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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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Museum Day and Night at the National Museum of History of Moldova

May 19th 2018

This year, two of the most important events in the life of the world's museum community - International Museum Day and Museum Night were celebrated by the National Museum of History of Moldova on May 19^th. On this occasion, the public of all ages was offered a special program of activities, which took place between 10.00-24.00.

Agenda of events dedicated to the International Museum Day

10.00-18.00

Free visit of the permanent and temporary museum exhibitions (10.00-18.00)
Origami Workshop for children and parents „Magic hands”. Place: the lobby on the ground floor (11.00-16.00)
Projections from the special edition of the International Documentary Film Festival “Cronograf”. Played documentaries: “Variations on a name - Nicolae Simatoc” (Variațiuni pe un nume – Nicolae Simatoc), “The expeditions of memory: Irkutsk” (Expeditiile memoriei: Irkutsk) and “The expedition of Memory. Siberia. Krasnoyarsk” („Expediţiile Memoriei. Siberia. Krasnoyarsk) by director Violeta Gorgos; “Life of a cinema engineer” (Viata unui mecanic de cinema) and “The poor on the Prut” (Sărmana de pe Prut), by director Leontina Vatamanu; „National Theater of Opera and Ballet from the Republic of Moldova” (Teatrul Național de Operă și Balet din Republica Moldova) by director Natalia Juncu. Location: „Clio” cinematheque (11.00-18.00)
Game Guiest “Look, understand, participate!”, activity that develops attention, logical thinking, memory and competitiveness in children. Location: permanent exhibition (11.00-16.00)
Display of motorcycles from the second half of the 20^th century which are owned by the members of the club “Free Dacians”. Location: museum courtyard (12.00-20.00)
Recital of classical music performed by the students of the Musical School „Maria Bieșu”. Location: Blue Room (14.00-15.00)
Cultural-educational program for lovers of military history and traditions (exhibition of books and documentary films on DVD made by the Academy of Police; outdoor cinema of films that show ancient military traditions; medieval weapons and electronic shooting workshops), supported by the MIA Academy “Stefan cel Mare”. Location: museum courtyard (15.00-19.00).

Agenda of events dedicated to the European Museum Night

18.00-24.00

Free visit of the permanent and temporary museum exhibitions. Interactive animations (18.00-23.30)
Entertainment activity „From fragment to whole”. The visitors are invited to assemble 4 puzzles with historical topic: Tarabostes, Soroca Fortress, Four pictures of poet Mihai Eminescu, Map of Greater Romania. Location: permanent exhibition (18.00-23.30)
Performance „Military traditions. Between the past, present and future” (historical and military shows with medieval costumes and equipment; demonstration of arms handling), prepared by the students of the Academy „Ştefan cel Mare” of the MIA. Location: museum courtyard (18.00-19.00)
„Classics in the museum” – classical music recital of great popularity offered by the National String Quartet of the Organ Hall in Chișinău. Location: museum ground floor (20.00-21.00)
Pop music performance, supported by Ricu Vodă, Radu Dolgan, Valeriu and Aurica Cordineanu, Silvia Grigore, Serj Cuzencoff, Roxana, Lavinia Rusu, Victor Granaci, Victoria Cebotari, Mihaela Țurcan, Emily, Valeria Dunai, Cristina Mahu, Rafael Bobeica, El Radu, Ansamblul folcloric „Baștina” (Center for Excellence in Transport. Artistic director Nicolae Gribincea), pop music band „Haiducii”. Organizer: Culture Department of Chșinău City Hall. Location: museum courtyard (20.30-23.00)
Flash-mob with the participation of the students of UCCM. Location: museum ground floor (23.30)