Domokos Gyula Manor (Haszmann Pál Ethnographic Museum), Cernat
Conacul Domokos Gyula (Muzeul etnografic „Haszmann Pál”) · Damokos Gyula-kúria (Haszmann Pál Múzeum), Csernáton
sat Cernat; comuna Cernat, Covasna · 330
Museum hours listed as 10:00-18:00; check before visiting
Summary
A Classicist manor in Cernat (Covasna County), rebuilt in 1831 on an earlier Renaissance building. It now houses the Haszmann Pál Ethnographic Museum, part of the Székely National Museum, with an open-air section in the courtyard.
Legal status
Nationalised from 1949; now public property ↗
History
The manor was given its Classicist form in 1831 on the foundations of an earlier Renaissance building; the LMI dates the ensemble to the 17th century with a reference date of 1831. After nationalisation began in 1949 it was used as a granary, a maternity clinic, housing for temporary workers and a pig farm, and decayed. In 1937 the teacher Haszmann Pál had already proposed restoring it as a folk museum. The building was renovated in 1993-1994 and the museum, built on Haszmann's collection continued by his sons, now operates there under the Covasna County Council. The courtyard holds relocated village houses, gates, funerary markers and a large collection of agricultural machinery.
Transactions & prices
| Date | Type | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Nationalisation | — | Nationalisation began; manor used as granary, clinic and farm ↗ |
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