Banat Village Museum

The Banat Village Museum is an open-air ethnographic museum in northeastern , at the edge of the Green Forest. Spread over an area of 17 ha, the museum is designed as a traditional Banat village and includes peasant households belonging to various ethnic groups in , buildings with social function of the traditional village, folk art installations and workshops.
muzeulsatuluibanatean.ro
+40 256 225 588
Wikipedia
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Opening hours:
    April—September: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    October—March: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
    Monday: closed
  • Email: contact@muzeulsatuluibanatean.ro
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: architectural structure
  • Also known as: “Banat Village Museum, Timișoara”
  • Address: Strada Avram Imbroane 31, Timișoara, 300136

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Timișoara East railway station and Trajan Square.

Railway station
Photo: Turbojet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, previously known as Fabric railway station and colloquially as Little Station, is one of the five stations of . is situated 2 km southwest of Banat Village Museum.

Square
Photo: Radufan, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a square in the center of the historic district Fabric in . It was designed by military engineers in the 1740s and is a smaller replica of the Union Square. is situated 2½ km southwest of Banat Village Museum.

Church
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
The St. George Cathedral, colloquially known as the Roman Catholic Dome, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Timișoara and one of the city's landmarks. is situated 3½ km southwest of Banat Village Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dumbrăvița and Aradului.

Village
Photo: Dan Mihai Pitea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in , . It is composed of a single village, . One of the most developed and rich communes in Romania, has become in recent years a suburb of . is situated 3 km northwest of Banat Village Museum.

Suburb
is a district in northern . Its name comes from the homonymous road that connects Timișoara to . Calea divides the district into two: Vest and Est. is situated 3 km west of Banat Village Museum.

Suburb
is a historic district of . It is noted for the vast reserve of 1900s-style architecture and the multitude of parks. Also here is the university area of the city with the related buildings, many of which have historical value. is situated 5 km southwest of Banat Village Museum.

Banat Village Museum

Latitude
45.77927° or 45° 46′ 45″ north
Longitude
21.26392° or 21° 15′ 50″ east
Inception
1972
Operator
Consiliul Județean Timiș
Open location code
8GQ3Q7H7+PH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27544471
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­recreation_ground
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q806117
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Thai—“Banat Village Museum” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Museu Satului de Timişoara”
  • Catalan: “Museu Satului de Timișoara”
  • German: “Banater Dorfmuseum”
  • Hungarian: “Bánsági Falumúzeum”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul Satului Bănăţean”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul Satului Bănățean”
  • Serbian: “Музеј банатског села (Темишвар)”
  • Serbian: “Музеј банатског села”
  • Spanish: “Museo de la Aldea del Banato”
  • Spanish: “Museo Satului de Timişoara”
  • Spanish: “Museo Satului de Timișoara”
  • Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์หมู่บ้านบานัต”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Biserica din Topla (jud. Timiș) and Direcția Silvică Timiș.

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