• Visits fit around rehearsals: the hall opens to visitors only outside concert and rehearsal hours, and the timetable changes monthly, so check it before going
• Use the Musicians' Entrance on Strada Benjamin Franklin for visits and guided tours; the main doors are for concert-goers
• Cash at the side door: tickets sold at the Musicians' Entrance are cash only, or buy at the box office on Strada Constantin Esarcu

The Romanian Athenaeum is a domed, circular concert hall from 1888 and home of the George Enescu Philharmonic. Visitors can walk into the auditorium, where a 75-meter fresco runs around the wall showing scenes from Romanian history, from Trajan's conquest of Dacia to 1918. Below it sits an ornate conference hall as large as the auditorium. In front, a small park holds a statue of the poet Mihai Eminescu.