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National History Museum

Moldova's story from prehistory to independence, with Scythian gold and a vast diorama of the Second World War.

Photo: Alexandru Panoiu from Bucharest, Romania · CC BY 2.0
Open
Closed Mondays
Price
Paid
Time Needed
1½ hours
Address
Strada 31 August 1989 121A, MD-2012 ChișinăuDirections
Getting There
A 10-minute walk from the Cathedral Park.

Why Go

The collection covers Neolithic Cucuteni pottery, Greek and Roman finds and medieval Moldavia. A copy of Rome's Capitoline Wolf stands outside.

Nearby in Chișinău

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