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Rugs woven on a traditional loom
Rugs over a hundred years old, made in Baia households and donated by villagers.
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Baia commune, Suceava county
In the new building the commune raised for its museum, designed like a small village of distinct volumes joined into one coherent whole, the testimonies of the first capital of Moldavia come together: from a mammoth jaw and Cucuteni pottery to cloth woven on traditional looms.
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Rugs over a hundred years old, made in Baia households and donated by villagers.
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Homemade textiles with geometric and animal motifs, part of the dowry of Baia families.
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The tools of the crafts that sustained the village, from the spinning distaff to barrel staves.
On the night of 14 to 15 December 1467, Stephen the Great defeated the army of King Matthias Corvinus here, in a battle that burned the town of Baia.
The story of the Battle of BaiaCommemoration of the Battle of Baia on the night of 14 to 15 December 1467, with talks and a themed exhibition in the multipurpose hall.
The New Year custom of the masked carolers of Baia, starting in front of the museum: masks, drums and carols from the whole village.