Artcor
Creative industries centre in the Arts Academy courtyard · coworking, event halls, open yard
The A2+ coworking floor · 20 workstations with height adjustable desks and a locker · a flexi desk is 300 lei a day between 09:00 and 19:00, a fixed desk with 24/7 access starts at 2600 lei a month, per the site
Worth it if you work on your own and want a desk in the centre, or if you catch a concert, an opening or a course from the Artcor calendar · one review says the architecture alone is worth a trip. Check the programme first: a reviewer who came on a weekday found the space open only to artists and staff, with no exhibition to see. The site lists office hours Monday to Friday 09:00 to 18:00, while Google shows 09:00 to 20:00 every day. For coworking, even the review that recommends it says the price may be higher than at other places: per the site, 300 lei a day for a flexi desk between 09:00 and 19:00, and 2600 to 2700 lei a month for a fixed desk with 24/7 access.
Artcor is a creative industries centre in the courtyard of the Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts, on 31 August 1989 street. Per the site, the new building opened in 2019, a reinforced concrete volume clad in Corten steel, with bas reliefs on the facade symbolising the human senses · the design is signed by architect Maxim Calujac. Also per the site, the complex holds over 1000 sqm of functional space: a main hall for up to 200 people standing, a concert hall for 50 standing, meeting rooms, workshops, a media library, a book and design shop, a sound studio and rehearsal rooms. The coworking floor has 20 workstations, height adjustable desks, lockers and 24/7 access. The Chesco Garden courtyard is open to visitors, with a 60 seat open air auditorium and a sculpture called The Knowledge Tree. It is not a museum: one reviewer who came on a weekday found the place open only to artists and staff, with no exhibition to see. The site says you are welcome almost any time of day, for a morning coffee, lunch, an exhibition or a live concert, and points to its social media for what is on. Two reviews mention a small café on site, and one of them says it has cats.
- The architecture of the building · worth a trip on its own, says one review
- Coworking with height adjustable desks and 24/7 access, per the site and a review
- Live concerts and rehearsal rooms, per a review and the site
- Chesco Garden courtyard, open to visitors, with a 60 seat open air auditorium, per the site
- A small café on site · two reviews mention it, one says it has cats
- Artcor School · courses and workshops in design, photography, animation and sound, per the site
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“Wow, wow, wow!!! What the beauty of a place I found in Chisinau for co-working. exquisite industrial design and a completely brand new building in the city center with completely furnished workspaces, meeting rooms, outside area and everything you need to work either a day or during your entire start-up lifetime strongly recommended Even the price might be higher compared to o…”
“OK, so this is art space. I went there during weekday and very bad weather, the place was limited only to artists and staff. I wanted to see the exhibition, if they have one. So the only thing I enjoyed was staring at some 10 postcards available outside the building. I believe this place is popular among fashionista’s, artists, and trendy youth. There is a nice little café next…”
“Brilliant! Food is good, place is great for live music, and they even have rehearsal spaces!”
- Not a museum with visiting hours · a 3 star review describes a weekday when the place was open only to artists and staff, with no exhibition
- Hard to find out what is on · one review says it was unclear whether there are exhibition spaces, because the social media pages are all in Romanian
- The coworking price may be higher than at other places, as even the review that recommends it says
- The meeting room is bookable for a maximum of 2 hours, per the site