Curtea de Argeș, Folk Art Museum, Norocea house

GPS Coordinates:
45.14378 N, 24.67443 E

Painter and restautaror Dumitru Norocea worked on the resaturation of the Princely church between 1914 and 1924. He was the one to discover the inscription on the northern wall of the nave. "leat 6860" refers to the death of Basarab I, who died at Câmpulung in 1352. Norocea. brought the mosaic technique into the country. He built his house, the Folk Art Museum of today, between 1922 and 1923. The museum exhibits 12000 objects, artifacts related to the crafts of the area, folkwear, sewed and wowen fabrics, and many tools used in the Arges households.

Upstairs one can admire Dumitru Norocea's paintings. The tools used by the painter are very well preserved. The same room houses paintings of unknown painters from Arges.

Open hours:

Tuesday-Sanday 9.00 - 17.00

Contact

Tel : 0040-248-721-446

You can speak with us in:

Romanian

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