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Moldova State University Museum · Muzeul Universității de Stat din Moldova
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Moldova State University Museum · Muzeul Universității de Stat din Moldova

A university collection of stuffed animals, where you ring the bell and are let in

4.8 · 165 reviews· Chișinău
RecommendedBudget< 300 leiIn ChișinăuIndoor
Also worth it for

A visit to a university collection of stuffed animals, with explanations from the curator

Why it’s worth visiting

Worth it as a short, unexpected stop, above all with children. Note it is hard to find and closes at 13:00.

The story

University museum in the centre, open only on weekdays, in the morning, until 13:00. It is the kind of place you do not find by chance, and the reviews say so outright. One visitor recounts ringing the bell and a man unlocking the door to let them in. Another gives the practical direction everyone is looking for: the entrance is to the left of the one marked NATO Documentation Centre. Once inside, there are stuffed animals, fish and birds, and one visitor describes the experience as a trip back in time. The collection is described as well curated, and the curator is praised separately as a lovely man. A grandmother recounts that her grandchildren did not want to leave and that the explanations were quite professional. The complaint comes from the same place: one visitor says they barely found it and that it should be visited as part of an organised visit.

Good for
Cultural discoveryWith familyAs a couple
What people love
  • Stuffed animals, fish and birds, described as a trip back in time
  • The collection, called well curated
  • The curator, praised separately as a lovely man
  • Quite professional explanations, per a grandmother whose grandchildren did not want to leave
  • You ring the bell and are let in, a ritual visitors mention fondly
  • It has a toilet and is suited to children, per Google data
Photo moments
  • The rooms of stuffed animals
  • The door you ring at
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What visitors wrote
  • “A well hidden gem. I rang the bell and the man unlocked to let me in. Cool array of stuffed animals, fish and birds. In many ways a trip back in time. A must for yee who venture well to a side of the beaten tracks”

    - Rolf Thomander
  • “Entrance os to left of 'Nato Documentation' entrance. Curator is a lovely man.”

    - G Parker
  • “Impressed by this well-curated museum. Definitely a solid and worthwhile stop!”

    - Antony Smaghin
Good to know
  • Hard to find · one visitor says they barely came across it
  • The entrance is to the left of the one marked NATO Documentation Centre, per another visitor
  • One visitor recommends coming as part of an organised visit
  • Open only on weekdays and only in the morning, until 13:00
  • It is small, so a short stop
Where & when
Hours
Mon08:00 - 13:00
Tue08:00 - 13:00
Wed08:00 - 13:00
Thu08:00 - 13:00
Fri08:00 - 13:00
SatClosed
SunClosed
Contact
AddressStrada Mitropolit Gavriil Bănulescu-Bodoni, Chișinău, Moldova
Phone+373 675 60 402
Websiteusm.md
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