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Craiova Art Museum
- Today
- 10:00–17:00Closed · Wednesday from 10:00
- Area
- Centru
- Google rating
- 4.7(1,960)out of 5 on Google
The story
Six Brâncuși originals, in one room, in a provincial city — the largest group of his work in any Romanian museum outside Bucharest.
Two of them do the work. A student head modelled in 1898, made while he was still at Craiova's School of Arts and Crafts four streets away: competent, academic, carefully observed, with nothing removed yet. And ***The Kiss* of 1907**, in which everything has been removed — two figures barely separated from the block, the features cut as incisions, the embrace read rather than depicted. Nine years apart, in the same room, and that gap is the whole argument of modern sculpture.
The building is half the visit. The Jean Mihail Palace, built 1900–07 on Oltenian grain money, with marble, Venetian glass and a staircase that was clearly the point of the ground floor. It opened as a public collection in 1908 as the Aman Pinacotheca and was renamed in 1954. The painting holdings run past eight thousand works, and they are a good provincial collection rather than a national one.
Go to the Brâncuși room first, while you are fresh. **Telephone before travelling specifically for *The Kiss*** — the museum does not publish a dependable timetable and the piece has been lent out for temporary exhibitions before. The full guide, and Brâncuși for the case for driving 110 km north afterwards.
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Tickets & guided visitsFor the museums and the busiest sights, an entry or a guided visit booked ahead is the difference between an hour in the queue and an hour inside.Check options →Brâncuși, both ends in one dayThe student work is here; the ensemble he laid out in 1937–38 is 110 km north at Târgu Jiu, UNESCO-listed since 2024. A driver turns two days into one.Compare day trips →Where to sleep nearbyCompare hotels, apartments and guesthouses across the booking sites in one search.Compare stays →
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Frequently asked
What are the opening hours at Craiova Art Museum?
The hours published on Google are: Monday: Closed; Tuesday: 10:00–17:00; Wednesday: 10:00–17:00; Thursday: 10:00–17:00; Friday: 10:00–17:00; Saturday: 10:00–17:00; Sunday: 10:00–17:00. Check the venue's own site before a special trip — holiday and seasonal hours often differ.
Where is Craiova Art Museum?
The address is Calea Unirii nr.15, 200419 Craiova, in Centru.
Is it true Craiova Art Museum has Brâncuși originals?
Yes — six of them, in one room: among them The Kiss of 1907 and the student head modelled in 1898, made while he was learning to carve four streets away at the School of Arts and Crafts. It is the largest group of his work in any Romanian museum outside Bucharest, and it sits inside the Jean Mihail Palace, built 1900–07. The museum does not publish a dependable timetable online — ring ahead if you are travelling for it.
Is Craiova Art Museum worth visiting?
It holds 4.7 out of 5 from 1,960 Google reviews — a strong score for a attraction around Craiova. Treat the rating as a starting point, not a verdict, and read a few recent reviews too.
