National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History
Its history begins in 1889, when the Zemstva of Bessarabia organized the first Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition, which was also the basis for the foundation of the museum institution. Being the oldest museum in the Republic of Moldova, its name has often been changed over the years. Today it holds...
The National Museum of History of Moldova
Formed on 21 December 1983. Its name has been changed several times, finally to its present name. Currently the National Museum of the History of Moldova is subordinated to the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Moldova and its scientific activity is coordinated by the Academy of Sciences. Its...
Museum of the City of Chisinau (Water Tower)
Widely known as the Water Tower, it was reopened in the autumn of 2011, after a break of almost 10 years… Although it has been partially damaged over the years, the building was rebuilt according to the images dated in the 1980-1983 years period, except for the fire-pit at the...
National Art Museum of Moldova
This museum is located in the center of Chisinau, being the only institution of the kind in the Republic of Moldova. It was founded in 1939 by the sculptor Alexandru Plămădeală and Auguste Baillayre – a French painter, professor at the “School of Fine Arts” in Chisinau, who also became...
Natural History Museum of Moldova State University
It was formed in 1952 on the initiatives of students and teachers at the biology faculty. All its exhibits were collected from expeditions organised by the faculty, including its graduates, who became renowned biologists. Specialists in the field brought and stuffed animals, fish and birds from all over the world...
Human Anatomy Museum
Museum of human anatomy of ”Nicolae Testemitanu” University represents more than a simple display of exhibits, it is a unique collection, known at international level due to the number and quality of included specimens. At present, the museum of the Anatomy Department has one of the most valuable and impressive...
Museum of Electric Transport Chisinau
The history of urban environmental transport in Chisinau begins in 1888, when the City Duma, headed by the capital’s mayor, Carl Schmidt, signed an agreement with representatives of a Belgian company to create a new transportation network – the so-called “horse streetcar” – the horse-drawn streetcar. This great transport-revolutionary event...
The Village Museum
Located at the entrance of Chisinau, near the City Gates, the Village Museum can be considered an island of revelation and tranquility. It is the perfect place for meditation, a place where you are surprised by the fantastic landscape with a fairy-tale atmosphere. It was created in 1991 as a...
The Chisinau „Aleksandr Pushkin” House-Museum
It is a museum, that is also a monument of architecture of national importance, included in the Register of monuments of history and culture of the municipality of Chisinau. This building is the one where the young Russian poet Aleksandr Pushkin (he was 21 years old) lived for several months...
Alexei Shchusev House-Museum
The museum is located right inside his parents’ house, where the great Soviet architect (1873-1949) was born and lived for 24 years. The building was erected in 1851-1853. Now this house is a monument of architecture and history of national significance, entered in the Register of Monuments of History and...
Military History Museum
The museum’s holdings include over 20,000 items, photographs, documents and military objects. The exhibits were collected by the institution’s employees from the citizens of Chisinau. Some of the exhibits belonged to the National Army. In addition to the hall dedicated to the armed conflict in Transnistria, the museum also has...
The Museum of Books
It is the youngest museum of Chisinau, opened in 2018, within the National Library. At the base of the museum’s heritage is the special collection from the library’s “Old and Rare Books” section, which today holds over 30 thousand documents. The most curious forms of books that have existed throughout...
„Alexander” Art Gallery
Located right in the city centre, at the intersection of bd. Mitropolit G. Bănulescu-Bodoni and bd. Ștefan cel Mare, it was founded in 2000 by Alexandru Neceainecu (architect) and Natalia Obadă (artist). Here, in a small room, the works of several artists from Moldova are exhibited for sale, working in...
Exhibition Centre “Constantin Brancusi”
The largest and most important art exhibition centre of the country and of the capital. It permanently hosts exhibitions of the titular members of the Union of Artists of the Republic. Temporary exhibitions include paintings, graphics, decorative arts, ceramics and sculptures by artists – both those who are just taking...
