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The Chișinău Diocesan Girls' School opened its doors on May 3, 1864, addressing a pressing need: in Bessarabia there were no institutions dedicated to the education of clergy's daughters. According to the 1864 circular, teaching was conducted in the Romanian language, a provision applied throughout the diocese. The school's first headmistress was Anastasia Rizo, of noble origin, invited by Archbishop Antonie.

The curriculum, approved by the Ministry of Public Education and the Chișinău Diocese, combined theoretical subjects with practical training. Students studied religion, reading and writing in Romanian, Slavonic, and Russian, arithmetic and exercises in calculation, world history and geography. The program was complemented by church singing and practical skills such as sewing, embroidery, knitting, as well as household management - baking bread and prosphora, preparing meals and preserves, caring for livestock, and cultivating gardens.

The composite, taken in 1911 at the studio of Z. N. Sumovski in Chișinău, depicts 29 graduates and 13 teachers. At the center are portraits of Bishop Serafim (Ciciagov), headmistress N. R. Mihelson, teacher V. E. Bejerian, and priests F. Ghiliarov and P. Jurikas. Among the teaching staff was Paraskovia Vasilievna Cuciurenko, a calligraphy teacher for 37 years, who in 1911 became senior educator and assistant headmistress. For her dedication, she was awarded the gold medal "For Long Service."

On the reverse of the vignette is a label from the store and workshop of frames, paintings, mirrors, and window glass owned by A. D. Kon'gova, Chișinău, Gogol Street no. 37, near the State Bank.

This graduation composite was donated at the end of 2025 to the National Museum of History of Moldova by the Dadiștian family from Drochia.



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International Biennial of Decorative Art, 8th Edition

September 10–30, 2026
Between September 10-30, 2026, the National Museum of History of Moldova will host the International Biennial of Decorative Art, Chișinău - 2026, 8th Edition, an event dedicated to promoting and showcasing contemporary decorative art and the diversity of its forms of expression...


“Voices of Synagogues. The Echo of Spirit through Time”

September 7–30, 2026
Between September 7-30, 2026, the Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova, in partnership with the National Museum of History of Moldova, presents the documentary-photographic exhibition "Voices of Synagogues", open to the public on the ground floor of the museum...

”Sybir – Prison of Nations”

Memorial of the Victims of Communism and of the Resistance in Sighet

2 – 30 September 2026
Between 2 and 30 September 2026, the National Museum of History of Moldova and the Memorial of the Victims of Communism and of the Resistance in Sighet, in cooperation with the Sybir Memorial Museum (Muzeum Pamięci Sybiru) in Białystok and the Embassy of the Republic of Poland to the Republic of Moldova, will host the opening of the travelling exhibition "Sybir - Prison of Nations"...


“Renaissance in Glory and Power”

August 26 – September 26, 2026
The National Museum of History of Moldova will host, between August 26 - September 26, 2026, the photo exhibition "Renaissance in Glory and Power", dedicated to Ukraine's sacred heritage affected by the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine...

“Diplomacy Across Generations. 35 Years of Dialogue, Trust, and Cooperation”

Photography and Archival Documents Exhibition of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

August 25 to September 25, 2026
Thirty five years after the proclamation of independence, the diplomacy of the Republic of Moldova stands as an essential part of its statehood and its affirmation in the world...


"Urban Archaeology and the Hidden Memory of Chișinău"

July 17 – November 30, 2026
Cities are living organisms that build their identity through the continuous accumulation of spaces, people, events, and transformations. For a long time, the history of Chișinău was associated almost exclusively with its first documentary attestation in 1436 and its urban development during the 18th and 19th centuries...

“Memory of the War. 1939-1945”

(Permanent Exhibition)
The signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact on August 23, 1939, by which Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union divided their spheres of influence in Europe, led to the outbreak of the largest and most devastating conflagration in the millennial history of mankind. World War II claimed the lives of over 55 million people, left millions disabled, orphaned, and widowed, reduced thousands of cities and villages to dust, and caused immeasurable material losses...


"A Journey into the World of Mechanical Music" (Sound Playback Devices and Recording Media)

September 25, 2025 – September 1, 2026
With origins tracing back to antiquity, mechanical music has evolved over more than two millennia, incorporating the most advanced achievements in mechanics and natural sciences. It has captivated scientists, engineers, masters of precision mechanics, renowned musical instrument makers, and watchmakers alike...

“Treasures of the Past (artifacts of gold and silver, 5th millennium BC - 18th century AD)”

(permanent)
The exhibition brings together the most representative objects made of gold and silver, which originate from the territory of the Republic of Moldova and are preserved in the collections of the National Museum of History of Moldova...


„Soviet Moldova: Between Myths and the Gulag”

Exhibition of the Museum of the Victims of Deportations and Political Repressions
This is the first exhibition of the Museum of the Victims of Deportations and Political Repressions, which is a branch of the National Museum of History of Moldova....

“HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION”

(permanent)
It comprises of seven compartments, expanded in all the rooms of the entire first floor, occupying an area of 1,400 sq. m. Chronological framework of the exhibition includes the period from the Paleolithic to the end of the fifth decade of the twentieth century....


 



Independent Moldova
Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
Bessarabia and MASSR between the Two World Wars
Bessarabia and Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in the Period between the Two World Wars
Revival of National Movement
Time of Reforms and their Consequences
Abolition of Autonomy. Bessarabia – a New Tsarist Colony
Period of Relative Autonomy of Bessarabia within the Russian Empire
Phanariot Regime
Golden Age of the Romanian Culture
Struggle for Maintaining of Independence of Moldova
Formation of Independent Medieval State of Moldova
Era of the
Great Nomad Migrations
Early Middle Ages
Iron Age and Antiquity
Bronze Age
Aeneolithic Age
Neolithic Age
Palaeolithic Age
  
  

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The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
©2006-2026 National Museum of History of Moldova
Visit museum 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Phones:
Secretariat: +373 (22) 24-43-25
Department of Public Relations and Museum Education: +373 (22) 24-04-26
Fax: +373 (22) 24-43-69
E-mail: office@nationalmuseum.md
Technical Support: info@nationalmuseum.md
Web site administration and maintenance: Andrei EMILCIUC

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The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
©2006-2026 National Museum of History of Moldova
Visit museum 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Phones:
Secretariat: +373 (22) 24-43-25
Department of Public Relations and Museum Education: +373 (22) 24-04-26
Fax: +373 (22) 24-43-69
E-mail: office@nationalmuseum.md
Technical Support: info@nationalmuseum.md
Web site administration and maintenance: Andrei EMILCIUC