Vasile Pogor House
Casa Pogor
A gathering place of the 19th-century Junimea literary society, now the main building of the Romanian Literature Museum, with writers' manuscripts and personal belongings.
Pogor House was built in 1850. Its owner, Vasile Pogor, was mayor of Iași and one of the founders of the Junimea society. Writers including Eminescu, Creangă and Caragiale often read their new works here, which had a lasting influence on modern Romanian literature. It is now the main branch of the Romanian Literature Museum, displaying manuscripts, photographs and first editions, and the courtyard holds a writer's statue. It is closed on Mondays and suits literature lovers. It lies between Cuza University and the city centre.
Opening hours
Closed Mondays; 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
- Museum of the Union
- Union Square (Piața Unirii)
- Ion Creangă's Bojdeucă
- Copou Park
- Metropolitan Cathedral, Iași
- Vasile Alecsandri National Theatre
- Church of the Three Hierarchs