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[28 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
Diecezan Museum of the Catholics from Moldavia

Address: commune Sabaoani, Neamt County
Web: www.sabaoani.cnet.ro
Short description
Diecezan Museum of Catholics from Moldavia is located in the village Sabaoani and was first open to the public in September 2002. It offers to its visitors an important lesson of history for the past of the Catholics that live in this part of Romania. The exhibition of the museum is made out of objects that have been found during archeological excavations, ethnographic studies or history studies.
The museum is organized in the old church complex from Sabaoani that was confiscated by the communists and …

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[7 Nov 2009 | No Comment | ]
Vasile Gaman Museum from Vanatori Neamt

Address: Lunca, village Vanatori, Neamt County
Founded: in the year 1979
Category: Ethno
Open for public: daily
Short description
The folk craftsman Vasile Gaman was born on 20 January 1936 in the village Lunca. He learned at the School for Craftsmanship from Targu Neamt. Elder Vasile, how villagers like to call him, is well known in the entire country for his wooden sculptures. In his career that stretches over 40 years he dedicated himself to perfecting his skills of wood sculpture and to his collection of old tools, books, old icons, folk costumes, traditional masks, …

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[24 Sep 2009 | No Comment | ]
The memorial house Vasile Conta from Ghindaoani – Neamt County

Address: village Ghindaoani, village. Baltatesti, Neamt County
Founded: 1993
Category: Memorial House
The visiting program:
daily: 9-17 (October – March);
10-18 (April – September)
Monday: closed
Short description:
Vasile Conta was born in 1845 in the village Ghindaoani. He attends the Faculty of Law in Iasi and in 1872 he obtained a PhD in Law from the University of Brussels. Through its work, Vasile Conta was the first philosopher that succeeded to establish an original philosophical system of his own.
The creation of Vasile Conta represents an important moment in the Romanian philosophy which he manages to bring …

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[24 Sep 2009 | No Comment | ]
The memorial house Aristide Caradja from Grumazesti – Neamt County

Address: village Grumazesti, Neamt County
Short Description:
The Prince Aristide Caradja, member of a noble family, was an entomologist and Romanian lawyer, an honorary member of the Romanian Academy. He is the creator of a collection of Lepidoptera of great scientific value, unique in the world, which he donated it in 1944 to the museum “Grigore Antipa” in Bucharest.
The house where he lived and studied for many years is located in the center of Grumazesti, in the middle of a small arboretum. The park consists of oak trees, ash, hornbeam, chestnut …

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[24 Sep 2009 | No Comment | ]
The Art Museum Iulia Halaucescu from Tarcau – Neamt County

Address: village Tarcau, Neamt County
Founded: November 2003
Category: Art
Visiting program:
daily: 09-17  (October – March)
10-18 (April – September)
Monday: closed
Short description
The art museum “Iulia Halaucescu” was first opened in November 2003 in the village Tarcau, in the building where was once was the old school. The place was rebuilt almost entirely with the support of the local authorities and some art lovers. The permanent exhibition covers 100 square meters.
The museum is formed by six rooms that host 120 art works and personal belongings of Iulia Halaucescu. All that can be seen in the …

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[24 Sep 2009 | No Comment | ]
The Memorial Museum Veronica Micle from Targu Neamt

Address: str. Stefan cel Mare nr 33, Targu Neamt, Neamt County
Tel: +(40) 233 66 25 94
Founded: 1834
Category: Memorial Museum
The program of Visits:
daily: 9-17 (October – March);
10-18 (April – September)
Monday: closed
Short description
The memorial house of Veronica Micle was built in the year 1834 by the Monastery Neamt and bought by her mother in 1850. The building was made from wood and brick in a traditional Romanian style and represents a precious relic of the past century. The poet Veronica Micle receives this house as a wedding gift, from her mother, in …