# Wood Art Museum

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> An ethnographic museum devoted to wood, in the former prefecture of Câmpulung County: over 15,000 tools, pieces of furniture, dowry chests and household objects from Bukovina, plus an old timber house in the garden.

**At a glance:** Museums and memorial houses in Câmpulung Moldovenesc, Suceava County. Opening hours: Monday closed, Tuesday–Friday 09:00 – 18:00, Saturday–Sunday 10:00 – 18:00. Ticket: 20 lei. The visit takes 1 – 1¼ hours. Information verified on 2 November 2026.

## Key facts

- **Opening hours:** Monday closed, Tuesday–Friday 09:00 – 18:00, Saturday–Sunday 10:00 – 18:00 — Closed on Mondays; last entry at 17:30. Hours may change on public holidays.
- **Ticket:** 20 lei — seniors 10, pupils 5 lei
- **Visit duration:** 1 – 1¼ hours — rooms, attic and garden
- **With kids:** Yes — pre-schoolers go free
- **Best season:** All year round — open all year
- **Address:** Calea Transilvaniei 10, Câmpulung Moldovenesc, Suceava County
- **Coordinates:** 47.53142, 25.55381
- **Phone:** +40 230 311 378
- **Website:** https://muzeulartalemnului.ro/
- **Wikipedia:** https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muzeul_%E2%80%9EArta_Lemnului%E2%80%9D_din_C%C3%A2mpulung_Moldovenesc
- **Wikidata:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43127541
- **Categories:** [Museums and memorial houses](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/museums-and-memorial-houses)

## About Wood Art Museum

The Wood Art Museum (Muzeul „Arta Lemnului”) in Câmpulung Moldovenesc shows how the people of Bukovina used wood in almost everything they did: in their occupations and crafts, in tools and means of transport, in peasant furniture, in the architecture of the house and in sculpture. The collection numbers over 15,000 pieces and is the only ethnographic collection in Romania devoted exclusively to the culture of wood.

The museum opened on 1 June 1936, as the Câmpulung County Museum, in three rooms of the town's School of Arts and Crafts, with the schoolteacher Constantin Brăescu as its first director. The collection had started earlier, from objects gathered by the ethnographer and teacher Ion Ștefureac, and some of them were lost in the fires of the First World War.

Today the museum occupies the former prefecture of Câmpulung County, built at the end of the 19th century on Calea Transilvaniei and listed as a historic monument. The building was consolidated and restored with European funds, and the museum reopened on 1 June 2021.

### What you can see

The permanent exhibition fills twelve rooms on the first floor, redesigned and opened in June 2022. Here are tools and household objects, peasant furniture, **dowry chests** decorated with human figures and small objects with a story: the **țâncuș** the head shepherd used to measure the milk at the sheepfold after the flocks went up to the mountains, butter moulds, baskets of fir staves decorated with pyrography in which food was taken to be blessed at Easter, and the pacorniță, a vessel for the tar used to grease cart wheels. The ground-floor rooms and the attic host temporary exhibitions.

In the museum garden stands **Casa Lateș**, a timber house from the first half of the 19th century, moved here in 1982 from its old site in the town. After restoration it reopened in 2025, with the interiors and family belongings of its former owner, Eugenia Lateș.

### Good to know

The museum is closed on Mondays. Groups that want a guide announce their arrival at least 24 hours in advance, and because of the layout of the rooms groups of no more than 20 people are recommended.

## Don't miss

- The restored façade of the former prefecture of Câmpulung County, with the inscription “MVSEVM” above the entrance.
- The twelve rooms of the permanent exhibition on the first floor, opened in 2022.
- The dowry chests decorated with human figures.
- The țâncuș for measuring milk at the sheepfold, the butter moulds and the pacorniță for the cart-wheel tar.
- Casa Lateș in the garden, a timber house from the first half of the 19th century, restored and reopened in 2025.

## Good to know before you go

### Getting there

**By car:** the museum is in the town centre, on Calea Transilvaniei, the stretch of the DN17 that crosses Câmpulung Moldovenesc. Suceava is ~69 km away (~1 h 30 min), via Gura Humorului (~33 km, ~45 min); Vatra Dornei is ~43 km away (~1 h 10 min). From Pietrele Doamnei, on the Rarău, it is ~24 km (~30 min).

**Public transport:** Câmpulung Moldovenesc railway station, on the line from Suceava and Vatra Dornei, is ~300 m from the museum.

### Fees & discounts

Adults 20 lei; seniors 10 lei, with a valid document; pupils and students 5 lei, with an up-to-date student card. Pre-school children go free, only with an adult. The ticket covers all exhibitions and can be bought online or at the ticket desk; you get an information leaflet at the entrance.

### Rules

Groups announce their arrival at least 24 hours in advance if they want a guide; no more than 20 people per group is recommended. Do not touch the exhibits.

### Facilities

ticket desk at the entrance · online tickets · card payment · information leaflet · guided tours for groups, by appointment · garden · virtual tour on the museum's website

## Details

- **Collection type:** ethnography, wood art
- **Guided tour:** Yes

## Frequently asked questions about Wood Art Museum

**How much is a ticket to Wood Art Museum?**

A ticket to Wood Art Museum costs 20 lei (seniors 10, pupils 5 lei). More under “Fees & discounts”.

**What are the opening hours of Wood Art Museum?**

Opening hours at Wood Art Museum: Monday closed, Tuesday–Friday 09:00 – 18:00, Saturday–Sunday 10:00 – 18:00. More under “Opening hours”.

**How long does a visit to Wood Art Museum take?**

A visit to Wood Art Museum takes about 1 – 1¼ hours (rooms, attic and garden).

**Can you visit Wood Art Museum with kids?**

Yes, Wood Art Museum is suitable for children (pre-schoolers go free).

**How do I get to Wood Art Museum?**

Wood Art Museum is located at Calea Transilvaniei 10, Câmpulung Moldovenesc, Suceava County. More under “Getting there”.

**When is the best time to visit Wood Art Museum?**

The best season for Wood Art Museum: All year round (open all year).

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Last updated: 2 November 2026
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