It holds 4.6 on Google from 61 reviews and shows a replica of Europe's oldest modern human remains, found near Anina.
About the place
The museum is on Sfânta Varvara Street, the main street. Its collections tell the social and cultural history of Anina: mining and the trades around it, furnished home interiors, a model of the Anina–Oravița railway and palaeontology exhibits, including a reconstruction of the Peștera cu Oase cave near Steierdorf.
In 2002 the remains of 'Ion of Anina', about 40,000 years old and considered Europe's oldest modern human remains, were found in Peștera cu Oase. Reviews mention the replica of this fossil and the guided tour. On Google the museum holds 4.6 from 61 reviews.
Good to know
- It is close to the station: it works even with only an hour between trains.
- Ask for a guided tour: reviews praise it.
- Phone ahead outside the summer season.
Opening hours
Opening hours are not confirmed. Check the venue's website before you go.