One museum, three sections, a complete journey into the heart of Oltenia
The Oltenia Museum in Craiova offers visitors a diverse and structured experience, through its three dedicated sections: History-Archaeology, Natural Sciences, and Ethnography. Each of these highlights the unique heritage of the region, from Dacian vestiges to local biodiversity and authentic traditions.
History-Archaeology Section
It includes epigraphic monuments from the Daco-Roman era, prehistoric Daco-Roman, barbarian, and Romanian antiquities found in the Oltenia region, Romanian religious antiquities, collections of old documents, photographs of old monuments, collections of Romanian medals, and Dacian, Greek, Roman, and Romanian coins.
Ethnography Section
It collects and exhibits ethnographic material found in the communes of this county, such as: old Oltenian kilims, artistically crafted old peasant costumes, collections of pottery (ceramics), decorated eggs, tools, and artistically carved wooden household objects.
Natural Sciences Section of the Oltenia Museum
It was designed to offer visitors a place for recreation and at the same time a place for knowing and learning the secrets of nature, the diversity of flora and fauna. The main exhibitions are Oltenia-Terra fossilis arranged on the ground floor, PHYSICAL-GEOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS AND ECOSYSTEMS OF OLTENIA on the 1st floor, and The Universe and Our Solar System which occupies an area of 250 square meters and is arranged on the second floor. The exhibition space consists of two halls. The first hall displays scientific information about the origin and organization of the Universe: galaxies and groups of galaxies (including the Milky Way – our galaxy), stars, constellations, the Solar System (the Sun and the planets orbiting it: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto). In the second hall, the journey into the universe leads us to the Planetarium, where, through 10 shows, visitors can admire the dynamic image of the celestial vault, the sky map, a virtual journey among stars, constellations, planets, and asteroids.
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