Over 900 icons, mural paintings, embroideries, manuscripts, silverware, woodcarvings, many of them unique, amply survey Romanian art from the 14th – to the early 19th century. Items on display showcase developments in Moldavia, Wallachia and Transylvania, reflecting the intricate manner in which a traditional Byzantine layer blended in Oriental as well as Western influences to generate original local art forms.

Romania – The Identity Representation of Traditional Costume in Art
The National Museum of Art of Romania announces the extension by one month of the exhibition “Romania. The Identity Representation of Traditional Costume in Art”, namely for the period 12 February – 15 March 2026, with the regular visiting schedule: Wednesday–Friday 10:00–18:00 and Saturday–Sunday 11:00–19:00.

The museum brings centre stage a core selection of paintings by Theodor Pallady. Together with over 800 prints and drawings from the artist’s Parisian years, these are part of the Serafina and Gheorghe Răut collection, donated to the Romanian state at the end of the 1960s. The collection also comprises French, Dutch, English and Spanish paintings, European furniture and sculpture and a host of various objets d’art which speak eloquently about the manner in which Romanian inter-war intellectuals tried to emulate general trends.