Little Paris Museum is on Lipscani 41, in Bucharest. Exactly halfway down the famous pedestrian street Lipscani, next to the Bizonul shop, the entrance of Șelari is formed, which leads to Blanari street, parallel to Lipscani. At the intersection of Lipscani and this narrow entrance, the above mentioned advertisement is on its way. The entrance to the museum is through the Selari entrance and is visibly marked.
The museum is open Thursday through Sunday from 11 - 19.
To visit the museum a donation of 20 lei for an adult, 30 lei for a couple, 10 lei for special categories or groups. The donation is left in an old box that fits in with the museum theme.
Little Paris Museum is simultaneously a history museum, art museum and venue for performances and events. It aims to recreate the atmosphere of the times when Bucharest was nicknamed Little Paris. This name began to circulate at the end of the 19th century. At that time Romanian personalities such as Ion Luca Caragiale, Constantin Brâncuși, George Enescu and Emil Cioran developed links with those in Paris, France. The architecture of the villas, churches and palaces in Bucharest also bore the imprint of the Renaissance style imported from Paris. The atmosphere, dress and behavior of the people copied those of Paris. They began to use the French. And Bucharest rightly became Little Paris.
The Little Paris Museum is housed in a former old building belonging to the Dalles family and aims to recreate the life of Bucharest in the 19th century and the elegance and distinction and customs of those times when Bucharest was Little Paris. The man with the idea is called Eugen Ciocan and is to be congratulated for the concept.
From the entrance hall leading to the stairs that take us upstairs, where the museum is located, we are reminded...
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this is the way in
Little Paris Museum
We are in a central vestibulewhich communicates with several rooms. The host, a young and friendly chip young man, tells us a few words about the museum that we started to visit. The idea is interesting, it is special, it deserves all the attention. The collection is due to a ... generous collector who has agreed to delight so many people with the items gathered in his collection. In the vestibule we are already introduced to the world of another century through the bellows camera or through the other exhibits.
To the right of the entrance is a small room - Photo Salon - where outfits from another era are presented, which can be rented, along with various accessories for retro parties or events.
wardrobe for occasions
vintage clothing rental
bellow camera
The first main room, also to the right of the entrance, is called Bovary. It is French Salon. It is here that the life of the Little Paris of yesteryear, as Bucharest was nicknamed, is perhaps best recounted. On the walls is a wallpaper showing the interior of a palace. In the room we find old pieces of furniture, very well chosen such as a table, chairs, tableware, lamps, statues, knick-knacks. A highlight is the rococo mirror. On the upper part of the walls, just below the ceiling level, there are many paintings with old pictures. The ceiling supports a chandelier and has specific, simple decorations.
old wood and wallpaper
living room ceiling
paintings
living room
French salon
The next room is dedicated to the period of Ottoman influence on the world of Bucharest. We are in Oriental Salon. It is rich, loaded with lighting objects, a chess table with carved pieces and a specific corner. Turkish teapots and kettles, handcrafted chairs with spacers, Turkish cushions.
ornamented ceiling
carved furniture
ibric
lighting systems
The slightly smaller room opposite the entrance is rich in sets of cups, teapots and coffee pots, large ornamental shells and a map of Bucharest in the 1850s.
We pass to the half of the museum located to the left of the entrance. From the entrance we spotted some special outfits. It emphasizes the bride and groom costumes with all possible accessories. On a table for 2 persons are placed plates and cutlery from a very valuable set.
From the last room you pass into another, which also communicates with the hallway to the left of the entrance. Here we see other old objects and accessories; a typewriter, a telephone with a fork and a rotary dial with numbers.
fork phone
meal service
map
tea service
Lobby exhibits collectible cameras and paintings.
The last, farthest room at the end of the hall is bay, plated, but especially with a metal sink and taps.
From the hallway there is an exit to a terrace simple, located at the back of the building we are in, actually between buildings.
terrace
doodle
bay
cameras
I've introduced you to a museum, a very cool museum, even if it's small - Little Paris Museum. In the publicity that he advertises himself as being "probably the most beautiful place in the Historical Center".
Impressive is the concept, one that manages to transport you to other centuries and allows you to see with your own eyes the objects of that time, which you are obviously not allowed to touch. My lines will not be able to convey the feeling created when visiting this unique museum, which deserves praise and promotion.
Excellent place in the center of Bucharest!
Visit also Parliament Palace or Rebreanu Museum, Minulescu Museum, Anton Pann Museum, Arghezi Museum, Bacovia Museum, Cotroceni Museum, Antipa Museum, Museum of the Senses, National History Museum, Museum of Maps and Old Books and many other sights in Bucharest.
All the best!
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