Art Nouveau · Oradea

Darvas–La Roche House (Art Nouveau Museum)

On local signs: Casa Darvas–La Roche (Muzeul Art Nouveau)

Romania’s first Art Nouveau museum, housed in a villa from 1909, presents the interior of a bourgeois home of the Belle Époque.

  • 20 minutes from the hotel
  • Suggested visit: about an hour
  • The interior is well worth a visit
  • Also suitable for children
Darvas–La Roche House (Art Nouveau Museum) – façade, Oradea
Photo: Szilas, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

The story of the place

The villa was designed by the brothers József and László Vágó and dates from 1909; it is notable for the exposed concrete panels on its façade. It belonged to the industrialist Imre Darvas, a partner of the Swiss banker Alfred La Roche; now restored, it houses Romania’s first Art Nouveau museum, with “La Belle Époque” bourgeois interiors.

Darvas–La Roche House (Art Nouveau Museum) – interior, Oradea
Photo: Szilas, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Address
Str. Iosif Vulcan no. 11, Oradea
Opening hours and tickets
Current details are available on the official website; on request, our reception will gladly check them for you.
Full name
Darvas–La Roche House (Hungarian: Darvas–La Roche-ház)
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Nearby

Included in these walks

Union Square – view across the square, Oradea
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One day

Oradea in one day, unhurried

Union Square, the Secession palaces, the Fortress and the Crișul Repede riverside: the essence of the city in a single day.

Highlights: Union Square, Black Eagle Palace and Church with the Moon.

Departure around 10 a.m., return in the afternoon.

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Black Eagle Palace – façade, Oradea
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Two days

Two days: the palaces, then the Fortress and the sunset

The first day among Secession façades, the second through the Baroque, at the Fortress and up on the hill at sunset.

Highlights: Union Square, Black Eagle Palace and Church with the Moon.

Departure around 10 a.m., return in the afternoon.

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Church with the Moon – aerial view, Oradea
Photo: MariBo99, CC BY-SA 4.0
Three days

Three days: the city, then the warm waters

Two days devoted to the city and one to relaxing at the thermal waters near Oradea.

Highlights: Union Square, Black Eagle Palace and Church with the Moon.

Departure around 10 a.m., return in the afternoon.

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City Hall Tower – at sunset over the Crișul Repede, Oradea
Photo: Dan Dragos, CC BY-SA 3.0
4–5 days

Four or five days: the city, the warm waters and the mountains

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Highlights: Union Square, Black Eagle Palace and Church with the Moon.

Departure around 10 a.m., return in the afternoon.

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Moskovits Adolf and Sons Palace – façade, Oradea
Photo: ArnoldPlaton, CC BY-SA 3.0
Three hours

Three hours of Art Nouveau

Oradea’s most beautiful Secession façades, from the Black Eagle Palace to the Apollo Palace.

Highlights: Black Eagle Palace, Moskovits Adolf and Sons Palace and Deutsch K. Ignác Glassware Shop.

A morning or an afternoon.

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