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Former Museum of Bihar County

Palatul Copiilor Şi Elevilor Oradea
Former Museum of Bihar County
Palatul Copiilor Şi Elevilor Oradea
Palatul Copiilor Oradea
Blinder at Romanian Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
museum
Current function:
leisure centre
Settlement:
Nagyvárad, Oradea
Address:
Strada Muzeului 5
Historical Hungarian county:
Bihar
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
47.0674181527, 21.9346160647
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History

The Archaeological and Historical Society of Bihar County was founded in 1872. The land for the museum was offered by Cardinal Schlauch Lőrinc. The original building, built in 1895 in eclectic neo-Renaissance style, was designed by Rimanóczy Kálmán Sr., and in 1910 the building was enlarged according to the plans of Rimanóczy Kálmán Jr.

The museum opened on 27 July 1896.

By 1918, the museum had a collection of 17,640 items, of which 1,377 came from the collection of the Roman Catholic Bishop Ipolyi Arnold.

In 1971 the museum moved to the Bishop's Palace building. After the palace was reclaimed by the Catholic Church, the museum moved to the former military training school.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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