Chisinau City History Museum - Water Tower · Muzeul de Istorie al Orașului Chișinău
Museum in the old water tower, with an observation terrace at the top
The climb up the tower to the observation terrace on the top level
Worth it for the building and for the view from the top, about half an hour of visit. Come prepared: there is no English translation and the stairs are steep.
Museum set up in the old water tower on Alexei Mateevici street. Reviews describe it as small compared with the city other museums, but worth it precisely for the building and for what you see from the top: on the last level there is an observation terrace, called by one visitor a superb view. Another says it is far from the average museum, exactly because it is inside a water tower, and that they spent about half an hour looking at the displays, which makes it a good stop during a walk across the city. The lady at the entrance is praised separately for being friendly. The complaints are practical and they recur: the exhibits are not properly labelled, the texts are almost all in Romanian, and some exhibits are in Russian, with no English translation. A guide can be booked in advance, for fifty lei, but only in Russian and Romanian. The stairs are very steep, and the small lift does not go all the way to the terrace.
- The observation terrace on the top level, called by one visitor a superb view
- The building itself, an old water tower, described as very interesting
- A good half-hour stop during a walk across the city
- The lady at the entrance, praised for being friendly
- Suited to children, per Google data
- The observation terrace
- The water tower seen from below
- The spiral staircase
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“Rather small compared to all other museums in Chișinău. + Has an observation deck + Located in a very interesting, historical building - The exhibits are not signed properly. No English translation. - You can hire a guide in advance for 50 lei, but it’s only available in Russian and Romanian. - The stairs are very steep. There’s a small elevator, but it doesn’t take you all the…”
“Not your average museum, as it is located in what appears to be an old water tower. However, despite its small size and small rooms, I feel like it’s worth a visit while you’re in Chişinău. Almost all of the text was in Romanian, and of course some of the exhibits themselves were in Russian given their Soviet heritage. I spent around 30 minutes just looking at what was on dis…”
“Great place with small exhibition. Nice to step in during walking across city. Top floor with super view terrace. Super friendly madam at entrance.”
- The exhibits are not properly labelled and there is no English translation
- The texts are almost all in Romanian, and some exhibits are in Russian
- A guide is booked in advance, for fifty lei, but only in Russian and Romanian
- The stairs are very steep, and the small lift does not go all the way to the terrace
- It is small compared with the city other museums, as one visitor notes
- Closed on Mondays