The Memorial House Anton and Maria Popescu was a established in 1984.
The museum opened so has as profile the local history, exposing objects and documents on education and local traditions.
Within the museum there are exposed:
– Significant local stories on pieces of paper;
– List of heroes who fought in the War of Independence of 1877 to which is dedicated a Heroes’ Monument in the center of the city;
– A painting depicting local personalities noticed at national level;
– the story of the leu currency and why the national currency wears this name;
– Drăcşenei archaeological discoveries in the village;
– primary sources about the Uprising of 1907;
– objects of agricultural;
– household objects;
– cottage porch;
– loom;
– various paintings and icons;
– traditional costumes;
– ancient weapons;
– old coins;
– household items.
Drăcşani is a village in Drăcșenei commune in the county of Teleorman, Muntenia region, Romania. The village Dracaşni arose from deforestation of a small part of the vast forest of Deliorman by Dragu and Ana (Ana’s Dragu), who prepared the ground for plowing and cattle grazing. These attracted by the beauty of nature, by creek Burdea by good drinking water, as well as the fertility of the soil, have dug on this place the first hovel, around which were dug, later new human settlements with the name: Dragu-Ana, where later: Drăguşani, and then: Drăcșani. Drăcșenei is a commune in Teleorman county, in Muntenia region, România, made up of villages Drăcșani, Drăcșenei (residence), Odobeasca and Satul Vechi.
According to the census conducted in 2011, the population of the commune Drăcșenei amounts up to 1.791 inhabitants, down from the previous census in 2002, when it had registered 2,127 inhabitants. Most inhabitants are Romanian (95.53%), with a minority of Roma people (1.68%). For 2.68% of the population, ethnicity is not known. In terms of confessional, most people are Orthodox (96.48%). For 2.96% of the population the confessional belonging is unknown. On August 15th, along with the feast of Assumption of the Virgin is celebrated, annually, the Commune Day.
Within the village there are 4 schools:
– the school with classes I-VIII Drăcșani;
– the school with classes I-IV Drăcșenei;
– the school with classes I-IV Odobeasca;
– the kindergarten Drăcșenei.