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Cărturești la Muzeu
Cultural heritage · Bookstore · Centru

Cărturești la Muzeu

Bookshop inside the National Art Museum, with public talks and over 500 English titles

4.8 · 278 reviews· Chișinău
Must visitModerate~300-700 leiIn ChișinăuIndoor
Also worth it for

Browsing the shelves inside the museum, with over 500 English titles and public talks

Why it’s worth visiting

The natural stop after the museum, if you want a book, a wine or a present. Note that the prices are above average and that no coffee is served.

The story

Bookshop on 31 August 1989 street, set inside the National Art Museum, open daily from 9:00 to 20:00. Reviews describe it as a place you come into to wander the shelves, buy a book, a wine or a present, or simply stop and read. It also hosts public talks, which one guest calls top notch, and the same guest says the shop is more than a store, it is a binder for the community. One visitor counts more than five hundred English titles, classics and non-fiction among them. Two things to know first: the prices are above average, per one review, and the same review regrets that no coffee, tea or snacks are served, though they wish there were.

Good for
Relaxed eveningAs a coupleWith familyWeekend chillCultural discoveryAfter work
What people love
  • A place where you can linger among the shelves and read, per reviews
  • The public talks, called top notch in one review
  • More than five hundred English titles, classics and non-fiction among them
  • Wine and gifts are sold too, not only books
  • Its placement inside the museum, appreciated as an initiative
Photo moments
  • The shelves in the museum room
  • The table with books and wine
Ambiance
Cards OK
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What visitors wrote
  • “always a pleasure to "visit" this bookstore - to roam around, to buy a book, or a wine, or a present...or just to take a break, sit and read something 🤍”

    - neetZza nitZza
  • “A peace of heaven, as usual for Carturesti libraries.”

    - Ioana Traista
  • “Carturesti is not just a library its a great community binder, the talks given here are top notch 👌”

    - Octavian
Good to know
  • Above-average prices, flagged explicitly in one review
  • No coffee, tea or snacks are served, and one review regrets this outright
Where & when
Hours
Mon09:00 - 20:00
Tue09:00 - 20:00
Wed09:00 - 20:00
Thu09:00 - 20:00
Fri09:00 - 20:00
Sat09:00 - 20:00
Sun09:00 - 20:00
Contact
AddressStrada 31 August 1989 121 A, MD-2012, Chișinău, Moldova
Phone+373 606 86 820
Websitecarturesti.md
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