Botoşani County Museum

As a former Palace of the Prefecture, the building was raised just before World War I according to the design of architect Petre Antonescu. At the end of 1977, the permanent exhibition of the History Department of the museum opened. It comprises archaeology: Paleolithic finds (Ripiceni, Mitoc, Crasnaleuca), Cucuteni Eneolithic pottery (Truşeşti, Drăguşeni), Dacian pottery and ornaments (Stânceni, Strahotin), and finds from the 4th - 5th centuries (Mihălăşeni, Tocileni); numismatics: Roman coins, hoards from the Middle Ages; history: documents, maps, weapons, harness parts, seals, gold and silver ornaments from the Middle Ages, as well as documents, per...iod costumes, measuring devices, musical instruments, original photographs, period postcards and personal belongings of Botoşani personalities from the modern and contemporary age. There are also collections of ethnography (wooden artefacts, pottery, costumes) and fine art. The museum owns goods listed in the National Cultural Heritage Treasure.

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