Museums of Chisinau
National Museum of Fine Arts of Moldova
At
present time the museum’s collection contains over 30 thousand of art objects.
Museum possesses a rich collection of Moldavian fine arts (painting, drawing,
sculpture, arts and crafts), which covers the period from Middle Ages till the
present days.
Collection of medieval Moldavian iconography deserves a special attention. Ancient
icons, books and manuscripts give the visitors the idea of Christianity development
on the territory of Moldova and its place in Moldavian culture.
There are permanent exhibitions of Russian, European and Oriental art at the
museum. Russian fine art is represented by the works of I. Ivanov, I. Repin,
V. Perov, A. Savrasov, I. Shishkin, I. Ayvazovsky. The collection of European
painting of the 16-18th century will be of great interest for the connoisseurs
of the creations of P. Gobert, Rembrandt van Rijn, F. Bowcher, P. Gavarni, A.
Renoire and others. The collection of Japanese colored prints of the 17-19th
century (Kitagawa Utamaro, Ando Hirosige, Utagawa Kunisada) is set out at the
Oriental art exhibition
Address: 31 of August 1989 str., 115
Hours of service: 10.00 - 17.00.
Monday – day-off.
Tel.: (373-2) 24-17-30
Excursions are held in Russian and Romanian
Information about the displays – in Russian and Romanian
National Museum of History of Moldova
National
Museum of History of Moldova was opened in 1987 withindoors the former Regional
Lyceum, in the historical center of Chisinau. In front of there is a monument
to Latin She-Wolf with Romul and Rem, replica of the Roman statue.
3 of 10 Museum’s showrooms are domed, and represent a beautiful architectural
composition. Exhibition itself is divided into several sections: Archaeology
and Ancient History, History of the Middle Ages, Besarabian History, Modern
History and Treasures.
National Museum of History of Moldova has at its disposal a collection containing
about 300 thousand of objects of a great historical value: archeological finds,
documents, photographs, numismatics, popular arts and crafts. Over 165 thousand
of Museum’s exhibits are the National Treasure of Moldova. Annually about 15
special exhibitions on different subjects are organized at the Museum.
Besides that, Museum has 5 subsidiaries on the territory of Moldova: A. Sciusev
Memorial estate, K. Stamati Memorial estate (t. Oknitsa), S. Lazo family Memorial
estate (v. Piatra), Charles XII Museum (v. Varnitsa).
Address: 31 of August 1989 str., 121-A
Hours of service: summer: 10.00 - 18.00, winter: 9.00 – 17.00.
Friday – day-off.
Tel.: (373-2) 24-04-26
Fax: (373-2) 24-04-26
Excursions are held in Russian and Romanian
Information about the displays is available only in Romanian
Paid excursions with interpreter-guide are possible.
Museum of Romanian Literature "M. Kogalniceanu"
Museum has at its disposal over 90 thousand of objects: secular and religious
books (16 – 21 cent.), manuscripts, art objects, and documents. Most of the
exhibited books are the editions of the Romanian classics, started with D. Cantemir.
Address: 31 of August 1989 str., 98
Hours of service: summer: 10.00 - 18.00, winter: 9.00 – 17.00. Friday – day-off.
Tel.: (373-2) 24-43-25
Fax: (373-2) 24-36-77
Excursions are held in Russian and Romanian
Information about the displays is available in Romanian
Paid excursions with interpreter-guide are possible.
Museum of Archeology and Ethnography
The
first archaeological exhibition in Moldova was organized in 1958 withindoors
of local Academy of Science. In 1977 about 800 thousand of exhibits were moved
to the 19th century building in the historical center of Chisinau.
Each showroom describes a certain stage of historical development: paleolith,
mesolite, late Stone Age, Bonze Age, Iron Age. There are several quite impressive
panoramas arranged for the visitors.
Address: Banulescu-Bodoni str., 35
Hours of service: 11.00 – 17.00.
Monday – day-off.
Tel.: (373-2) 23-83-07
Excursions are held in Russian, Romanian and English
Information about the displays is available in Russian, Romanian and English
Paid excursions with interpreter-guide are possible.
Museum of Ethnography and Nature
Museum
of Ethnography and Nature is the first Moldavian museum. It was founded in 1889
by baron Steward, and during the 20th century it used to be the laboratory for
the local scientists: F. Ostermann, S. Miller, F. Porouchik, I. Sukhov, B. Taraboukhin,
M. Pocoara and others.
Building of the Museum was constructed in 1905, and its Oriental style is unique
in Moldova.
For the years Museum has been maintaining two basic directions of its scientific
effort: ethnology and natural history. Now it is famous for its geological,
paleontological, zoological, entomological, archaeological, ethnographical and
numismatic collections. Among the thousand of Museum’s exhibits there is set
up the entire Dinoterium Gigantisimus skeleton, as well as the famous archaeological
treasures, Bessarabian carpets of the 19th century etc.
Museum’s collections are periodically exhibited in the museums of Europe, America,
Asia and Africa as the cultural heritage of the Republic of Moldova.
Address: M. Kogalniceanu str., 82
Hours of service: 9.00 – 17.00.
Monday – day-off.
Tel.: (373-2) 24-40-02, 22-19-16
Excursions are held in Russian and Romanian
Information about the displays is available in Russian and Romanian
Memorial estate of A.S. Pushkin
Great
Russian poet A.S. Pushkin was exiled from St. Petersburg by the tsarist government
for 3 years. He arrived in Chisinau on the 21st of September 1820, and stayed
at the General Inzov’s place, where now the Museum is. During three years spent
in Bessarabia, Pushkin wrote a lot of poems, “Gavriliada”, the first chapter
of “Eugeny Onegine” and other texts, constituting the classics of Russian literature.
In Chisinau Pushkin mingled with the local cultural elite: Donici family, C.
Stamati and other Romanian literati.
At the Museum are exhibited objects relating to the poet’s living in Chisinau:
engravings, paintings, sculptures, decorative art objects of the 18-19th century,
and the editions of poet’s texts, written in Bessarabia.
Address: A. Pann str., 19
Hours of service: 10.00 – 16.00.
Monday – day-off.
Tel.: (373-2) 29-26-85
Excursions are held in Russian, Romanian and English
Information about the displays is available in Russian and Romanian
Memorial estate of A.V. Sciusev
Museum is located in the house, where A.V. Sciusev was born and grew up. Alexey
Sciusev was the architect, who designed the project of Chisinau reconstruction
after WWII, and, besides that, a lot of buildings all over the former Soviet
Union. The museum keeps private papers, photographs and personalia of the architect.
Besides that, there are exhibited displays relating to the life and professional
activity of another famous person: the first city architect A. Bernardazzi.
Over 30 buildings, constructed according to his projects, embellish the historical
center of Chisinau until present time.
Address: Sciusev str., 77
Hours of service: summer: 10.00 - 18.00, winter: 9.00 – 17.00.
Friday – day-off.
Tel.: (373-2) 22-03-08
Fax: (373-2) 24-36-77
Excursions are held in Russian and Romanian
Information about the displays is available only in Romanian
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