Museums in Mehedinti
The Iron Gates Museum
Independentei 2, Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Mehedinti
Tel: 0252/312177
The The Iron Gates Museum is a great way to step
back in time and discover more about Mehedinti through exhibits spanning prehistory, early history and its modern history.
The museum, founded in 1912 by Al. Barcacila and housed initially in a wing of the actual building had the purpose to complete
the archeological site dating from Roman times, including
the Roman Camp of Drobeta and the ruins of Trajan's bridge .
In time, with new acquisitions, the museum was extended in the whole building. The new configuration with three exhibition sections
was inaugurated in 1972 when the museum became what it is today.
History Section: 50 000 exhibits dating from the later Paleolithic until 1945. The most sensational exhibit is the
Homo sapiens dated 8000 BC, discovered at Schela Cladovei . A vast room displays vestiges of
ancient and medieval Drobeta: collections of arms, coins, jewelry, pottery.
Natural Sciences: exhibitions featuring the flora and fauna of Mehedinti and a fascinating aquarium with 15 species
of fish from the Danube.
Ethnography and Folklore: exhibitions presenting aspects of the rural civilizations of Mehedinti, beautiful national costumes
samples of interior decoration of the rural houses, pottery from Sisesti as well as a traditional room
from Ada Kaleh, the island on the Danube which was submerged when the Iron Gates Dam was built.
Visiting hours: Tuesday-Sunday: 9am-4pm
The Art Museum
Rahovei 3, Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Mehedinti
Tel: 0252/317377
The Art Museum is housed by one of the most elegant buildings in the city of Drobeta-Turnu Severin, dating since 1890.
The museum exhibits valuable works from feudal period (Brancoveanu style), from 19th and 20th centuries, paintings of Romania's
famous painters: Aman, Grigorescu, Tonitza, Luchian, Pallady, Ressu, Petrascu, Iser, Tuculescu, Catargi, Ghiata, etc and sculptures by:
Anghel, Irimescu, Medrea, Baraschi, Jalea.
Paintings exhibited by contemporary artists often delight the eyes of the visitors.
Visiting hours: Tuesday-Sunday: 9am-4pm