The National Museum of Art of Romania

The National Museum of Art of Romania houses three permanent galleries and has a royal history.
The European Art Gallery, the Romanian Medieval Art Gallery and the Romanian Modern Art Gallery include artworks exhibited in an interactive and modern manner, transforming every visit into a delightful and instructive way of spending free time.
The history the building carries within makes any visit comparable to a time travel since on the aria where Kretzulescu wing lays, the boyar Dinicu Golescu builds between 1812 and 1820 a house of impressive size for those times. During the time of Alexandru Ioan Cuza the building will be transformed in official residence and during the reign of Carol I it will have the status of royal winter residence. The king decorates the palace according to his taste and he is as well preoccupied with creating a painting collection which is the today's nucleus of the European Art Gallery. During the reigns of kings Ferdinand and Carol II the palace will suffer important changes. Starting with 1948 the decision to open a museum inside the palace was put in practice and the reception halls were attributed to the State Council. During the events from December 1989, the building is almost 80% damaged, over 1000 art works being destroyed or harmed. Starting with 1990 the building shall become the National Museum of Art of Romania.

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