More than 25,000 objects, a historic administrative palace, and collections with specific place names: the Olt County Museum brings the region’s culture and civilization to life through a wide range of objects and exhibitions. It was founded in 1952 and is housed in the former administrative palace, a historic monument built in 1887.
Collections from Regional History to the Present
One permanent exhibition is devoted to the history and culture of Slatina; it opened on April 20, 2000. Another permanent exhibition presents contemporary art by Ion Popescu-Negreni and opened on July 8, 1999. Regional history and the works of a named artist thus stand side by side as distinct collection focuses.
The ethnographic collections make the region’s diversity visible through specific examples: these include Vădastra sheepskin coats, Oltenian rugs, pottery from Oboga, Corbeni, and Româna, as well as decorated eggs from Oboga. The pottery comes from Oboga, Corbeni, and Româna; decorated eggs also come from Oboga.
Architecture and Craftsmanship on the Boian Plain
The “Traian Zorzoliu” Museum of the Boian Plain is housed in buildings belonging to the Polihronie Ioan manor. Its exhibits range from a wooden church, a farmhouse, and an earth cellar to a forge and a potter’s kiln. There is also a Neolithic Gumelnița village with five huts. The collection thus brings together different types of rural architecture and craft workshops with an explicitly Neolithic theme.
If you would like to visit this museum on the weekend, you must register by phone. Be sure to plan this step into your weekend visit.
From Folk Art to Antiquity
The Corabia Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography was founded in 1951. Its exhibition is divided into folk art and ancient history. Boats depart from Corabia’s tourist harbor for trips on the Danube—another way to experience the area, beyond its collections and exhibition spaces.
The Roman-Byzantine fortress of Sucidava dates from the 3rd to the 6th century AD. At the entrance to the archaeological complex, a museum displays objects from the Vădastra culture of the 4th millennium BC and the Celei cultural group of the second half of the 3rd millennium BC. These dates make the contrast between the fortress’s chronology and the much earlier cultures particularly clear.
Dated Buildings and Regional Orientation
In Hotărani, the medieval tower bears a Greek inscription dating its construction to 1520. The Hotărani church was built in 1588 on the ruins of a Roman settlement described as a suburb of the ancient city of Romula. Both buildings have specific dates, but each has a different historical connection.
The Sfânta Mănăstire Brâncoveni is a tourist attraction in Brâncoveni. The town is on DN 64, 20 kilometers north of Caracal in the direction of Drăgășani. This directional information locates Brâncoveni by reference to a road, a distance, and a named landmark.
Discover more destinations: Valeni, Slatina, Scornicești, Caracal, Bălteni, Corabia, Ialomita, Hermannstadt.
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