It is unique in the country and holds 4.7 on Google from about 2,200 reviews.
About the place
The museum was founded in 1963 by Professor Nicolae Simache, and since 1972 it has occupied the house of magistrate Luca Elefterescu, built in 1890 and a listed monument. The collection covers more than 400 years of clockmaking: sundials, hourglasses, pocket, table and travel clocks, marine chronometers and Baroque or Rococo pendulum clocks. The oldest pieces are two astronomical table clocks from 1544 and 1562, and a water clock was made in London in 1654.
On display are also watches that belonged to Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza, King Carol I, Tsar Alexander II and Nicolae Titulescu, plus music boxes and mechanical birds that still work. The exhibition also has a reconstructed clockmaker's workshop, a hologram and video projections. It holds 4.7 on Google from about 2,200 reviews.
Good to know
- It is closed on Mondays and on the holidays in the museum's list (for example 1–2 January, Easter, 1 December and Christmas); last entry is at 4.30 pm.
- Tickets can also be bought online on booktes.com, which also sells a single ticket for the county's museums.
- The Hagi Prodan House is about 230 metres away and the Art Museum about 200 metres, so you can see all three in one morning.
Opening hours
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 9–17 |
| Wednesday | 9–17 |
| Thursday | 9–17 |
| Friday | 9–17 |
| Saturday | 9–17 |
| Sunday | 9–17 |
Hours may change on public holidays. Check before you go.