[4][5] In 1986 the museum was subject to preservation measures and was closed to visitors for a period of nine years by presidential decree; it was reopened on 1 May 1995.

[6] Until 2000, it functioned as a section of the Museum of Banat, after which it became a separate institution subordinated to the Timiș County Council.

The core of the museum is the Village Civic Center, consisting of a town hall, a school, a "national house" and an inn, the central piece being the wooden church.

Built in 1746 in Remetea-Luncă, it was donated in 1807 to churchgoers in the neighboring village of Topla, where it was moved on rollers pulled by 24 pairs of oxen.

The Banat Village Museum also hosts other well-known events, including the Craftsmen's Fair (an exhibition selling traditional products of popular culture from all over the country) and the Plai Festival.