George Enescu Memorial House, Southern Romania, Romania
4.0 (62 reviews) Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent Ranking #8 in Prahova County Historic Sites
A piece of the famous composer personality
We visited this place early morning and this is because the museum closes at 4 pm with the last entry at 3:30 pm (we found this very unhappy all the more we were going to ski and, of course, there was no time to come earlier/then, the visit takes 15 minutes or so and closing it 30 minutes before official closing is just like they cannot wait to go home in spite of the visitors interest). Anyhow, the museum well worth a visit as it was the summer residence of the Romanian famous composer Georges Enescu until its final departure from Romania in 1946 when the communists seized the power after WWII. It is the place were Queen Mary of Romania was attending the small group private concerts of Enescu. The sculpture in the courtyard was made by Ion Irimescu. The lack of acces to the working rooms of Enescu in the attick and the location of his original piano in room not allowed for visitors are again very strange decisions none can understand.
Address
Aleea Menuhin Yehudi 3, Sinaia 106100 Romania
Mobile
Website
http://www.georgeenescu.ro/en/departments
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Wednesday, May 08, 2024, 23:43
User Ratings
4.0 based on (62 reviews)
Reviews
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4Bogdan2005 5:00 PM Feb 18, 2023
A piece of the famous composer personality
We visited this place early morning and this is because the museum closes at 4 pm with the last entry at 3:30 pm (we found this very unhappy all the more we were going to ski and, of course, there was no time to come earlier/then, the visit takes 15 minutes or so and closing it 30 minutes before official closing is just like they cannot wait to go home in spite of the visitors interest). Anyhow, the museum well worth a visit as it was the summer residence of the Romanian famous composer Georges Enescu until its final departure from Romania in 1946 when the communists seized the power after WWII. It is the place were Queen Mary of Romania was attending the small group private concerts of Enescu. The sculpture in the courtyard was made by Ion Irimescu. The lack of acces to the working rooms of Enescu in the attick and the location of his original piano in room not allowed for visitors are again very strange decisions none can understand.
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3Jazzumbo 5:00 PM Feb 6, 2020
Piano in garage!
The restauration of Enescu's vacation house in Sinaia was good news to me, so I came to visit. Overall, it's a nice example of New Romanian architecture, in vogue before the WWII. The terrace, at least, is so relaxing, offering views over Bucegi Mountains and Prahova River. Unfortunately, the restauration seems to be done on a stingy budget as the floor of the living room was not properly secured in the order to support the massive piano of the great composer. Therefore, the piano was moved in the ... garage! I mean, the piano used by the greatest Romanian composer is currently stored in his former garage, which was refurbished as a small concert hall! It sounds like a joke, indeed! Instead of asking for more money, to secure the floor in the order to keep the piano in its original location and eventually purchase a vintage vehicle that could remind of the composer's old car, they decided to drop the piano in the former garage! No comment! Anyway, the museum is worth a visit, especially for Romanian Rhapsody lovers.
