#Exhibit of the Month

The bronze hoard was discovered on the territory of Mîndrești village, Telenești district, in 1968. It was identified accidentally by a group of students from the village school, and the materials later came to the attention of specialists at the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences. According to documentary records, the hoard was composed of ten pieces: four socketed axes (celts), a dagger fragment, a sword fragment, a sickle, a winged axe, an adze-axe, and a chain consisting of four links.
Currently, of the mentioned assemblage, six objects are preserved in the collections of the National Museum of History of Moldova: two socketed axes (celts), the winged axe, the adze-axe, the dagger fragment, and the chain made of four links.- Socketed axe (celt) with one loop. Dimensions: Length - 10.2 cm; Weight - 186 g.
- Socketed axe (celt) with one frontal loop. Dimensions: Length - 8.4 cm; Width: 33-46 mm; Weight - 124 g.
- Winged axe. Dimensions: Length - 14.0 cm; Width - 2.5-3.4 cm; Weight - 285 g.
- Adze-axe. Dimensions: Length - 14.8 cm; Width - 2.3-5.0 cm; Weight - 286 g.
- Dagger fragment. Dimensions: Length - 16.5 cm; Blade length - 9.8 cm; Blade width - 2.8 cm; Weight - 81 g.
- Chain formed of four links. Dimensions: Length - 17.1 cm; Link diameter - 3.8; Weight - 32 g.The bronze hoard of Mîndrești is important due to the association of objects that find analogies in the regional repertoire with pieces that show clear analogies in Central Europe and the Carpathian Basin. The assemblage reflects a zone of contact and interaction where metallic forms of different origins and traditions circulated and were integrated into the repertoire of local communities.
Chronologically, the bronze hoard of Mîndrești is attributed to the Early Hallstatt period - HaA1, being dated to 1200-1100 BC.

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„Centenary of Great Romania”

March 27 - June 30, 2018

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Great Union, the National Museum of History of Moldova (Chişinău), the Museum of Bucovina (Suceava) and the National Museum of the Union (Alba Iulia) organized on March 27, 2018, at 18.30, a triplex event made between Chişinău, Suceava and Alba Iulia broadcasted live by TVR, which included a simultaneous opening in the three locations of the anniversary exhibition "The Centenary of Greater Romania". The exhibition brings together photographic documents and images from the collections of the three museums and reconstructs the main stages of the Great Union.

At the opening of the exhibition at the National Museum of History of Moldova hosted by the general director Eugen Sava, participated men of culture, researchers, museographers, students, and media representatives. Several speakers highlighted the importance of celebrating the Centenary of the Great Union and the remembrance of the generation of the union, among them: Igor Şarov, Secretary General of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research; Nicolae Brânzea, Director of the "Eudoxiu Hurmuzachi" Institute for Romanians everywhere from Romania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs; historians Anatol Petrencu and Ion Negrei; Elena Postică, deputy director of NMHM. Sandu-Aristin Cupcea, artist of the people, offered the audience an exceptional recital of patriotic verses.

"The Centenary of Greater Romania" exhibition will be open in the lobby of the National Museum of History of Moldova until June 30, 2018.