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Observator Astronomic și Planetariu
Cultural heritage · History museum · Centru

Observator Astronomic și Planetariu

Planetarium in the technical university park · by appointment only, minimum six people

4.1 · 17 reviews· Chișinău
If time allowsBudget< 300 lei~5 min from ChișinăuBoth
Also worth it for

A tour of about an hour through the astronomical projection room, by appointment

Why it’s worth visiting

Worth it with children if you manage to book and if you ask up front which language the tour is in. One visitor warns it is not a real planetarium but a projector.

The story

Astronomical projection room in the technical university park, on Studenților street, open on weekdays from 10:00 to 17:00, closed at weekends. The reviews contradict each other on two important points and both sides are worth reading. The first is language: a one-star visitor recounts that a group of children from a Russian-language school left upset because they were not told about space in a language they understood, while another visitor says their tour was explained in Russian. The second is the format: a one-star visitor says it is not a real planetarium, just a projector. Those who were satisfied talk about a tour of about an hour, warm inside, at a very affordable price, interesting for adults and children alike. The most useful thing in the reviews, though, is practical: signing up for the tour is difficult, the contact number was wrong, the information on the website did not match, and tours are only run on weekdays, by appointment, and only for groups of at least six people.

Good for
Cultural discoveryWith familySmall groupLarge groupSoloTourist weekend
What people love
  • A tour of about an hour, described as interesting for adults and children alike
  • A very affordable price, noted by one visitor
  • Warm inside, mentioned explicitly
  • A group of children and adults were very interested, per one visitor
  • One visitor says their tour was explained in Russian
  • Suited to children, per Google data
Photo moments
  • The projection room
  • The university park
Ambiance
Family-friendly
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What visitors wrote
  • “I don’t recommend going there if your native language is Russian. And if you are children on an excursion from a Russian school, and do not know the Romanian language. You will see children who are upset that they were not told about space. On Apollo 11, as he stepped onto the surface of the moon from the bottom rung of the lunar module's ladder, Neil Armstrong said: “That's o…”

    - Сергей Калмыков
  • “not an actual planetarium - just a projector.”

    - Ionnutz Șmecheru'
  • “We visited the glider with a group of children and adults, and everyone was very interested. But we barely managed to sign up for the tour: the number was incorrect, and the information on the Planetarium website was completely different. It turns out tours are only offered on weekdays, by appointment only, and only for groups of 6 or more.”

    - Анастасия Бергер
Good to know
  • A one-star visitor says it is not a real planetarium, just a projector
  • Another one-star visitor recounts that a group of children from a Russian-language school left upset because they were not told about space in a language they understood
  • The reviews contradict each other on language · another visitor says their tour was in Russian, so ask up front
  • Signing up for the tour is difficult · the contact number was wrong and the information on the website did not match
  • Tours are only run on weekdays, by appointment, and only for groups of at least six people
  • Closed on Saturday and Sunday
Where & when
Hours
Mon10:00 - 17:00
Tue10:00 - 17:00
Wed10:00 - 17:00
Thu10:00 - 17:00
Fri10:00 - 17:00
SatClosed
SunClosed
Contact
AddressParcul UTM, Strada Studenților 9/7, Chișinău, Moldova
Phone+373 692 53 062
Websiteobservator.utm.md
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