# Octavian Goga Memorial Museum

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> The ensemble at Ciucea, the former manor of the poet Octavian Goga, includes the castle, the White House, the Ady Endre House and the poet's mausoleum; the museum is closed for rehabilitation.

**At a glance:** Museums and memorial houses in Ciucea, Cluj County. The visit takes 1 – 1½ hours. Information verified on 27 October 2026.

## Key facts

- **Opening hours:** Closed to the public since 1 September 2025 while the ensemble is rehabilitated; the construction works began in September 2026 and last 32 months. Before the closure the hours were Tuesday–Sunday 9:00–17:00, last entry at 16:30, closed on Mondays. The reopening is announced on the museum's website.
- **Visit duration:** 1 – 1½ hours — castle, White House, mausoleum
- **Address:** Strada Principală 4, Ciucea, Cluj County
- **Coordinates:** 46.94849, 22.81429
- **Phone:** +40 770 278 806
- **Website:** http://www.muzeuloctaviangoga.ro/
- **Wikipedia:** https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conacul_Octavian_Goga_din_Ciucea
- **Wikidata:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18539186
- **Categories:** [Museums and memorial houses](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/muzee-si-case-memoriale), [Castles and palaces](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/castele-si-palate)

## About Octavian Goga Memorial Museum

The ensemble at Ciucea was the residence of the poet and politician Octavian Goga (1881–1938), who died here and is buried in the mausoleum on the hill. The estate belonged to the Boncza family. Berta Boncza (Csinszka), the widow of the Hungarian poet Ady Endre, who lived here in 1915–1917, sold it to Goga in 1920. Between 1921 and 1926 he rebuilt the castle: he kept part of the walls and the foundation of the old building, added a storey, a tower reminiscent of Italian campaniles and large verandas facing the Criș river.

Veturia Goga, the poet's wife, donated the complex to the state in 1966, and the memorial museum opened in 1967. Today the ensemble, covering 28,000 m² with nine buildings, is a historic monument (LMI code CJ-II-a-A-07568) and is run by Cluj County Council.

### What the ensemble includes

**The castle** was the family home: on the ground floor the reception room, with five arches open to the outside, and the dining room; upstairs the music room, the library and the poet's study. The library holds more than 6,000 volumes in Romanian, French, German, Hungarian, English and Latin. **The White House** (Casa Albă), the second building of the courtyard, hosts an ethnographic exhibition: folk costumes, rugs, icons on glass and wood, ceramics from Vadu Crișului, Corund and Vama, and a fireplace with Corund tiles dated 1864. **The Ady Endre House** holds an exhibition devoted to the Hungarian poet, created together with the Petőfi Literary Museum in Budapest.

**The mausoleum**, in marble and mosaic, on the hill above the castle, was designed by the architect G. M. Cantacuzino; the Murano mosaic was made by Veturia Goga over almost two decades, and the monument was inaugurated in 1958. In the upper part of the estate there is the convent of the Nativity of the Mother of God, with a wooden church brought here in 1939 from Gălpâia, Sălaj County.

### Good to know

The museum has been closed to the public since 1 September 2025, while the ensemble is rehabilitated and restored (the castle, the mausoleum, the Ady Endre House, the White House, the park and the fence). The construction works began in September 2026 and last 32 months; the first stage covers the castle and the mausoleum, on which scaffolding has been put up, and the historic objects are being moved to modular spaces. The reopening is announced on the museum's website.

## Don't miss

- The castle with its loggia of five arches and the tower reminiscent of Italian campaniles.
- The mausoleum in marble and Murano mosaic, worked on for almost two decades by Veturia Goga.
- The White House, with folk costumes, icons on glass and a fireplace with Corund tiles from 1864.
- The Ady Endre House, devoted to the Hungarian poet who lived here in 1915–1917.

## Good to know before you go

### Getting there

**By car:** Ciucea is on DN1 (E60), the road between Cluj-Napoca and Oradea: ~71 km (~1 h 15 min) from Cluj-Napoca, ~84 km (~1 h 40 min) from Oradea and ~20 km from Huedin. The ensemble is in the village, on Principală Street.

**Public transport:** Ciucea has a station on the Cluj-Napoca–Oradea railway line.

### Rules

The museum is a memorial house with period objects: exhibits must not be touched, and photography indoors follows the museum's rules. The convent and the wooden church are places of worship: dress modestly (shoulders and knees covered) and keep quiet.

### Facilities

park · mausoleum · convent and wooden church on the grounds

## Details

- **Construction period:** 1921–1926
- **Founder:** Octavian Goga
- **Collection type:** memorial house

## Frequently asked questions about Octavian Goga Memorial Museum

**How long does a visit to Octavian Goga Memorial Museum take?**

A visit to Octavian Goga Memorial Museum takes about 1 – 1½ hours (castle, White House, mausoleum).

**How do I get to Octavian Goga Memorial Museum?**

Octavian Goga Memorial Museum is located at Strada Principală 4, Ciucea, Cluj County. By car: Ciucea is on DN1 (E60), the road between Cluj-Napoca and Oradea: ~71 km (~1 h 15 min) from Cluj-Napoca, ~84 km (~1 h 40 min) from Oradea and ~20 km from Huedin. The ensemble is in the village, on Principală Street. Public transport: Ciucea has a station on the Cluj-Napoca–Oradea railway line.

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