TheNational Museum of the Union (Romanian:Muzeul Național al Unirii) is a history and archaeology museum inAlba-Iulia,Romania.
The museum was inaugurated in 1888 upon the initiative of theHistorical, Archaeological and Natural Sciences Society of the Lower Alba County, having the famous archaeologistAdalbert Cserni as headmaster.[1]
In 1929, under the aegis of theASTRA Association, it was organized as theMuseum of the Union. Valuable artefacts further enriched the rich archaeological collections and a new collection of items belonging to the modern history of the Romanians was added. In 1938, under the lead of the historianIon Berciu, the settlement came to be managed by the Romanian state under the new name ofAlba Regional Museum.[1]
In 1968, it underwent an ample reorganization, returning to its former name.[1]
The "Babylon" building is a historic monument built between 1851 and 1853, bearing influences of Romantic architecture. It was used as a residence pavilion for officers, and between 1967 and 1968, it was refurbished to become a museum.[1]
The "Union Hall" (Sala Unirii) was built between 1898 and 1900. It is the building where theGreat National Assembly of Alba Iulia voted theUnion of Transylvania with Romania.[1]
Both buildings of the museum arelisted as historic monuments.[1]
It is worth mentioning bronze deposits ofCugir,Ighiel,Zlatna, andVințu de Jos, as well as the pottery, the zoomorphic idols and the iron, bronze and stone tools, discovered in the fortified great settlement ofTeleac. Especially interesting are the marble statuette depictingLiber Pater, the bronze collection, the glass collection, bone, horn and ivory objects as well as the monetary hoards from Alba Iulia,Tibru,Geomal,Șpring, andMedveș. These include the silver hoard fromLupu and the materials discovered in thePrincely tomb of Cugir. The numismatic collection includes ancient, medieval and modern coins, plaques and coins.[1]
The modern history collection contains documents, photographs, memorial objects from theRevolution of 1848 and theUnion of 1 December 1918 ofTransylvania with Romania.[1]
The museum owns goods listed in theRomanian National Cultural Heritage Treasure.[1]
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