Romulus Vuia National Ethnographic Park

About Romulus Vuia National Ethnographic Park

At a glance: Museums and memorial houses in Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County. Opening hours: Monday–Tuesday closed, Wednesday–Sunday 10:00 – 18:00. Ticket: 10 lei. The visit takes 1½ – 2 hours. Information verified on 11 October 2026.

On Hoia hill, at the western edge of Cluj, between the Hoia Forest and the industrial park, stands a village gathered from all over Transylvania: whole farmsteads, mills, sawmills, workshops and three wooden churches, each taken down in its home village and rebuilt here. They are not lined up along a street but scattered over slopes and clearings, so a walk among them feels like going through a real village, among fruit trees, grass and fences.

The park was founded on 1 June 1929 as a section of the Ardeal Ethnographic Museum, from an idea of the ethnographer Romulus Vuia, and is regarded as the first open-air museum in Romania. The war destroyed almost everything that had been moved there until then; today's layout was planned from 1956 by Teodor Onișor and Valer Butură. The collection has about 200 objects: 13 farmsteads with nearly 90 buildings, 34 peasant technical installations, workshop-houses and a cemetery gate.

Good to know before you go

Getting there

By car: the park is on Hoia hill, on Tăietura Turcului street, at the western edge of Cluj, next to the Tetarom industrial park and the Hoia Forest. From the centre it takes a few minutes by car, following the signs to Hoia.

Public transport: buses 26, 27, 28, 30 and 41 go to the “Piața 14 Iulie” stop, and line 37, from Piața Mihai Viteazul, reaches the Tetarom industrial park, right next to the park. From there you continue on foot. Timetables are on the museum's website and on the Cluj public transport website.

Fees & discounts

Adult ticket 10 lei, seniors 5 lei, students, pupils and pre-schoolers 2.50 lei; groups of more than 10 people pay 7.50 lei per person. Amateur photography costs 5 lei per person, and non-commercial filming of events 150 lei per hour. Guided tours in Romanian, Hungarian and English cost 50 lei, subject to availability and by appointment at 0783 005 146 or at [email protected]. Tickets are bought at the entrance or online, with a small processing fee. At festivals the price may differ.

Rules

Pets, bicycles and cars are not a good fit for an open-air museum: check the rules at the entrance. Objects in the buildings must not be touched, and smoking and open fires are forbidden. In wet weather the grass and paths can be slippery, so wear suitable footwear.

Facilities

tickets at the entrance and online · guided tours on request (Romanian, Hungarian, English) · virtual tour on the museum's website · open-air events and festivals