Romania travel: Bucharest museums to visit with children
A visit to the museum can make for a fun weekend outing and most of the capital’s museums have programs for children of all ages. Here are some suggestions of museums that families can enjoy.
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A visit to the museum can make for a fun weekend outing and most of the capital’s museums have programs for children of all ages. Here are some suggestions of museums that families can enjoy.
The National Museum of Romanian Aviation
Located in northern Bucharest, this museum has both indoor and outdoor exhibition spaces and allows visitors a trip through the history of local aviation. One section is dedicated to local aviation pioneers Traian Vuia, Aurel Vlaicu and Henri Coandă, with mock-ups of the planes they designed, as well as items and documents that belonged to engineer Aurel Vlaicu.
Another area looks at the period of the Second World War, and includes a replica of the IAR 80 low-wing monoplane, while the period after 1945 is presented with the help of fighter jets and radiolocation stations. Visitors will also find here MiG 17, 19 and 21, L-29 aircraft, flight simulators, radiolocation and anti-aircraft artillery equipment. The open-air section of the museum displays a variety of planes, helicopters, aviation equipment and ground-to-air missiles. More details on how to get to the museum and the visiting hours here.
Vasile Urseanu Astronomic Observatory
The Astronomic Observatory in Bucharest has a variety of activities and presentations suitable for both children and adults. Those interested can attend presentations held in an inflatable dome, equipped with a digital planetarium system acquired when the Observatory underwent refurbishment. There is also the option of attending astronomy observations with telescopes, as long as the sky is clear. The staff of the Observatory regularly hold presentations at the Bucharest City Museum – Șuțu Palace where the public can learn more about the solar system, the planets and their satellites, the stars and how many have been discovered so far, how the sky looks like from other planets, asteroids or water on Mars. Some presentations are not recommended for children younger than 8. You can check their websitefor further details.
Grigore Antipa Museum of Nature Sciences
A favorite of children, this museum is known for one of its most valuable exhibits: the Deinotherium gigantissimum skeleton. It hosts many educational events and programs, making use of its extensive collections to take visitors on a trip to various nature habitats, local and from outside of the country, with their characteristic fauna and flora. This is the place to learn about ancient mammals, such as the giant deer (Megaceros giganteus), reptiles, or the cave bear ((Ursus spelaeus), among others. In its Ethnography and Anthropology collections, the museum hosts a variety of artifacts from around the world, but also several mummies. More about the museum, its programs and events
