Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum

National Village Museum "Dimitrie Gusti"
Muzeul Național al Satului "Dimitrie Gusti"
	Maramureș wooden churchfromDragomirești,Maramureș County,17th century
Established	1936
Location	King Michael I Park,Bucharest,Romania
Coordinates	44°28′24″N26°04′36″E/ 44.47336°N 26.07656°E
Type	open-airethnographic museum
Collection size	123 settlements, 363 monuments, over 50,000 artefacts
Founder	Dimitrie Gusti
Website	www.muzeul-satului.ro

TheVillage Museumor formallyNational Museum of the Village "Dimitrie Gusti"(Romanian:Muzeul Național al Satului "Dimitrie Gusti") is anopen-air ethnographic museumlocated in theKing Michael I Park,Bucharest,Romania.The museum showcases traditional Romanian village life. The museum extends to over 100,000 m²,^[1]and contains 123 authentic peasant settlements, 363 monuments and over 50,000 artefacts from around Romania.^[2]Structures in the museum ranged from the 17th to the 20th century, representative of different ethnographic regions includingBanat,Transylvania,Moldavia,Maramures,Oltenia,Dobrogea,Muntenia.^[2]

The village was a creation of the folklorist and sociologistDimitrie Gusti.The location plans were executed by the writer, playwright, directorVictor Ion Popaand set designerHenri H. Stahl.The necessary financial funds were provided by the Royal Cultural Foundation and in the presence of KingCarol II of Romaniathe museum was inaugurated on 10 May 1936.^[3]At the time of its inauguration, it was the fourth open-air museum of Europe afterSkansen(Stockholm,Sweden),Norsk Folkemuseum at Bygdøy(Oslo,Norway), and theEthnographic Museum of TransylvaniaatHoia ForestinCluj-Napoca.^[3]The museum initially was 4.5 ha in size with 33 authentic settlements that were transferred from the researched villages. Among them was theMaramures wooden churchfromDragomirești,Maramures county.^[3]The building remains the central piece and is incorporated into the logo of the museum.