The Evangelic Fortified Church of Biertan (inscribed on the World Heritage List) was first mentioned at the beginning of the 15th century and was erected on the foundations of a previous church, dating from the 13th century. The collection includes poliptycal altar, church furniture, Oriental carpets, funerary tombs of the Lutheran bishops as well as documents, rare books, decorative objects from the 16th - 17th centuries.