The George Severeanu Museum
The George Severeanu Museum was the place of residence of Romania’s first radiologist, and represents a way of life specific to the Romanian middle-class of 1880-1920. Doctor George Severeanu was renowned for his very valuable numismatic and Greek-Roman archaeology collections.
The series of archaeological items from the Maria and Dr. George Severeanu collection features Ancient Greek vases (one of the largest and most valuable collections of this kind), Tanagra statuettes, bronze and marble items, Roman glasswork, ancient gems and cameos, and Cucuteni, Vădastra, Wittenberg and Boian ceramics. All pieces had been bought by George Severeanu from places in Romania, Bulgaria, Italy, and Greece. Dr. George Severeanu’s numismatic collection, one of the most valuable ones in Romania, encompasses around 9000 pieces dating from different historical periods: autonomous and provincial Greek issues, Geto-Dacian and Celtic coins, Roman and Byzantine pieces, medieval coins from Wallachia, as well as more modern and contemporary issues. The Maria and Dr. George Severeanu collection was donated to the Bucharest Municipality Museum in 1939, however the Severeanu residence had its official opening as a museum later, in 1956. Today, the George Severeanu Museum houses temporary exhibitions related to archaeology. Presently, The National Museum of Archaeology - An Archaeological Excursion exhibition can be visited |
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