The Neamț National Museum Complex holds Romania's richest Cucuteni collection, and its finest pieces are on show here.
About the place
The Cucuteni culture took shape in the Moldavian Subcarpathians and lasted about 1,500 years (roughly 5000–3500 BC), across some 150,000 km² of today's Romania, Moldova and Ukraine. The museum shows only prestige pieces: richly painted vessels, human statuettes and animal figurines made by specialist craftsmen.
It opened on 24 June 2005, the town's day, in the Neo-Romanian building of the former Petrodava bank, built in 1927–1928. The International Research Centre for the Cucuteni Culture, founded in 1995, works in the same building.
Good to know
- Closed on Mondays; from October to March it opens Tuesday–Sunday, 9 am–5 pm.
- Taking photos costs a separate fee, according to the museum complex.
- For the rest of the area's history, also visit the History and Archaeology Museum, about 600 m away.
Opening hours
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 9–17 |
| Wednesday | 9–17 |
| Thursday | 9–17 |
| Friday | 9–17 |
| Saturday | 9–17 |
| Sunday | 9–17 |
Hours may change on public holidays. Check before you go.