Ethnographic Museum
Local name: "Muzeul de Etnografie"
Local phonetic: [Moo`zeh`ool - deh - Et`noh`grah`phee`yeh]

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21A Eroilor Bd., Brasov 500030
State of Brasov, Romania
+40 (268) 476243

In 1908, 5 saxon antiquaries from Brasov constituted the patrimony of Brasov Association of Collectors Museum who was founded by Iulius Teutsch. The museum did develop and, starting 1912, it will be named Barsa Region Saxon Museum. This museum has been closed after the World War II, part of its collection being donated to Brasov University, and another part to Regional Museum of Brasov established in 1950. The museum building had multiple utilities: dance saloon, students culture center, printing house and then museum. The collection that can be seen here are ceramics, glass art from 18th-19th century, a rich collection of popular costumes and textiles, painted eggs, icons painted on glass, metal, skins, bones. The patrimony has over 13.600 items, dated since 17th-20th century, representing multiple entographic regions: Barsa Region, Bran, Rupea, Fagaras Ragion, Hartibaciului Valley.

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Muresenilor Memorial Museum
Local name: "Muzeul Memorial Casa Muresenilor"
Local phonetic: [Kah`sah - Moo`reh`sheh`nee`lohr]

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25 Piata Sfatului, Brasov 500025
State of Brasov, Romania
+40 (368) 511493

Muresenilor Memorial Museum was established in 1968, being donated by Muresianu family's descendants. They accomplished in this way Iacob Muresianu's cultural will, by offering to Romanian state this 16th century neo-classic hystorical monument. The museum contains a very valued furniture, paintings and sculptures collection and a 25.000 items document archive having an inestimable cultural value.

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Weavers' Bastion
Local name: "Bastionul Tesatorilor"
Local phonetic: [Bahs`tee`oh`nuhl - Tzeh`sah`toh`ree`lohr]

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9 George Cosbuc, Brasov
State of Brasov, Romania
+40 (268) 472368

There are 7 bastions surrounding the city of Brasov. This Weavers' Bastion has been built between 1421-1436 by local weavers community, in the Southwestern corner of the fortress of Brasov. Today it is a museum, having an exhibition about the fortified cities in Tara Barsei [Tzah`rah - Bahr`sey] and a collection of medieval battle costumes. The best attraction side of this museum is the scale model of Brasov, the way it looked back in 17th century. Weavers` Bastion is the host of many cultural shows during the year, like the great November Active Art in October.

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White Tower
Local name: "Turnul Alb"
Local phonetic: [Toor`nool Ahlb]

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Ale. Dupa Ziduri, Brasov
State of Brasov, Romania

Built between 1460 and 1494, the White Tower impresses even today by its massiveness and harmonious architectonical construction. Being placed at 59 m away from the fortress wall, this tower communicates with this wall by a mobile bridge that did link it with Graft Bastion. Inside this tower has been kept the smoke funnel above a hearth, that did serve as a fireplace as well for the guards and defenders - tin-workers and copper smith. With the great fire from April 21th 1689, the wild fire burned the White Tower too, this being restored only in 1723. A great place to see in Brasov's "Behind Walls" ("Dupa Ziduri" [Doo`pah - Zee`doorie]) area.

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