Zambaccian Art Museum — Attraction in Bucharest

In the middle of one of the most beautiful residential zone of Bucarest, between Piata Dorobantilor, romanian Television area, and boulevard Aviatorilor, the Zambaccian Museum is a wonderful discovery for painting and sculpture lovers. The bigest romanian painters and sculptors of the 19th and 20th centuries are present, in the magnificent and well preserved architectural Zambaccian villa... he was a great romanian 'mecena', so we discovered paintings of Grigorescu, Luchian, Tonitza, Baba, Andreescu, Aman, and others, impressive. But also, a litle surprisingly, several Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, Picasso....whoaw. We were walking in the environments, when we 'fell' on the museum and decided to enter. Wonderful atmosphere, calm, really inspiring visit, an encounter with the best romanian and european art of the 19th and 20th centuries... just take...

Romanyanın çok değerli bir mahallesinde 1930 larda yapılmış malikhaneler arasında Zambacciana ait müze ev. Wikipediadan : The Zambaccian Museum in Bucharest, Romania is a museum in the former home of Krikor Zambaccian (1889 –1962), a businessman and art collector. The museum was founded in the Dorobanți neighbourhood in 1947, closed by the Ceauşescu regime in 1977, and re-opened in 1992. It is now a branch of The National Museum of Art of Romania. Its collection includes works by Romanian artists—including a masterful portrait of Zambaccian himself by Corneliu Baba—and works by several French impressionists. It is located not far from Piaţa Dorobanţilor on a street now renamed...

A hidden gem inside one of the most beautiful districts in Bucharest. The staff is very nice and will instruct you what to do at the beginning (they have a wardrobe to ensure you're comfortable during your visit). They also advise you to read the history (and i strongly suggest you do - you'll better understand the museum). Some of the paintings here are renowned and a must-see. They are artistic milestones of romanian culture and show different moments in each painter's history. Also, it is not a big museum that take all your day to visit, but a compact one in a very lovely environment. I really loved this place - might be my favourite museum...