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CULTURE IS FOR LIVING!

Enjoy a unique experience in Europe's largest Open Air Museum!

Our commitment

At ASTRA Museum, wonderful people put passion, dedication and knowledge to protect the tangible and intangible heritage and to offer our visitors relevant cultural and educational events of the highest quality. We are dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion and to encourage the dialogue and understanding between different cultures and communities.

We carefully preserve our heritage and ensure that it contributes to the development of future generations through interactive and educational experiences that encourage responsible consumption and protection of the natural environment.

We provide our visitors opportunities to learn through hands-on activities and to explore our history and culture through tangible and intangible heritage resources.

PHOTO GALLERY

Here are just a few images from the visual experience in the ASTRA Museum:

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ASTRA Experience

Whether it is a foray into the open-air exhibition, a participation in a traditional celebration or festival, the ASTRA experience is a source of personal enrichment and knowledge of Romanian and national minority values and identity. During the events, you can explore local culture, crafts and traditions through music, dance and specific gastronomy. You can also interact with traditional craftspeople and learn more about their history and cultural values. Whatever you choose to do, the ASTRA experience surprises with diversity, creativity and innovation, responding to new needs and challenges internationally generated.

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Why you should visit us?

Quality

A valuable legacy

The ASTRA Museum collections contain a rich and varied range of ethnographic objects carefully preserved and attractively presented. We are the repository of over 400 buildings and over 200,000 objects.

The museum staff, specialised and well-trained in their field of expertise, is oriented towards the needs of the public and ensures the quality of cultural products and services.

Responsibility

Growing heritage communities

We carry on the tradition and get involved in the development and promotion of rural communities. Through its programmes and events, the ASTRA Museum has introduced to the public over 200 rural communities and over 18 national ethnic minorities.

We facilitate the transfer of knowledge and heritage resources in the community and encourage their use to generate income and sustainable development at local and regional level.

Edutainment

Celebrating tradition and cultural diversity

Cultural, artistic and educational events highlight the museum's tangible and intangible heritage and offer the public pleasant experiences, relaxing moments and quality leisure time spent with family and friends in a unique natural landscape.

Frequently asked questions

1. Within the museum premises there are two restaurants operating in buildings that are monuments of public utility and vernacular architecture.

The Tulgheș Inn is located at the secondary entrance of the museum, gate 2, and offers you a typical atmosphere of the first half of the 20th century. The construction of the inn represents a synthesis of traditional rural architecture and urban influence.

The Cârciuma din Bătrâni, a monument dating from 1850, is located near the windmills and is an example of a locality in the area between Muntenia and Transylvania, once full of taverns and inns that animated, economically and culturally, the life of the inhabitants and hikers in the area of the Carpathians.

Near the lake, close to the amphitheatre of the lake stage, an outdoor terrace awaits you for a hydration and energizing break.  

2. The Cultural Café is located in the Multicultural Museum Pavilion at the main entrance gate to the museum. In a relaxed and modern setting you can enjoy a freshly brewed coffee and admire the beautiful landscape of the lake with its windmills.

3. Located at the entrance of the Multicultural Museum Pavilion, the Folk Art Galleries will delight your eyes with handmade products by folk craftsmen and artisans from all parts of Romania. You can contribute to supporting craftsmen and the continuity of traditional crafts by purchasing an original, useful and beautiful product that reminds you of the ASTRA experience.

4. The Country Fair is the place where gastronomy from all over the country, on the occasion of specific events, is waiting for you to taste it, understand it and actively participate in gastronomic workshops. We promote small-scale producers and encourage the consumption of local and seasonal produce, sometimes picked right from the museum gardens.

5. Etno Tehno Parc is the place dedicated to educational and recreational experiences for children. Located in a unique natural setting, the Etno Tehno Parc area brings together several constructions and aims to facilitate the learning process, exploring children's natural curiosity and their appetite for discovery and interaction.

6. The open-air museum offers the public carriage and sleigh rides, wedding and christening ceremonies at the museum's functional church, guided tours and team-building services for the corporate sector.

1. By bike - Whether you have your own bike or have rented one through the Sibiu BikeCity system, you can reach the ASTRA Museum on the bike path that starts near the Municipal Stadium, crosses the Sub Arini Park and continues through the forest to the museum. On the trail you can enjoy the outdoor movement and then relax by taking a walk through the alleys of the museum or enjoy a traditional dish at the Country Fair.

2. By car - If you prefer to travel by car, you should know that Sibiu is connected to the A1 motorway, which has 4 exits to different parts of the city. The ASTRA Museum is located about 6 km from the city centre, on the road leading to the commune of Rășinari and the resort of Păltiniș.

3. By train - Sibiu railway station has been operating since 1872 and is the most important and oldest railway station in the city. Today it offers travellers connections to the most important cities in the country and internationally. See the website www.cfrcalatori.ro for more information about train services.

4. By bus - The bus line that goes to the museum is line no.13 on the route Gară - ASTRA Museum. More information about bus timetables and links to other lines can be found at www.tursib.ro  

5. By plane - Sibiu has an international airport that allows you to reach us from all over the world. The best connections at the moment are with Munich and Vienna airports. From the airport to the ASTRA Museum you can come by taxi or bus, changing several lines.

The ASTRA Museum is open for visits all year round, with different opening hours for the season and off-season.

In season (May - September)

08:00 - 20:00

In the off-season (October - April)

09:00 - 17:00

Some events may take place at times other than normal visiting hours and may require an additional fee. For more information please visit the museum's Facebook page or the ASTRAMuseumApp available on Andorid or IOS.

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