GEOLOGY MUSEUM BUCHAREST

The National Museum of Geology is near VICTORY PALACE, headquarters of the Government and near National Museum of Natural History Grigore Antipa and PEASANT MUSEUM. How plants come into being, how the minerals appears in the underworld, Earth tectonics, life on Earth and the human beings connections  and knowledge about their planet, these are facts to be learned in The National Museum of Geology in Bucharest.

GEOLOGY MUSEUM IN BUCHAREST HISTORY

The first such museum was founded in 1864 by the Romanian scholar, Gregoriu Stefanescu, at the University of Bucharest. Professor Fuchs from Viena is the first to help the new museum with Klippstein donations. Then more than 1500 minerals came from Sankt Petersburg. In 1906 came into being the Geological Institute of Romania whose managers were to keep and create a proper area for the pieces gathered at the moment. By decree signed by King Carol I, the Institute will allow visitors to see the rocks and minerals in the museum after 1906.

The building had to be consolidated after 1977 and all collections were housed by other institutions. There were 86 exhibits only about the geological history of the Romanian territory, about 30 exhibits about the nature of Earth and more than 10 about minerals, also found in Romania. The National Museum of Geology in Bucharest will be officially opened in 1990. If you are interested in technology and the history of our modern devices, don’t miss the TECHNICAL MUSEUM IN BUCHAREST!

WHAT TO SEE AT GEOLOGY MUSEUM IN BUCHAREST

There are three levels of the building, each one presenting different exhibitions. The history of minerals on Earth, stones history, also inner and outer Earth dynamics. You will also learn about the history of Universe, tectonics, hydro-geology, the story of gold in Romania or how the hardest rocks on our planet appears or the dynamics of volcanoes or of tectonic plates. An interesting part of the museum is about oil and the Black Sea, a easy-reading case-study. The National Museum of Geology in Bucharest may be part of your journey to ARCHAEOLOGY MUSEUM, to National Museum of Natural History, HERASTRAU PARK and Village Museum. And if you are interested about the evolution of the Earth and of the Universe, don’t miss BUCHAREST ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY, five minutes walking from the Geology Museum.
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