The Religious Collection from Agapia Monastery – Neamt County

The religious museum fromAgapia Monasterywas built in 1927 and is the first religious museum that gathers not only religious objects but also weaves, wooden sculptures and ornaments from different areas of Romania. The exhibition is organized in 4 big rooms and 2 halls and the objects are thematically organized.

In the first roomyou’ll see old icons from XVI and XVIII centuries, a collection of old crosses, manuscripts, old printings, a panaghiar (panaghiar is a vessel made out of silver or gold that holds an icon of St Mary), shrines, candles and other objects of historic and religious importance.The second roomof the museum is dedicated to the great painterNicolae Grigorescu. In this room you’ll see 29 original works of the painter made in the period while he was painting the church from Agapia Monastery. The objects are represented by 5 paintings, icons, procession prapur and an epitaph.

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