George Severeanu Museum — Attraction in Bucharest

This was such a great surprise for me ! Not many poeople know if its existence. For only 15-20 lei, you get a European experience ! It is all done and arranged in a contemporary way, shelves to pull and see coins, holograms, souvenirs ! Wow - I wish many more of our museums were done this way. It is small, but there are Egyptian artefacts, Dacian golden bracelets, stained glass, ceramics - some of the best collections in RO, I'd say. Very centrally located, behind the Observatory and close to La Romana square. There is a small interior garden and benches for those who wish to wait on a fine sunny day. Worth the trip ! You'll...

George Severeanu Museum and its collection

The George Severeanu Museum is a museum devoted to Radiologist George Severeanu, who was an antiques collector. The museum is housed in a building that is a typical example of Bucharest’s architecture during the second half of the 19th century. The collection includes ancient Greek pottery, clay statuettes, bronze and marble objects, Roman glassware, ancient gems and cameos, pottery of the Cucuteni, Vădastra, Wietenberg and Boian cultures. Furthermore the museum holds a numismatic collection with around 9,000 objects from various...

The museum is in a mansion with 6-7 rooms and contains the personal collection of Dr. G. Severeanu with archaeological items dated BC or after discovered on romanian territory, and some of them collected from abroad (Egypt). The museum has a nice architecture of XIX century, beautiful decorated walls and ceilings. The entrance is very cheap, 14lei (around 3€), but you must pay cash. If you would like to take pictures, there is an extra fee of 22lei (around 5€). Hope you'll...