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What to do and see in Chisinau, Chisinau District: The Best Specialty Museums
Boasting 23 lakes, innumerable parks and varied wildlife, Chisinau has one of the highest proportions of natural spaces of any city in Europe. Moldova's green capital is situated on the Bic River, surrounded by fertile land rife with vineyards, making it a popular destination for wine tours. The city is also renowned for its cognac and especially its award-winning beer, so arrive thirsty!
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1. Museum of Moldova State University
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By X5564XMjimh - Chisinau, Moldova
The curator does a magnificent job with the museum and is pleased to give you a tour (you must understand Russian). The museum contains fish, sharks, squid, shellfish, crustaceans, sea turtles, mammals, birds, insects, and much more. A wonderful place and you'll enjoy the exhibits.
2. Viorica Beauty Museum
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Viorica Beauty Museum places a new tourist destination on the map of Chisinau. In a small, but very interesting exhibition you will find samples of products developed in different periods of activity of Viorica factory, pages of history, portraits of people who have had a significant impact on the development of the perfumery and cosmetics industry, vintage equipment and devices . Viorica Museum is an interactive museum, being the first one of its kind in the country. It offers hands-on-experience in the cosmetology industry. We offer 4 packages, so you would be be able to choose which one fits you and your friend best. 1. Workshop ”Flavour for your house” 2. Silver workshop ”Perfume lab” 3. Gold workshop- The secrets of handmade cosmetics 4. Kids workshop- Celebrate your birthday with us! If you want to book a time with us or find more about each workshop, give us a call and we'll be happy to help!
3. Selfie Museum Chisinau
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Selfie Museum Chisinau - the first museum in the Republic of Moldova dedicated to SELFIE photos. A unique place for entertainment and interactive experience. You need your phone, some friends and good mood!
4. Muzeul National de Istorie a Moldovei
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4.0 based on 166 reviews
The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most important museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific prestige.
Reviewed By anastravels - Geneva, Switzerland
What a great and educational visit! This museum is most definitely in our top 5 attractions in Chisinau. For only 20MDL you get access to amazing exhibitions and most importantly to understanding the history of Moldova. We were star struck by the diorama - seeing the 800sqm representation of war must be one of our highlights of our trip!
5. Muzeum Aleksandra Puszkina
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4.0 based on 104 reviews
Reviewed By V6035OCcarlosf - Ghent, Belgium
It is a very good place to get to know more about the poet, the guide was very passionate and progessional! If you can I advise to do the excursion in Russian, then you will hear part of his poetry related to his presence in Besarabia.
6. Museum of the City of Chisinau
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4.0 based on 91 reviews
Reviewed By piotrm566
the museum is located in an old water tower and offers many exhibits concerning the city and the country, plus a great view from the top
7. Zemstvei Museum
8. Military Museum
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4.0 based on 41 reviews
Reviewed By TheLush101 - Cardiff, United Kingdom
We came here on our final day in Moldova before our late afternoon flight. Finding the building was easy and it's hard to miss the various aircraft, missiles and aeroplanes outside. But when wondering into the building, finding the museum entrance was a bit more difficult! Luckily someone pointed us in the right direction to the second floor and we paid the 10 lei entry fee. You can pay a bit more if you want to take photos inside but we didn't. I think the curator was just opening up as she unlocked a section for us and put the lights on! Inside there are lots of exhibits and artefacts to look at. There isn't much in English, but you can piece together things yourself. There was lots of Russian / Soviet stuff as well as WWII. We then went through into a new section which had information on the founding of their army, as well as section on Chernobyl and more modern information. We were running out of time so headed out and took some photos with the aircraft and then headed off. Definitely worth a visit - you could spend as long as you want looking at things.
