"ASTRA" Museum of Traditional Folk Civilization

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The "ASTRA" Museum of Traditional Folk Civilization (Romanian: Muzeul Civilizaţiei Populare Tradiţionale "ASTRA") is located in Dumbrava Natural Park (Dumbrava Forest), 5 km south of Sibiu city center, on the road towards Răşinari (DJ106A), and is easily accessible by car, bus. Occupying an area of 0.96 square kilometres, it is the largest open air museum in Transylvania and Romania and one of the largest in the world. It contains houses and workshops of the traditional Romanian folk culture from the pre-industrial era. Over 300 houses and other buildings are situated in the forest around two artificial lakes with over 10 km of walkways between them.
The exhibits are organised into six thematic groups:
food production and animal husbandry.
production of raw materials.
means of transportation.
manufacture of household objects.
public buildings.
an exposition of monumental sculpture.
www.muzeulastra.ro/