Bánffy Palace is a baroque building of the 18th century in Cluj-Napoca designed by the German arhitect Johann Eberhard Blaumann. It is considered the most representative for the baroque style of Trannsylvania. The Palace was named after its owner, György Bánffy, who was governor of Transylvania.
The facade is decorated with statues of Mars, Minerva, Apollo, Diana, Hercules, Perseus, and the coat of arms of the Bánffy family.
Throughout the years, it hosted many personalities such as Franz Joseph of Austria.
In February 1951 the council of the city decided to empty the palace to establish an Art Museum there. which opened in 1965 an later, in 1974 the cinema from the inner yard was destroyed.
Since than, the palace has housed the National Museum of Art
Cluj-Napoca, which includes the works
of arts of many important Romanian artists, such as Nicolae Grigorescu, Ştefan Luchian, Dimitrie Paciurea, Theodor Pallady, Camil Ressu and others.
When you visit the Museum, you can enjoy the relaxing atmosphere offered bye the inner yard, where the cinema was replaced by a terrace.
The Bánffy Palace is one of our city's tourist attractions worth visiting!
