#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.

Virtual Tour

Events Archive

National holidays at the NMHM

August 28, 2022

On August 28, the National Museum of History of Moldova held for its visitors a series of beautiful activities dedicated to the national holidays of Independence Day and Our Language.

At the entrance, visitors were given tricolor ribbons and were urged to honor the state symbols and history of the nation. Visiting the exhibition began with the "Independence Exhibit", composed of two photographs, one of which captures the moment of signing the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Moldova by Alexandru Moșanu, and the second captures the restoration of this act on April 26, 2010 (photo belongs to the Moșanu family).

During this day, visitors enjoyed patriotic music that sounded in all rooms of the museum, and watched the documentary film "The Road to Independence", which was shown in the Clio film library.

In order to know the national history and the events that led to the independence of the Republic of Moldova, a quiz was prepared, based on the museum exhibits in room no. 11. Children, adults and families, groups of curious friends took part in the competition, and the correct answers were awarded (books, leaflets, postcards, etc.).

Folk costume is one of the defining elements of national culture and an emblem of national identity along with other national symbols. Thus, the temporary exhibition "Promoters of national identity and values" comes to highlight the role and importance of folk costume for national unity and identity. Whether presented in a classic and conservative style or taken up and reinterpreted, the symbols of popular clothing are always relevant.

An important part of this program was the presentation of the book "The process of searching for policemen, soldiers and volunteers who went missing during the Dniester war of 1992" by Simion Carp, PhD, university lecturer, war veteran, which is a tribute to all the fallen heroes who defended the sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Moldova during the Dniester war in 1992.

We sincerely thank everyone who decided to celebrate the national holidays at the NMHM, and we are very happy that our events create a pleasant atmosphere for spending time with the whole family!