National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History

The National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History is absolutely fantastic. What struck me most was the incredible tranquility—it's wonderfully quiet and peaceful inside, offering a genuine sense of escape and reflection. The museum itself is awesome, housing a magnificent collection of Moldovan culture and history. However, the experience is truly defined by the staff. The older women working here are incredibly serious, projecting a powerful, almost stern vibe that makes you feel the weight and importance of the history preserved within those walls. While they didn't speak English, their presence alone added an unforgettable, deeply authentic layer to the visit. Highly, highly recommended if you want a quiet, serious, and culturally rich experience.

This museum is one of the nicest and coolest museums in the regions. Its bigger than youd think! We came here with a trolleybus to a nearby station and walked a little to reach the museum. The building on the outside looks very cool and has an intresting architecture. Tickets are cheap and it wasnt even that busy when we came. The staff is very friendly and helpfull. There is so much to see and gaze at, its amazing. I loved the skeleton of the pre-historic elephant. Not an expert but i think it was a Deinotherium. very cool and a very big skeleton! The different room with different types of animals, rocks and soil was really intresting!! The room with old culture and time periods of living in Moldova was really intresting as well. Theres also some game you can play on your phone but we didnt since were not really kids! but this could be fun for the kids. loved it!

I really loved the place, I went there yesterday with my family and the place was amazing, I Loved all the bone and animal exhibits and seeing the history of Moldova was truely amazing. I also really liked the mutated animals they showd there. The workers were really nice and I appreciated the fact some exhibits had English translations Overall the museum is really nice and cool

More beautiful pieces of Moldova botanical and animals. Also, there is an AMAZING old carcass of the elephant’s ancestor 🤩

It is an interesting museum, but Art one is my favorite. However, this one has some very interesting rooms and exhibits. The women working there were nice. Cheap postcards - package of 32 for 1€ or smrh.

Nice museum, is way bigger than it seems. There are many additional rooms underground. On many things you can find an englisch translation, we paid 25 lei per person if I remember correctly (students)

No English, no narrative to what is presented, no clear ordering to rooms or exhibited items. 5000 year old fertility icons shown next to 400 year old coins, for some reason. I get it, it is an old museum (135 years old!), but it could and should be updated to modern standards. Certainly an e-guide would be helpful, and also offering better opportunities for photos (less glare-y glass!). The dinosaur/prehistoric animals sections are the best, and in general lots of cool things to see. It is still worth a visit for sure.

Very interesting place to visit with kids or as a couple. Adult ticket costs 10 lei, student ticket is 2 lei while the ticket for taking pictures is 15 lei. The museum is huge. I’ve never imagined that it’s so big, but it is. The animals are beautifully created and look incredibly real. The museum is big with lots of rooms depicting various historical eras and periods. It’s definitely worth visiting.