Maramureș Village Museum, Open-air ethnographic museum in Sighetu Marmației, Romania
The Maramureș Village Museum is an open-air site displaying traditional houses, churches, and farm buildings moved from villages across the northern Maramureș region. The grounds contain authentic peasant households, craft workshops, and religious structures that show how people lived in these mountain communities.
The museum opened in 1981, building on an ethnographic collection started in 1926 at the cultural palace. This expansion brought together different pieces of the region's heritage in one location.
The wooden buildings reveal how craftspeople passed down their skills through generations, with intricate carvings and specific building techniques visible in every structure. Walking through the grounds shows how these methods defined the visual character of villages in this mountain region.
The grounds are easy to walk through, with access to dozens of buildings displaying traditional tools and regional customs. Guided tours help visitors understand how these farm households and workshops functioned in daily life.
The site preserves original farming tools, household goods, and textiles from across the region that document people's daily routines from earlier times. These objects reveal how inhabitants worked, cooked, and maintained their homes.
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