Dimitrie Leonida Technical Museum — Attraction in Bucharest

Unfortunately, an extreme well procured museum, slipped in to wrong hand. Due to some economical hocus-pochus, the museum location (one of the best technical museum that I've seen in Europe), together with buildings and the technological pieces, that makes the object of that "poor" (now) exhibition, have been transferred in the custody of some corporation, which looks to be more interested of the value of the lands, than the idea of museum it self. More likley, they intend pushing it to ruins, in order to have a reason to demolish it. That place use to be the best place to go when I've been a child, and the foundation of my education since I'm an engineer. It use to be that place where some of the best Romanian examples of ingeniously and master pieces, regarding engineering and technology, could be visited as a bridge over time. This year, I've visited Romania and I wanted to see this museum, may be the last time, together with my two, 5 and 9 year old boys. It wasn't possible, even it suppose to be open. Reason? Because the main director (I gues now a CEO) says so! It is not clear for me why is this happening with most of Romanian history (not just with this place). The first feeling I have when I've been looking in to my child's disappointed eyes, it was that someone trying to erase any evidence of this nation capabilities. Because, one of my best point as an engineer, it is that I've learn there, in Leonida Museum, that one of my own kind, trained in the same school, with the same knowledge, in the same language and all other premises, have managed to do such great job, and there is no reason for me to ever backup. There I've learned to start it with the first bolt, and to end up with a...

I only rate it at 4 starts because they need to improve on the way they describe the items exhibited. Also, video presentations would be nice. It would make the place more interesting for kids.

They should also make sure they provide English descriptions for all items they have for a majority of them, but there is still room for improvement.

The exhibitions were quite interesting and well put together, you can easily spend around 2-3h there as an adult. If you bring kids, i think they will be bored fast with the first rooms where they only have different spears and weapons made out of stone, wood, and metals.

For only 4 euros, considering they also have AC, which is a big plus in Romanian summer, i would totally recommend visiting. I visited on a Sunday, but the place was almost empty, so you can take your time.

The tanks exhibition is closed at the moment and will be reopened in spring 2025, but i still found it super interesting and will definitely go back once they showcase...

A muzeum founded in the comunist era with exhibits and presentation pretty much unchanged since then. With the exception of temporary exhibitions hosted in one of the muzeul halls, the rest of museum consists in obscure industrial mashinery, which might appeal truly dedicated technical historians or students of ingeneering but lack the kind of context and spectacular that would move the casual visitor. Modern musems engage the visitor with interactive exhibits, abbreviates the explanations and present the context for each exhibit. Also, modern museums cover in addition to past history the present day materials. This museum is stuck in the past and didn't expand it's collection for many decades. It's current patrimonium is valuable and still interesting but the museum badly need a refresh. It needs new kind of presentation and new exhibits. Anyway for a 2-3 hours visit it's certainly...