# Vasile Conta Memorial Museum, Ghindăoani

> The birthplace of philosopher Vasile Conta (1845–1882), 11 km south of Târgu Neamț, was opened as a memorial museum in 1993.

- **Category:** Memorial house
- **Locality:** Ghindăoani (com. Bălțătești), Neamț County
- **Address:** Strada Vasile Conta, sat Ghindăoani, comuna Bălțătești
- **Coordinates:** 47.109545, 26.336592
- **Opening hours:** Tuesday – Sunday: 10:00–18:00 (April – September), 9:00–17:00 (October – March). Closed on Mondays.
- **Page:** https://neamt.tesseramo.com/obiective/muzeul-memorial-vasile-conta-ghindaoani?lang=en

**Highlights:**
- Viața și opera lui Vasile Conta
- Traduceri ale lucrărilor sale publicate în străinătate
- Etnografie și artă populară din zona Bălțătești
- Istorie locală a satului Ghindăoani

The birthplace of philosopher Vasile Conta (1845–1882), 11 km south of Târgu Neamț, was opened as a memorial museum in 1993. Conta, a classmate of Ion Creangă and friend of Mihai Eminescu, was the first Romanian philosopher to build an original philosophical system; he was a professor at Iași University and Minister of Education. The exhibition covers his life and work alongside local history, ethnography and folk art from the Bălțătești area.