# Nicolae Popa Folk Art Museum, Târpești

> A private museum founded in 1964 by folk artist Nicolae Popa (1919–2010) – sculptor, maker of masks and folk costumes and author of folklore books – in his homestead at Târpești.

- **Category:** Museum
- **Locality:** Târpești (com. Petricani), Neamț County
- **Address:** Str. Neculai Popa, sat Târpești, comuna Petricani (DN15C – DJ155I), la 12 km de Târgu Neamț
- **Coordinates:** 47.150568, 26.438487
- **Opening hours:** Monday–Sunday: 08:00–20:00.
- **Phone:** 0747 134 040; 0758 640 653; 0233 785 112
- **Email:** popamuseum@gmail.com
- **Official website:** http://www.muzeulpopa.ro/
- **Page:** https://neamt.tesseramo.com/obiective/muzeul-nicolae-popa-tarpesti?lang=en

**Admission (RON):**
- Adult: 10 lei
- Child / pupil: 5 lei

**Highlights:**
- Aleea sculpturilor naive din lemn și piatră
- Măștile de Anul Nou și recuzita teatrului popular
- Colecția de arheologie (piese neolitice și dacice)
- Colecția numismatică din toate continentele
- Icoane vechi pe lemn
- Poarta monumentală sculptată

A private museum founded in 1964 by folk artist Nicolae Popa (1919–2010) – sculptor, maker of masks and folk costumes and author of folklore books – in his homestead at Târpești. The yard is an open-air museum lined with naïve wood and stone sculptures, while the traditional six-room house and a pavilion hold over 3,000 objects. Collections include archaeology (Neolithic and Dacian), coins, ethnography, old icons on wood and naïve painting and sculpture. Popa's works were exhibited across Europe, the Americas and Asia.