The Iași branch of the National Military Museum King Ferdinand I (Muzeul Militar Național Regele Ferdinand I) is a military history museum in the Copou district of Iași. Its permanent exhibition presents around two centuries of modern Romanian military history, with particular attention to events and army units from Moldavia.
In 1922, the 13th Infantry Regiment “Ștefan cel Mare” opened a military museum in Iași, displaying material from the regiment alongside exhibits illustrating Romanian military history. Its museum activity was later continued by the 10th Infantry Division “Ștefan cel Mare,” preserving the idea of a military collection within the Iași garrison. The present museum resumed this work in 2018, when a new Iași branch of the National Military Museum King Ferdinand I in Bucharest was established and opened to the public.
The branch occupies buildings of the Military Circle complex on Copou hill that also have a wartime history. After the Romanian government withdrew to Iași following the occupation of Bucharest during the First World War, the barracks housed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 1916 and 1919.
Weapons, uniforms, decorations, documents, photographs, paintings, and other objects trace changes in the Romanian army from the 19th century onward. The displays cover military organization and campaigns as well as the experience of soldiers, with particular attention to Moldavia and the First World War, when Iași became the center of Romania’s government and military administration.
The outdoor exhibition contains 21 field and anti-aircraft artillery pieces formerly used by the Romanian Army. Highlights include two Romanian-made 75 mm Reșița Model 1943 anti-tank guns, a 75 mm Krupp quick-firing gun from 1904, and a 100 mm howitzer captured from Austro-Hungarian forces.
