# Bistrița Monastery and Museum Collection

> The monastery is a major medieval ensemble: in 1498 Stephen the Great built the bell tower with a chapel on the north side, next to which Petru Rareș raised a princely house, and in 1554 Alexandru Lăpușneanu entirely rebuilt the Church of the Dormition.

- **Category:** Monastery
- **Locality:** Bistrița (com. Viișoara), Neamț County
- **Address:** Strada Mănăstirii, sat Bistrița, comuna Viișoara (DN15), la cca. 8 km de Piatra-Neamț
- **Coordinates:** 46.957467, 26.289007
- **Opening hours:** Museum: daily 09:00–18:00.
- **Phone:** 0233 241 091
- **Official website:** https://www.bistrita.mmb.ro/
- **Page:** https://neamt.tesseramo.com/obiective/manastirea-bistrita?lang=en

**Highlights:**
- Turnul-clopotniță cu paraclis al lui Ștefan cel Mare (1498)
- Casa domnească a lui Petru Rareș
- Biserica „Adormirea Maicii Domnului” reconstruită de Alexandru Lăpușneanu (1554)
- Colecția de artă religioasă

The monastery is a major medieval ensemble: in 1498 Stephen the Great built the bell tower with a chapel on the north side, next to which Petru Rareș raised a princely house, and in 1554 Alexandru Lăpușneanu entirely rebuilt the Church of the Dormition. Its religious art collection was established in 1932.