Visual Arts Museum

The Visual Arts Museum form Galați is the first museum of contemporary art from Romania and was opened in 1967.

The works made between 1967-2012 are the most important part of heritage and permanent exhibitions of the museum. Famous personalities of contemporary Romanian painting and sculpture, represented by creations of recognized national and international value, are present on the museum's walls: Horia Bernea, Ion Salisteanu, Ion Alin Gheorghiu, Marin Gherasim, Teodor Moraru, Octav Grigorescu, Georgeta Naparus, Paula Ribariu, Stefan Caltia, Gheorghe Anghel, Ion Irimescu, Vida Geza, George Apostu, Ovidiu Maitec, Napoleon Tiron.

The museum has a dynamic structure by organizing exhibitions, micro-exhibitions, various events with audience (concerts, debates, art exhibitions, art history lessons, movie projections, etc.), symposiums, creation camps and other programs that promote the most significant orientations from the Romanian contemporary art in the country and abroad.