It was established in 1928, as the Natural Sciences Museum. It later joined the Regional Museum of Oltenia. Permanent exhibitions were organized in 1934, 1954, and 1963. It was forced to close down in 1974. It was reorganized in the building of the former "Ramuri" printing house. The building is a monument of architecture dating from 1926, housing a paleontological collection (Quaternary mammals), a malacological collection, an entomological collection, a zoological collection, birds and mammals collection, a herbarium, and a mineralogy collection.