The Ploiești Art Museum, officially the Ion Ionescu-Quintus Prahova County Art Museum (Romanian: Muzeul Județean de Artă Prahova „Ion Ionescu-Quintus”), is an art museum located at 1 Independenței Boulevard, Ploiești, Romania.
Ploiești Art Museum
Established
1931
Location
1 Independenței Boulevard Ploiești, Prahova County Romania
The museum traces its origins to the Ploiești pinacotheca, established in November 1931 following efforts by a group of local intellectuals. These included the lawyer, politician and art collector Ion Ionescu-Quintus, architect Toma T. Socolescu and historian Dumitru Munteanu-Râmnic; the local authorities also lent their support.
The original institution was evacuated during World War II and re-established as the Ploiești Art Museum in 1955. The current name was adopted in 2005.
^(in Romanian) Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2015: Județul Prahova
May 06, 2024
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