Cantacuzino Palace (George Enescu Museum)
Palatul Cantacuzino / Muzeul Național George Enescu
A lavish French Baroque palace on Calea Victoriei, famous for its shell-shaped Art Nouveau glass canopy, now the George Enescu Museum.
Cantacuzino Palace was built in 1901–1903 for Gheorghe Cantacuzino, a former prime minister. Its French Baroque façade features a distinctive shell-shaped glass-and-iron canopy at the entrance, a hallmark of Bucharest's 'Little Paris' character. The palace was later home to Romania's most celebrated composer, George Enescu, and his wife. It is now the National George Enescu Museum, displaying manuscripts, instruments and biographical material, while a small building in the back courtyard preserves the furnishings of his home. Admission is about 20 lei, and the museum is closed on Mondays. It is on the northern stretch of Calea Victoriei and can be reached by metro to Piața Romană, about a 10-minute walk, making it a good stop while strolling Calea Victoriei (some areas have been renovated recently, so check opening status before you go).
Opening hours
Closed Mondays; about 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Grigore Antipa National Museum of Natural History
- National Museum of the Romanian Peasant
- Calea Victoriei
- National Museum of Art of Romania
- Romanian Athenaeum
- Cișmigiu Gardens
- Revolution Square
- CEC Palace