{"id":124472,"date":"2015-07-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/national-museum-of-romanian-history-to-close-for-rehabilitation\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T21:55:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T19:55:22","slug":"national-museum-of-romanian-history-to-close-for-rehabilitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/national-museum-of-romanian-history-to-close-for-rehabilitation\/","title":{"rendered":"National Museum of Romanian History to Close for Rehabilitation"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ernest Oberlander-Tarnoveanu, the general director of the National Museum of Romanian History (MNIR) in Bucharest, announced that the museum will close for rehabilitation for 5 years, most likely starting next year.<\/div>\n
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He stated that new storage spaces will be organized, with discussions currently underway to obtain these spaces, as a very large area is needed\u2014approximately 11,000 sqm\u2014which must be set up according to conservation and security regulations. “And for the period until 2018, we have also requested a space for organizing exhibitions, so that the museum’s activity is not interrupted and the public does not forget that the National Museum of Romanian History exists.”<\/div>\n
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At the same time, the general director of the National Museum of Romanian History specified that the best spaces he has visited so far are those in the House of the Free Press (Casa Presei Libere). "They are very large halls, easy and relatively cheap to set up compared to others, and they offer many other advantages regarding security," specified Ernest Oberl\u00e4nder-Tarnoveanu.<\/div>\n
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In December 2014, the Ministry of Culture’s 2015 budget received a supplement of 1 million RON to begin rehabilitation works at the National Museum of Romanian History.<\/div>\n
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In June 2014, representatives of the Ministry of Culture stated that the National Museum of Romanian History in Bucharest needs over 27 million EUR for consolidation and restoration works, with its heritage likely to be moved to the House of the Free Press.<\/div>\n
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“To complete the public procurement procedures for the design contract, the execution of works, and the actual realization of these in accordance with the historical, architectural, and cultural importance of the edifice, but also with the essential role of the museum institution it houses, we estimate a necessary period of 36 months from the date of fund allocation,” stated representatives of the Ministry of Culture at that time.<\/div>\n

Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n

How long will the National Museum of Romanian History be closed?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The museum is expected to be closed for approximately 5 years to undergo extensive rehabilitation and restoration works.<\/p>\n

Where will the museum’s collection be relocated during the works?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The museum’s heritage is likely to be moved to the House of the Free Press (Casa Presei Libere), which offers suitable space for storage and exhibitions.<\/p>\n

What is the estimated budget for the museum’s restoration?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Ministry of Culture estimated that the consolidation and restoration project will require an investment exceeding 27 million EUR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ernest Oberlander-Tarnoveanu, the general director of the National Museum of Romanian History (MNIR) in Bucharest, announced that the museum will close for rehabilitation for 5 years, most likely starting next year. He stated that new storage spaces will be organized, with discussions currently underway to obtain these spaces, as a very large area is needed\u2014approximately…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":65514,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-124472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism"],"article_style_override":"","post-style":"","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/turism-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124472\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124472"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=124472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}