Golești Museum — Attraction in Ștefănești

The museum was established in June 7, 1939 by the King Carol II, as the Dinicu Golescu Museum and it has developed over the years with new basic exhibitions that reflect the family history and Argeş cultural and civilization history also.

Goleşti manor was built in 1640 by Stroe Leurdeanul with the aid of Stoica Craftsmen from Târgovişte, is the only building layed-fortified from the country. Knowing that those times were dangerous, Stroe is surrounding the manor with high brick walls and on the defense towers installed cannons. Thick walls, the frame floor, the monumentality, and its elegance too, prefigure the emergence of the builders of Brancoveanu’s period.

Open Section, covers an area of 10 hectares and is composed over 35 peasant households. The reason for organizing this important museum, derives from the importance of viticulture and horticulture on Arges territory. The museum comprises two major sectors that represent two ways of solving exhibition: An open area, that represents the peasant civilization from mid nineteen century of the main viticulture and horticulture areas of the country; The exhibition sector, destined to represent by authentic objects and auxiliary specific elements, the viticulture and horticulture history in Romania, from ancient times until today, including, obviously, and the development prospects of the...

This is quite likely the most amazing museum in the Argeș area, and there are a few to choose from. This particular place has an amazing blend of history and an old mansion, together with the (by my assessment) the biggest collection in Romania of traditional wooden houses drom the 19th and early 29th century. Some even from the 18th. The houses are decorated appropriately for the region they come from and most are open to visitors. They cover all of Romania's historical regions from as high North in Maramureș and Suceava to down South near the Danube and as far east as the Danube Delta to the west in Banat. It was so nice we went twice in a week, as in the initial 2 hours we felt we didn't absorb everything. And now after about 5 hours in it, feels we could have spent 5 more Highly recommended, amazing place only 15mn by train...

Salonul de Oaspeti (secolul al XIX-lea) Prima incapere, situata in partea dreapta a holului central, este o camera spatioasa, destinata primirii oaspetilor si dotata cu mobilier baroc original.

Aici sunt expuse tablourile Banului Radu Golescu, ale fiilor sai: Nicolae, Iordache, Dinicu si al Zincai Golescu, sotia carturarului Dinicu Golescu. In coltul vestic, se afla pianul cu coada inalta, la care a cantat compozitorul si pianistul Franz Liszt, in 1847, presupusul tata al doctorului Carol Davila.

Sunt remarcabile brocarturile originale care imbraca ferestrele, cutia muzicala de epoca, soba inalta din olane de ceramica, caracteristica interioarelor boieresti din secolul al XVIII-lea.

Camera Zincai Golescu Incaperea detine mobilier Biedermayer, precum si o vitrina in care sunt expuse obiecte personale ale Zincai Golescu, sotia lui Dinicu si mama celor patru frati: Stefan, Nicolae, Alexandru si Radu, oameni politici de vaza la 1848, 1859 si in vremea lui Carol I. Zinca a predat la Scoala sloboda obsteasca de la Golesti, redeschizand scoala dupa moartea sotului ei.

Tabloul dintre ferestre o reprezinta pe Marioara Balaceanu, sotia lui Iordache Golescu, caruia i-a daruit 23 de copii, cel mai cunoscut fiind Alexandru Negru.

Camera Orientala Pe latura nord-estica, in vecinatatea pridvorului orientat spre parc, se gaseste camera orientala a conacului.

Mobilierul fin, sculptat si decorat cu intarsii de sidef, este completat de tesaturi decorative din fire vopsite natural, expuse pe pereti, tavi ornamentale, sofa acoperita cu saluri de matase, lampadar cu semiluna, carpeta aurie decorata cu fragmente din Coran si doua vitrine cuprinzand obiecte cu specific oriental: ciubuce, narghilea, matanii, paftale din argint si alte obiecte decorative orientale, care au apartinut familiei Golescu.

Camera Anica si Carol Davila Medic francez, presupus fiu al Contesei d' Agoult si al lui Franz Liszt, Carol Davila a intrat in familia Golescu prin casatoria cu Ana, nepoata lui Dinicu Golescu, la 1861.

Medic-general, sef al Serviciului Sanitar Militar, Carol Davila a pus bazele invatamantului medical din Romania, infiintand Facultatea de Medicina si Farmacie Bucuresti, Societatea Crucea Rosie din Romania, Azilul Elena Doamna din Bucuresti, Serviciul de Ambulante, Gradina Botanica Bucuresti, primele publicatii medicale,...