National Museum of Transylvanian History
National Museum of Transylvanian History
National Museum of Transylvanian History
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11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
12:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Gabriella A
Cluj-Napoca, Romania229 contributions
May 2023
It's a nice museum in the center of Cluj where you can learn more about the history of the city and also visit some temporary exhibitions. We enjoyed seeing the Greek pottery collection.
Written May 24, 2023
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Gabriella A
Cluj-Napoca, Romania229 contributions
Oct 2013 • Friends
The museum is under restauration at the moment, but I'm sure there will be much more to see when it reopens for the public. We saw a nice temporary exhibition though. We saw a nice collection of German ceramics and could also see some maps and documents from the Austro-Hungarian times. Worth stopping by.
Written October 8, 2013
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JML02118
Boston, MA263 contributions
Jul 2019 • Friends
Thought this would give me some ideas on the history of Transylvania, but its mostly artifacts and pictures/photos and not much explanation of the history of the area.
Written July 12, 2019
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Guy N
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Oct 2023 • Couples
Don't waste your time. The entire museum is four rooms and does not cater to non-Romanian tourists. The only thing offered was one photocopied page in English for the the whole museum. You'd think they'd make more of an effort, as they only paying customers in the entire museum were non-native speakers.
To top it off, the woman working the tickets/concessions was rude, dismissive, and rolled her eyes every time we tried to communicate. Sorry, we're tourists and don't speak Romanian... I guess we'll take our $$$ elsewhere.
To top it off, the woman working the tickets/concessions was rude, dismissive, and rolled her eyes every time we tried to communicate. Sorry, we're tourists and don't speak Romanian... I guess we'll take our $$$ elsewhere.
Written October 8, 2023
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Fabio Colasanti
Brussels, Belgium19 contributions
Aug 2023
We went this morning (11 August 2023) to the National Museum of Transylvanian History in Cluj.
We discovered (after we bought our tickets) that foreign tourists are not welcome in this musem.
There is not a single word in the explanation of the exhibits in languages different from Romanian.
When we complained, we were offered half a page in English on the whole museum.
Tourusm still has a long way to go in Cluj.
We discovered (after we bought our tickets) that foreign tourists are not welcome in this musem.
There is not a single word in the explanation of the exhibits in languages different from Romanian.
When we complained, we were offered half a page in English on the whole museum.
Tourusm still has a long way to go in Cluj.
Written August 11, 2023
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JTPDoyle
Dublin, Ireland60 contributions
May 2024 • Friends
Some interesting exhibits but the lack of English translation for the majority of the museum and a poorly executed english audio guide online made for a mediocre experience. Would not recommend.
Written May 20, 2024
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Nigel M
London, UK300 contributions
May 2019 • Couples
On second floor with no lift! One area with well preserved historical artifacts. Second area with photographic display. No captions in English. OK but not a must see.
Written May 14, 2019
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Dream35438795880
1 contribution
Nov 2018 • Friends
We went there to learn more about Romanian history, but it was disappointing. They show a lot of pottery and old iron stuff but they have only few explanations. Unfortunately English Translations are available in only half of the rooms.
Written November 18, 2018
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Amy
Erie, PA72 contributions
Jun 2018 • Solo
I can't speak to the museum itself as it is, as of late June 2018, closed. However, there are three exhibits on the first floor, and they were great.
The first exhibit is about stereographic (3d) photos from the First World War. The exhibit explains what stereographic photos are and why they were popular more than a century ago. The photos themselves showcase life for the soldiers on both sides of the conflict. Plus, there is some additional paraphernalia from the war on display. All of the information is in Romanian, English, and Hungarian, and there is a book in one of the rooms that gives more detail in Romanian and English.
The second exhibit is an Egyptian mummy and sarcophagus. It was really cool to see, and it is amazing how bright the colors on both the sarcophagus and mummy have remained over all of these years. However, there is only one panel of information about this exhibit, and it is only in Romanian.
The third exhibit is about pre-Roman Dacia, which is a region in present-day Romania. On display are iron ore goods and pottery along with two interactive digital displays. Outside of labels for the items, there is no text.
The first exhibit is about stereographic (3d) photos from the First World War. The exhibit explains what stereographic photos are and why they were popular more than a century ago. The photos themselves showcase life for the soldiers on both sides of the conflict. Plus, there is some additional paraphernalia from the war on display. All of the information is in Romanian, English, and Hungarian, and there is a book in one of the rooms that gives more detail in Romanian and English.
The second exhibit is an Egyptian mummy and sarcophagus. It was really cool to see, and it is amazing how bright the colors on both the sarcophagus and mummy have remained over all of these years. However, there is only one panel of information about this exhibit, and it is only in Romanian.
The third exhibit is about pre-Roman Dacia, which is a region in present-day Romania. On display are iron ore goods and pottery along with two interactive digital displays. Outside of labels for the items, there is no text.
Written June 19, 2018
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Liesel S
11 contributions
Jun 2018
This museum is difficult to find and when I got there the doors were boarded up & the gates looked vandalised. Pity
Written June 8, 2018
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