National Museum of Romanian History

The National Museum of Romanian History (Romanian: Muzeul Național de Istorie a României) is a museum located on Calea Victoriei in Bucharest, Romania, which contains Romanian historical artifacts from prehistoric times up to modern times.

The museum is located inside the former Postal Services Palace, which also houses a philatelic museum. With a surface of over 8,000 square meters, the museum has approx. 60 valuable exhibition rooms. The permanent displays include a plaster cast of the entirety of Trajan's Column, the Romanian Crown Jewels, and the Pietroasele treasure. ^[1]

As of 2012, the museum is undergoing extensive restoration work and it is only partially open; a late medieval archaeological site was discovered under the building. ^[2]

The main view of the building
Arcades
Frontal view
Trajan's Column: permanent exhibit
Trajan's column
A portrait of Elisabeth of Wied in the museum
The sarcophagus of Princess Bălașa Cantacuzino
Steel Crown of Romania
The Golden Helmet of Coţofeneşti, a Geto-Dacian helmet from the first half of the 4th century BC.
Various objects associated with the Siege of Plevna
Dacian bracelet
Costumes hall
Watches exhibition