ASTRA Museum

"ASTRA" National Museum Complex (Romanian: Complexul Naţional Muzeal "ASTRA") is a museum complex in Sibiu, Romania, which gathers under the same authority four ethnology and civilisation museums in the city, a series of laboratories for conservation and research, and a documentation centre. It is the successor of the ASTRA Museum that has existed in the city since 1905. Its modern life started with the opening of The Museum of Folk Technology in 1964, now The "ASTRA" Museum of the Traditional Folk Civilization.

ASTRA National Museum Complex
Complexul Naţional Muzeal "ASTRA"
The main entrance of the ASTRA National Museum Complex open-air museum.
Established1905
LocationSibiu, Romania
Coordinates45.7707°N 24.1445°E / 45.7707; 24.1445
TypeEthnology and Civilisation Museums
WebsiteOfficial website
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