The Technical Museum Dimitrie Leonida (Muzeul Tehnic Dimitrie Leonida) is a museum about the history of technology in Romania and is based in the Carol I Park in Bucharest. The museum is named after its founder, the illustrious Romanian scientist Dimitrie Leonida.
History Of The Technical Museum Dimitrie Leonida
In 1908, Dimitrie Leonida founded the first school of electricians and mechanics in Romania and also started collecting all kinds of pieces related to important past and present technologies. Inspired by the Technical Museum in Munich, Leonida decided to found his own museum in 1909 in the same building as the school. In 1928 the museum was moved to one of the existing pavilions in Carol I Park and in 1935 to its current building in the same park, which was designed by the architect Traianescu and built in 1934.
Visiting The Technical Museum Dimitrie Leonida
The museum is spread out over an area of 4,500 m², including a 1,000 m² outdoor space and has a collection of over 40,000 objects from alle scientific disciplines. The exposition is organized based on the different technological fields, which include mechanics, energy, telecommunications, aviation and aerospace, automobile, and sound recording amongst others and show the scientific evolution in each field. Among the exhibits are the first aerodynamic car and aircraft models designed by Henri Coandă, Traian Vuia, and Aurel Vlaicu.
If you like the museum and you’re interested about aviation specifically, you might also want to visit the National Romanian Aviation Museum.
