Located in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, Cristuru Secuiesc (Székelykeresztúr) is the most significant economical-organizational and educational center of the Cristuru basin. The Molnár István Museum and open-air ethnographic section are one of the most significant country museums of the region. The exhibits include archaeological finds from the Neolithic and the Bronze Age, pottery; ethnography items: folk technical installations; mineralogy items; local fauna specimens, and a herbarium. Established in the building of the former Casino in 1946, it was reorganized in 1960. Molnár István (1910-1997) was a Hungarian teacher, ethnographer and curator.
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