Mureş County Museum - Ethnography and Folk Art Department

Name:
Mureş County Museum - Ethnography and Folk Art Department
General profile:
Main profile:
Ethnogaphy
Collection(s):

Having been established in 1934, it was closed after 1940 and reopened in 1984. It was established by Aurel Filimon (1891 - 1946), an archaeologist and ethnographer, who laid the foundation for the Mureş ethnographic research. Toldology Palace, housing the museum, is a monument of architecture and was built in the Baroque style, in the 18th century. The exhibits include folk art pieces, costumes, interior textiles, glass and wooden icons, objects illustrating skills and crafts, and the rural life in the Mureş county region. The museum owns goods listed in the National Cultural Heritage Treasure.


County:
Mureş
Locality:
Târgu Mureş
Address:
Piaţa Trandafirilor nr. 11
Postal code:
540049
Access:
Cluj - Târgu Mureş - Topliţa national road;
Războieni railway station;
Târgu Mureş - Braşov national road.
Time table:
Tuesday - Sunday: 9:00 - 17:00 (summer);
Tuesday - Friday: 9:00 - 16:00; Saturday: 9:00 - 14:00;
Sunday 9:00 - 13:00 (winter);
Monday: closed
Phone :
0265.250.169
Fax:
0265.250.169
E-mail address:
Administrative subordination:
Mureş County Council
Importance:
County
Founded:
1934
Historic Monument Building: Clădire monument istoric
MS-II-m-A-15553
Museum code:
6954502
Director:
Ötvös Koppány
Contact person:
Aurelia Diaconescu
Position:
Şef de sectie
Accreditation:
O.M.C.I.N. nr. 2699/10.07.2019 Acreditare
Classified :