The National Museum of Art – The Royal Dining Room
49-53 Calea Victoriei, Bucharest
The Royal Dining Room is a space of historical resonance, representative of the way the central building of the former Royal Palace looked like, after its restoration in the 1930s. Located on the ground floor of the Palace, the room is distinguished by its coffered ceiling decorations of English inspiration (Robert Adam style 1760 -1800), by the paved floor made of French and Belgian marble and by the Ruşchiţa marble fireplaces.
All these elements reflect the stylistic preferences of Queen Maria and King Charles II. The original decoration also includes the works of well-known interwar painters: the large canvases Country, Pierrot and Colombina by Iosif Iser (1881 – 1958), Fruits of the Earth and the Hunt by Rudolf Schweitzer – Cumpăna (1886 – 1975).
From the moment of their inauguration in 1935 until today, the historical spaces (the Throne Hall, the Royal Dining Room, and the Voïvods’ Stairs) in the main building of the Royal Palace have seen the ravages of war, their transformation into the State Council during the communist period and the events of December 1989, when they were seriously affected.
They underwent an extensive restoration process, being reopened to the public in 2013. They can be visited from Wednesday to Sunday, between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.