#Exhibit of the Month

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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"POLSKA"

April 23 – May 17, 2024

POLSKA - People, Origins, Places, Solidarity, Knowledge and, of course, Architecture. The latest exhibition made by the Polish Institute in Bucharest in the Romanian version helps you get to know our country in brief. We chose Chisinau to present it for the first time. The exhibition will be on the fence of the National Museum of History of Moldova from April 23 to May 17, 2024.

The exhibition is divided into six thematic blocks. Each of them tells interesting stories about people, history, landscapes, science, architecture and solidarity. The last word is particularly emphasized because here we also have Solidarity - written with a capital letter. For many Poles, solidarity is fundamental, and Solidarity is one of the most important reasons for their pride. Such reasons for pride will turn out to be even more!

From the exhibition you will be able to find out, among other things: What is the name of the person who discovered that the Earth revolves around the Sun?; Who was the only woman to win two Nobel Prizes?; Who became the "father of world electronics" after inventing the method of growing single crystals?; What is the name of the inventor who laid the foundations of the world oil industry?; Who was the first woman to climb K2, the most dangerous mountain on the planet?; Who was the first woman to reach the top of K2, the most dangerous mountain in the world?; What are some of the most important dates in Polish history and what happened then?; What kind of landscapes does Poland have?

The answers to all these questions can be found in our exhibition. Moreover, you will learn many less obvious things about the achievements of Polish science, about the achievements of Polish researchers or the diversity of Polish architecture. Poland is a country of contrasts, and everyone will definitely find something to their liking. It only takes a little curiosity to embark on a journey without moving too far!

The exhibition "POLSKA" can be seen between April 23 - May 17, 2024, on the fence of the National Museum of History of Moldova, Chisinau, 31 August 1989 street, 121A.