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National Military Museum

Bucharest, Romania
4.2 / 113
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The National Military Museum offers an amazing and well-done experience for visitors. It takes you through the history of the country, providing insights into various time periods. From the first weapons ever built to modern weaponry, you can explore it all. The museum also showcases cool badges and coins from centuries ago. One of the highlights is the opportunity to see tanks that were actually used in WWI and WWII. Additionally, there is another museum that focuses on plane engines and the planes themselves. Overall, this is the best museum experience one can have, and it is highly recommended to everyone. Though it may start off a bit slow, the more you explore, the better the museum gets. The layout and representation of Dacian and Romanian military history is excellent, covering conflicts through the centuries. It offers a pristine showcase of medieval to contemporary weaponry and the legacy of war, revolution, freedoms, and reforms. Even for those who are not typically interested in museums, this one is worth a visit, especially for the impressive tank collection. The front garden is visually appealing, but unfortunately not very accessible for wheelchairs. However, the staff is very nice and it is enjoyable to simply come and look around from the outside. This museum is a good way to review Romanian history from the beginning up to WWII, though it does not include the communist period. The only downside is that some of the maps are in need of restoration, with missing dots, markups, and sigils. It is unfortunate that the museum only accepts cash for ticket payment, as we were unable to enter due to this. The ticket prices are 20 lei (~4€) and 5 lei for students. The lady at the counter informed us, in rough English, that if you are not a Romanian elder, you cannot receive the pensioner discount. She seemed unsmiling and somewhat upset. Despite this, the museum itself is first-rate and highly impressive, covering antiquities to the present day. The front desk staff were friendly and fluent in English. Some parts of the museum are currently closed for renovation, including the tank park, which is guarded by Romanian soldiers. The exhibition at the museum is well-organized and showcases impressive exhibits. However, it is unfortunate that the exhibits lack English inscriptions. The ticket price is 20 RON, which includes access to the museum exhibits and the outdoor area with chariots. It is also worth noting that you do not need to buy tickets in advance. The museum covers a wide range of categories, including weapons dating back to the 1st century and extending to the present day. There is also an exhibition of tanks at the back of the museum and a nice area dedicated to planes.

