The Memorial Museum "Muresianu's House"

25, Sfatului Square, Brasov
web page: www.muzeulmuresenilor.ro

Quirky and charming would well describe this unusual family museum situated across from Brasov's central square. It was set up in 1968 as a result of the Muresianu family descendants donation. It exhibits letters, photographs, newspapers, rare books, paintings, sculptures, furniture from the 19th century, heirlooms and keepsakes of the musical and literary members and in-laws of Muresianu's.

Having over 25,000 documents it is one of the vastest and most important family archives from all over the country because the Muresianus were the founders and owners of a political newspaper, for more than half a century and they were in touch with all politicians from Romania and Transylvania in the second half of the XIX century and the beginning of the XX century.

So, the museum is devoted to the memory of a family which had an enormous contribution to the cultural and political life of their century. Iacob Muresianu (1812-1887), was the owner and editor of the first political newspaper of Romanians from Transylvania, "Gazeta de Transylvania" and he also was a founder of schools and member of the Romanian Academy. Andrei Muresianu (1816-1863) was the poet of the 1848 Revolution and the author of the nowadays Romanian anthem. s Aurel Muresianu (1847-1909) was a remarkable politician, founder of the Romanian National Party and also the first professional journalist. Elena Muresianu (1864-1924) and Traian Muresianu (1864-1901) were fine artists. They were graduates of the “Fine Arts Academy" in Vienna and Munich. Iacob Muresianu graduated the “Music Academy" in Leipzig and he is considered a classical of the Romanian cultured music.