Banat Museum (Muzeul Banatului)
Address: Piata Huniade 1
Open: Tue. – Sun. 10:00 am – 4:00 pm; Closed Mon.
Admission charge
Occupying a 14th century castle, this museum boasts sizeable historical and natural history sections.
Banat Museum, Ethnographic Section (Muzeul Banatului, Sectia de Etnografie)
Address: Str. Popa Sapca 4
Open: Tue. – Sun. 10:00 am – 4:00 pm; Closed Mon.
Admission charge
Exhibits of textiles, folk costumes, and glass-painted icons are on display.
Memorial Museum of the 1989 Revolution (Muzeul Revolutiei)
Address: Str. Emanuil Ungureanu 8 (behind Piata Unirii)
Open: Mon. – Sun. 9:00am – 5:00pm
Free admission
The Memorial Museum exhibits uniforms of Romanian militia and military, written testimonies of witnesses and participants in the Revolution, official and personal documents, an audio-visual archive, a library and a collection of newspapers. A video charting the rise and fall of Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu may be shown on request.
Timisoara Art Museum (Muzeul de Arta)
Address: Str. Mercy 2
Open: Tue. – Sun. 10:00am – 6:00pm; Closed Mon.
Admission charge
The collection includes works of 15th – 17th century Italian masters and prints by important
European artists.
Banat Village Museum (Muzeul Satului Banatean)
Address: Aleea CFR 1
Open: Tue. – Sat. 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; Sun. 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.; Closed Mon.
Admission chargeThis open-air museum, located three miles from the city centre, exhibits more than 30 traditional peasant houses dating from the 19th century. Wood, stone and clay homes were taken piece by piece and set up in the beautiful surroundings of Padurea Verde (Green Forest). Craftsmen’s fairs and folk shows are held here periodically.
Serbian Bishops’ Collection (Muzeul Diocezei Ortodoxe Sarbesti)
Address: Piata Unirii 4
Open: Mon. – Sun. 7:30am – 3:30pm
Admission charge
The collection includes portraits and outstanding 18th century icons.
