# Neamț Monastery and Museum Collection

> The largest and oldest monastic settlement in Moldavia, built on the site of a church raised between 1376 and 1391 by Petru I Mușat; the Church of the Ascension was built by Stephen the Great.

- **Category:** Monastery
- **Locality:** Mănăstirea Neamț (com. Vânători-Neamț), Neamț County
- **Address:** Strada Arhimandrit Chiriac Neculau, sat Mănăstirea Neamț, comuna Vânători-Neamț (DN15B)
- **Coordinates:** 47.263444, 26.209177
- **Opening hours:** Colecția muzeală: 08:00–20:00 (cIMeC).
- **Phone:** 0745 823 179; 0233 251 587
- **Official website:** https://neamt.mmb.ro/
- **Page:** https://neamt.rdcopilot.com/obiective/manastirea-neamt?lang=en

**Admission (RON):**
- Muzeu – adult: 5 lei
- Muzeu – copil: 3 lei

**Highlights:**
- Biserica „Înălțarea Domnului” ctitorită de Ștefan cel Mare
- Evanghelia slavonă (1759)
- Catapeteasma vechii biserici din Cetatea Neamț (pictură sec. XV)
- Biblioteca de peste 18.000 de volume
- Obiecte de cult din aur și argint dăruite de voievozi
- Manuscrise ale școlii de copiști

The largest and oldest monastic settlement in Moldavia, built on the site of a church raised between 1376 and 1391 by Petru I Mușat; the Church of the Ascension was built by Stephen the Great. It housed a school of calligraphers and copyists and a printing press, and its library holds over 18,000 volumes. The museum, set up in 1961, displays gold and silver liturgical objects, embroideries, carvings, manuscripts and prints. The ensemble is a listed monument (NT-II-a-A-10629).