National Museum of the Union

The National Museum of the Union is a history museum in the Babylon Building in Alba Iulia, displaying about 200,000 objects across three exhibition floors. The collections span from prehistoric times to the modern era and show how different peoples lived on these lands.

The museum was founded in 1887 by a learned society focused on history and archaeology and opened to visitors in 1888. Over time it became the main place where objects showing the region's past were gathered and displayed.

The collections tell stories of communities that lived across these lands at different times. Visitors see how crafts, beliefs, and daily objects changed across centuries of settlement and change.

The museum is located in the city center and easy to reach on foot; the exhibitions spread across several floors, so comfortable shoes are helpful. Plan enough time to move through the displays without rushing through the collections.

The building earned the name Babylon because of the many different languages spoken within its walls when it served as an Austro-Hungarian military barracks. This linguistic diversity reflects the layered past of this border region.

Location: Alba Iulia

Inception: 1888

Address: Str. Mihai Viteazul 12-14, Alba Iulia 510010

Opening Hours: 10:00-17:00; Monday closed

Phone: 0258/813.300;0258/811.853

Email: muzeulalba_relatiipublice@yahoo.com

Website: http://mnuai.ro

GPS coordinates: 46.06824,23.57093

Latest update: December 12, 2025 17:47