Casa-muzeu Alexei Șciusev — Attraction in Buiucani Sector

For those interested in architecture, I highly recommend to visit this museum. In the small, 5 room family home, you'll find original artifacts from his kin, alongside Sciusev’s own sketches and manuscripts, offering a glimpse into the mind of this visionary creator.

Alexei Sciusev museum sits on the street that bears his name, in the very house where the architect was born and spent his youth. His fascination with art began in childhood, leading to notable achievements in his studies across Chisinau, Saint Petersburg, and later, Europe.

Sciusev kicked off his career restoring and designing churches, but post the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, he shifted focus to iconic structures across the former Soviet Union: Lenin's Mausoleum and the Kazan Railway Station in Moscow, as well as the Opera and Ballet Theatre in Tashkent. He even had a hand in crafting urban plans for Moscow, where he spent 10 years of his life and was buried. Amidst this, he spearheaded Chisinau's reconstruction post-World War II, though regrettably, he passed before his city master plan...

Small and cozy museum. I was there in 2023 and we had a tour around the house. The guide was knowledgeable and interesting. I do recommend this place to visit while you are...

Дом, где родился выдающийся архитектор Алексей Щусев (1873-1949). Гвоздём экспозиции несомненно является масштабный план послевоенной реконструкции Кишинева, разработанный архитектором - к сожалению, он так и не был реализован. Однако масштаб смелых замыслов Щусева поражает до сих пор. Можно разглядывать его зарисовки в...