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One of the great technical achievements that revolutionized the idea of time and space, opening a new era in the history of communication, is telegraphy. It is based on the transmission of electrical signals through a cable over long distances, allowing people to communicate instantly. The telegraph spread very quickly and a network of wires stretched around the world.

In 1837, the American painter and physicist Samuel Morse invented the first electromagnetic device for telegraphy, patented in 1840. To send messages by wire, Morse developed in 1838 a simple code of dots and dashes, which represented the letters of the alphabet, known as "Morse code ".

Both Morse code and the telegraph machine were improved over time, with the telegraph becoming the most widespread system of communication and information transmission for more than a century, until the advent of the Internet. The telegraph system consisted of a series of stations repeaters along the transmission line route. Each station had an operator who received and transmitted messages by telegraph. The Morse machine transmitted about 25 words per minute, which were recorded in code on a paper tape. The operator in charge of transmitting the message would decode it and write it on paper using a special typewriter.

In Bessarabia, the telegraph entered in 1860: on April 8, the Bender telegraph station began its activity, and on April 24, the one in Chisinau, following the construction of the first Odesa-Chisinau-Leova telegraph line. Currently, telegraph services have been discontinued. The only ones who still use coded communication are radio amateurs.

The Morse telegraph machine shown comes from the Osinoostrovsky electrotechnical plant, Soviet Union, and dates back to 1934. The exhibit was restored by Mihail Culașco.

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"Igor Vieru - 100 years since his birth"

C. Brâncusi Exhibition Center

30 November – 31 December 2023

On November 30, the National History Museum of Moldova has the honor to invite you to the inauguration of the exhibition "Igor Vieru - 100 years since his birth" which will take place at the C. Brâncusi Exhibition Center.

The exhibition "Igor Vieru - 100 years since his birth" is held under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Moldova and is organized by the Union of Plastic Artists of the Republic of Moldova in collaboration with the National Museum of History of Moldova, the National Art Museum of Moldova, the National Museum of Romanian Literature, Chisinau, Ion Creangă National Children's Library and the artist's family.

In the framework of the exhibition, the National Museum of History of Moldova contributed a series of pieces from the museum's heritage, of considerable value, which outline the importance but also the uniqueness of Igor Vieru's works and personality.

The large-scale exhibition is based on the most representative works of easel graphics, studies, sketches, portraits of writers and book graphics, reflected in the book collection present in the exhibition.

The exhibition is a platform for the intersection of the fields: book graphics, printing, literature, a space for interference between plastic artists, writers, publishers. The art-loving public will have the opportunity to enjoy works of art and illustrated books by Igor Vieru, to watch the miracle of the transformation of the author's work into a book through polygraphic art.

The engraving and launch of the Igor Vieru medal - 100 years since his birth, is another component of this complex cultural event, which marks the importance and value of Igor Vieru's work for the current and future generation of artists.

The exhibition "Igor Vieru - 100 years since his birth" can be visited between November 30 and December 31, 2023, at the C. Brâncusi Exhibition Center, Chisinau, Stefan cel Mare și Sfânt 3 Bvd.