It is a category A listed monument, the town's main museum, and still runs workshops and new exhibitions, including in 2026.
About the place
The museum began in 1960 with 64 objects gathered by ethnographer Anton Badea and became a county museum in 1970. The main building dates from 1892. The permanent displays cover the 'road of bread', the cycle of life, women in family and society and old trades of the Mureș area; the collections hold ceramics, textiles, peasant furniture, church objects and folk costume.
The courtyard holds the open-air section: houses from Hodac, Gurghiu and Călimănel, the wooden church of the Beheading of St John the Baptist brought from Iara de Mureș, two water mills, wine presses, an oil press and blacksmith and pottery workshops. The museum runs Christmas and Easter craft workshops, and in June 2026 it opened an exhibition of old shirts with ciupag embroidery.
Good to know
- Opening hours differ between sources; call ahead on +40 265 512 571.
- Leave time for the courtyard: the open-air village is the best part of the visit.
- The museum is closed on public holidays except for announced events.
Opening hours
Opening hours are not confirmed. Check the venue's website before you go.