Village Museum

CC BY-SA 4.0
Name:
Village Museum
Main profile:
Ethnography and local history
Collection(s):

Archaeology and history, ethnography and folk art collections, archaeological finds resulted from the excavations in the ancient settlement inhabited from the Neolithic up to the Middle Ages, laying emphasis on the Roman period, Roman gems and cameos; natural sciences collection comprising local flora and fauna. The museum is the result of the work of several people passionate about the history of the place, starting with the teacher Constantin T. Cumpănaşu (1859-1952), the first who collected and housed testimonies of the local past, which he then left to his descendants to arrange a real museum. The history-archaeology collection, together with the natural sciences collection, to...tals almost 10,000 pieces.


County:
Olt
Locality:
Orlea
Commune:
Orlea
Postal code:
237305
Time table:
On demand
Phone :
0249.536.569 (Primărie)
Administrative subordination:
Local Council
Importance:
Local
Founded:
1952
Museum code:
7159200
Classified :