363 authentic buildings and structures across 100,000 square meters, representing rural architecture from different Romanian regions.

Founded by sociologist Dimitrie Gusti in 1936, the museum became the fourth open-air exhibition of its type in Europe after Stockholm and Oslo.

The museum collection contains 50,000 artifacts from traditional Romanian peasant settlements, including houses, churches, and water mills from the 17th to 20th centuries.

Located near Lake Herastrău, the museum organizes workshops focusing on traditional crafts, folklore, and sustainable agricultural methods throughout the year.

Local families occasionally inhabit the museum structures to demonstrate authentic rural life practices and traditional customs to visitors.

Location: Bucharest

Inception: 1936

Official opening: May 10, 1936

Website: http://muzeul-satului.ro

GPS coordinates: 44.47336,26.07656

Latest update: May 12, 2025 10:49

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