“Dimitrie Gusti” National Village Museum, in King Michael I Park

An open-air museum

The “Dimitrie Gusti” National Village Museum (Muzeul Național al Satului) is at 28–30 Șoseaua Kiseleff, in Sector 1. The English Wikipedia places it in King Michael I Park, also known as Herăstrău.

Founded in 1936

The museum was inaugurated on May 10, 1936, in the presence of King Carol II, and opened to the public on May 17, 1936, according to the Romanian Wikipedia. It was created by the sociologist and folklorist Dimitrie Gusti. The current name was set by Government Decision no. 742 of 2003, according to the same page.

What it holds

Wikipedia (English) speaks of 123 rural settlements, 363 monuments and over 50,000 objects. The Romanian Wikipedia notes that in 2016 a new wing was added, with 30 monuments, on about 3.5 hectares. The sources do not agree on the museum’s total area (over 100,000 square meters in English, 140,000 in Romanian), so we do not give a figure.

Hours and tickets

The museum’s official page, read in October 2026, has a schedule with a summer and a winter season, different for the gates on Șoseaua Kiseleff and for the gates in Herăstrău Park, and the tables on the page do not match each other. Because of this difference, we do not rewrite the hours. The museum is closed on the first and second day of Orthodox Easter, on December 25 and 26, and on January 1 and 2, and the last ticket is issued 60 minutes before closing. Hours and tickets are on muzeul-satului.ro; the phone number on the site is 021 317 91 03.

Frequently asked questions

Where is the Village Museum?

At 28–30 Șoseaua Kiseleff, in Sector 1.

When did the museum open?

It was inaugurated on May 10, 1936, and the public could visit it from May 17, 1936.

How much does a ticket cost?

The museum’s schedule page does not show prices, so we do not give them here. You can find them in the “Tickets” section of the official website.