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National Bank of Romania Museum

Museum·Old Town·Ticket

Coins and a bank palace

About National Bank of Romania Museum

The National Bank of Romania Museum, in the bank’s historic palace on Lipscani Street, shows coins, banknotes and the story of banking in Romania; check the website for visiting arrangements.

Why it's on our list

  • Coins and banknotes
  • Historic bank palace
  • Old Town

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with National Bank of Romania Museum before you go.

What’s nearby

Distances from National Bank of Romania Museum are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.

Nearest metro stations

  1. UniversitateM2400 m5 min walk
  2. Piața UniriiM1M2M3600 m7 min walk
  3. IzvorM1M3800 m10 min walk

Nearest taxi ranks

  1. Taxi rank, Strada Academiei250 m3 min walk
  2. Taxi rank, Bulevardul Ion Constantin Brătianu350 m4 min walk

Key sights

  1. Stavropoleos Monastery100 mWalk 1 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 3 min
  2. Cărturești Carusel200 mWalk 2 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
  3. Old Princely Court300 mWalk 4 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
  4. Revolution Square700 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 5 min
  5. Cișmigiu Gardens850 mWalk 11 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
  6. National Museum of Art of Romania900 mWalk 11 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
  7. Romanian Athenaeum1.0 kmWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
  8. Palace of the Parliament1.1 kmWalk 14 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
  9. Museum of the Romanian Peasant2.7 kmWalk 34 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 11 min
  10. Arcul de Triumf4.2 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 16 min

Getting around

  1. Gara de Nord (main station)2.6 kmWalk 32 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
  2. Henri Coandă Airport (OTP)15 kmCar or taxi 49 min

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