Craft Complex "Arta Rustică"
Crafts complex at Clișova Nouă, home to the Bessarabian carpet and the folk costume
A guided tour through the weaving room, the fabric museum and "Casa Mare", with over 150 exhibits
Worth the drive from Chișinău if the Bessarabian carpet and the folk costume interest you. Mind the hours, it is closed on Saturday and Sunday.
Crafts complex in the village of Clișova Nouă, Orhei district, about 56 km from Chișinău. As described in one review, it holds more than 150 exhibits about the life and work of village people, and the complex consists of the carpet weaving and folk costume room, the training centre, the fabric museum, "Casa Mare" and the exhibition hall of new objects. Reviews praise the tour guided by the director, full of stories, and the carpets. One visitor says the place reminds them of their grandmother. It opens Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 19:00 and is closed on Saturday and Sunday, which matters if you were planning a weekend outing.
- The tour guided by the director, full of stories
- The Bessarabian carpets, praised across several reviews
- The place preserves the weaving tradition, per reviews
- One visitor says it reminds them of their grandmother
- The loom with a carpet in progress
- "Casa Mare" with textiles and folk costumes
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“The Crafts Complex "Arta Rustică" is located in the village of Clisova Nouă, Orhei district - a locality in the center of Moldova. This place tells about the working days of rural residents and contains more than 150 exhibits depicting the life of peasants and their daily lives. Currently, the center consists of several functionally related components: the carpet weaving room a…”
“it was an amazing experience and I am so happy to see these beautiful traditional works of art. The director here made us a wonderful presentation, full of stories, it was impossible not to fall in love with her workshop and museum. I highly recommend it!”
“This place is worth the trip from Chisinau. Nice tour and very interesting. The director has great vision with plans for developing this place even more. Beautiful rugs!”
- Closed on Saturday and Sunday
- A village about 56 km from Chișinău, hard to reach without a car