ABSTRACT
The Museum of the Romanian Peasant was established following the 1989 revolution that overthrew the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu. The building it occupied had been the Museum of the Communist Party but started life early in the twentieth century as an ethnographic museum. In its modern form, its mission was to rescue and present Romanian peasant culture and beliefs after the destruction of the Ceausescu era. With an inspiring director and a devoted staff, the museum created exhibitions with high aesthetic values and a willingness to innovate. The museum cared for its collection of over 90,000 objects to high curatorial standards.
