Visits to the Cotroceni National Museum are only available with a guided tour in Romanian, English, French, Italian or Russian languages

        Opening Times:

Museum: Thursday - Sunday
                9.30 - 5.30 pm (4.30 - access of the last group)

Exhibitions: Thursday - Sunday
                    9.30 - 5.00 pm

The museum can be visited also on Mondays, with a prior booking, in case of:
               - groups of minimum 30 people, with a foreign language tour
               - groups of minimum 50 people, with a Romanian language tour

The Cotroceni Church: Thursday - Sunday
                                      9.30 - 5.30 pm (4.30 - access of the last group)
Free of charge
The church of the former Cotroceni monastery is to be visited at the end of the guided tour
For guests that want to visit the Church exclusively, groups of 10 people will be organized at the entrance


Closed: 1st and 2nd January, 1st and 2nd Day of Easter, 1st and 2nd Day of Pentecost, 15th August, 1st December, 1st and 2nd Day of Christmas

The ticket office and the shop close 30 minutes prior to the end of visiting hours


        Booking visits:

Via phone  021.317.31.07 (Monday to Friday 9.30 - 4.30 pm)
E-mail: vizitare@muzeulcotroceni.ro (at least one day prior, Monday - Thursday, 9.30 - 4.00 pm, Friday 9.30 - 1.00 pm)
With no booking, depending on availability


        Fees:

Romanian visitors: 12 lei / pers
Foreign visitors: 27 lei / pers (12 lei museum access and 15 lei foreign language tour)
Students 5th - 2th grade, students, retirees: 6 lei / pers
Pupils: 4 lei / pers
Foreign pupils and students: 21 lei / pers (6 lei museum acces and 15 lei foreign language tour)
Free of charge: - children under 7
                        - war veterans
                        - people with disabilities
                        - I.C.O.M., I.C.O.M.O.S., A.S.E.R., A.E.O.M. members
                        - museum and library specialists
Temporary exhibitions: 5 - 10 lei / pers (depending on the exhibition)
Exhibitions now open:
„For the benefit Christian people“ - culture and spirituality in the Romanian Country (second half of XVII century - XVIII century), November 16th 2011 - February 29th 2012, 5 lei
The National Exhibition of Decorative Art, the 11th edition, October 27th 2011 - February 29th 2012, 5 lei
„About the durability of human things“ - Nicolae Grigorescu, paintings from the collection of Craiova Art Museum, 5 lei
Apartment Elena Cuza - Romania’s First Lady, 2011, 5 lei


        Photography and filming:

Pictures amateurs - 40 lei per unit
Filming amateurs - 150 lei per unit
Professional photography and filming in the Cotroceni National Museum can be done with a prior written address to the director, at e-mail adinarentea@muzeulcotroceni.ro or fax: 021.312.16.18, at least one week before
Private photography and filming (for weddings, baptisms etc.) are not allowed


        Regulations:

In the Cotroceni National Museum
       - It is mandatory  - to present a valid ID (identity card, passport)
                                   - to leave bags and coats in the wardrobe
                                   - to use protective slippers
       - It is forbidden:  - access with food and drinks
                                   - leaving the group during the tour
       - Visitors are kindly asked to keep their ticket while in the museum