02.07.23
Andrei
An absolute amazing experience and truly well done! It follows the history of the country and provides insights on all the time periods! A must!
13.06.23
Matthew
Pretty amazing to go over there. Got to see when they build the first weapon in history, all the way to Modern weapons. There's also cool badges and coins they made centuries ago. Plus, the best part of this museum is that you go outside and you.. Read more »
09.06.23
Rina
Excellent layout and representation of Dacian and Romanian military history and conflict through the centuries. Quality, pristine, show case of mediaeval to contemporary weaponry and the legacy of war, of revolution, freedoms and reforms. Recommend a.. Read more »
16.05.23
Kalina
I’m not much of a museum person but this one is absolutely worth visiting especially for the tanks collection. My boyfriend was over the moon.
12.04.23
Jia
The front garden looks very nice, unfortunately its not really accessible for wheelchairs but other than that, the staff was very nice and its also nice to just come and look around from the outside
23.02.23
Ana-Maria
A good way to review the romanian history from the beginning up to WW2 (no, the comunist period is not included, you just see the weapons of WW2 and it jumps right to Iliescu in 2001, nothing in between). I wish the maps would be restaurated as piece.. Read more »
11.12.22
John
Sadly we couldn't pay our tickets with card only cash, so we couldn't enter,only outside view. The ticket is 20lei(~4€) and for students 5lei. For pensioners the lady on the counter told us in rough English that if your not Romanian el.. Read more »
09.10.22
Justin
First rate museum. Very impressive and well worth the visit. Covers antiquities to the current day. Front desk lady was very friendly with fluent English. Some parts of the museum are currently closed for renovation. There is no access to the tank.. Read more »
11.08.22
Stavros
The Museum's exhibition is well organized with impressive exhibits. The Μuseum is developing chronologically on three floors of the central building. Unfortunately, the exhibits don't have inscriptions in English, and The ticket is 20 RO.. Read more »
10.07.22
M
No need to buy tickets upfront. Museum has a lot of different categories inside. Starting from "weapons" dated from 1st century all the way towards our days. Also exhibition of tanks in the back of the museum and a nice area of planes.
10.07.22
Bill
Looks like they sold off all their most interesting tanks. All that's left is a few Romanian tanks. The inside exhibit was interesting. It started off with rocks and ended with NATO.
30.06.22
Gina
An amazing place!!! So many wonderful things to see, very well structured. We had the greatest surprise to meet Dumitru Prunariu in person. Such a discret person who would gladly answer questions. ❤️❤️
16.06.22
Max
Don't think that the have any commercial strategy because it was almost empty. Some things seemed a little duty and a part was closed. But the stuff they have was nice and for a good price
17.05.22
Za
Brilliant place to visit, if in Bucharest. Wonderful people, a lot of different era stuff to see. Totally worth the time. When we visited, aviation section was open, trully mind bogling! I accorded 4 stars because i would say, some of the maps would.. Read more »
08.05.22
Tony
Beautifully sculpted miniatures of historic forts and plenty of items on display. As a foreigner, information and descriptions translated to english was somewhat lacking overall, which lowered the overall score to a 4-star.
09.02.22
joanne
I really suggest to pop in its really nice and alot to see. What I suggest to who's in charge is maybe a small touring in each floor and some info about the things, uniforms etc. there where alot of worker's working there so if on each flo.. Read more »
28.01.22
Mohamed
Very good place to learn more about the Romanian history, the museum is under a massive upgrading procedure and it’ll be fully available for visitors by the end of 2024. Totally recommend!
19.01.22
Dennis
One of the best museums that I have visited. Well laid out and has lots to showcase.
30.12.21
Leonard
The bad: - There are a lot of things that are missing and the museum could definitely be more interactive. - Most of the scenes recreated in the museum were not well lit. - There was dead silence in the whole museum. - Another thing that sucked and .. Read more »
29.12.21
Фома
Really great museum in Bucharest. The layout is chronologic and well-designed. I was really impressed with the minimal bias in the exhibits, particularly in regards to WW2 and communist periods. Tonnes of uniforms, weapons, medals, photographs, diora.. Read more »
01.12.21
Davide
Loved it. A very interesting insight on a historical perspective not often talked about or studied outside of Romania.
26.11.21
Andrei
A beautiful place, full of history but for now, just the main building is open for visit.
21.11.21
Flavius
One of the most interactive museums in Bucharest. Very well put together, it brings back more than 2000 years of history through famous battles, ancient and modern weapons, uniforms and warfare machinery. Worths a visit. Especially on the 1st of Dece.. Read more »
14.07.21
Emmanuel
It was just an ok place to visit. In my opinion, it was more like an historical museum than a military museum. More than 50% of the place is still under renovation in the last 2years -- mostly the real military equipment side
22.05.21
Iulian
The museum is well kept with many interesting pieces of equipment used by the Romanian army. Unfortunately the backyard with tanks, planes and helicopters was getting reorganized when we visited.
21.05.21
Cristian
Area outside with heavy equipment it's not available for visitors. The museum is great for 9+ children, explanations are available both Romanian and English. The collections are quite large, be prepared for 2 hours. Entrance is quite cheap ~1.5.. Read more »
16.03.21
Adina
Probably one of the largest and best preserved weapons collections in Europe. You can see everything since ancient times to Cold War era. A must see.
24.02.21
Iulian
The museum is well kept with many interesting pieces of equipment used by the Romanian army. Unfortunately the backyard with tanks, planes and helicopters was reorganized when we visited.
16.02.21
C
Cool place with lots of 1st and 2nd world war items. Recommend moving faster through the Neolithic & Roman area, it's mostly rocks and pots (unless you're into those). Unfortunately, the outside area with large vehicles (planes, tanks, .. Read more »
16.02.21
Roxana
Great potential and assets, poor implementation. More stories to link all the exhibits and provide context would be helpful. Definitively needs more interest from the authorities.
21.01.21
Dan
Astonishing museum! I didn’t believed that such important historical pieces could be seen ! I hardly recommend even for nationals!
18.01.21
Alex
Such a sad place. Its like visiting a relicve of a comunist view of history. If you have an hour or two you can step in and see 3 floors of maps tracing military history that took place on the present teritory of Romania and maquettes of old forts, c.. Read more »
05.11.20
adidcan
Very nice but the garden in the back opens in 3 years.
15.09.20
Balazs
You cannot visit the tank exhibit in the yard. I just drove 500km just to see the panzer 4 :(
19.08.20
Mihai
It was closed outside
03.08.20
Bogdan
The outside area is closed the inside you can visit and all this in COVID pandemic ?
07.03.20
Titus
Very good exhibition. If you need a tour in English, you'll need to book in advance.
05.11.19
Florin
Really nice museum and very clean. Although small entry fee, Unfortunately you cannot pay by card, only cash. Take your time to visit all buildings, I was especially impressed by the airplanes. We lost 2 hours there in a sunny weekend. Not many peo.. Read more »
03.11.19
Oren
From flint arrow heads to Soviet ballistic missiles - there's a whole lot of weapon history here. A big courtyard with dozens of artillery pieces, tanks, even a MiG15. Unfortunately most of these pieces aren't maintained so well, so they sl.. Read more »
26.10.19
Range
One of the most detailed museums I’ve ever visited. It consists of 5 floors of artifacts, maps, uniforms, models and displays that show the history of Romania from Bronze Age to current missions with NATO. The outside park has an impressive nu.. Read more »
27.06.19
Óskar
Great collection of items from a really wide range of dates. The exhibit could be a bit more interactive, but for a history buff it is a must! Note none-Romanian speakers. Roughly 80% of items have dual explanations (Romanian & English) but the .. Read more »
14.05.19
K.
Wonderful museum! I've been here before, and they have really done a lot with the place. It's very modern now compared to how it was before, and the maps are awesome. That's my favorite part. So many maps displaying how these territori.. Read more »

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