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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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"Ion Ungureanu, a destiny lit by the Evening Star"

August 1 - September 15, 2015

The National Museum of History of Moldova invites you to visit the exhibition "Ion Ungureanu, a destiny lit by the Evening Star", dedicated to the illustrious scholar, former Minister of Culture of the Republic of Moldova, artist of the people, laureate of the National Prize, Knight of the Order of the Republic.

Ion Ungureanu's name is associated first of all with the golden era of the Republican Theater "Luceafărul" (The Evening Star), with the Bridge of Flowers, restoration and relocation to the original place of the monument of Ştefan cel Mare și Sfânt, with bringing to Chișinău of the Capitoline Wolf with Remus and Romulus, with opening of new theaters and libraries, reopening of dozens of churches, with dozens of roles in theater and cinema, with setting on stage of tenths of performances from national and world dramaturgy.

Theseus, Malvolio, Dr. Dorn, fon Walter, Păsările tinereții noastre, Sfânta Sfintelor and Biserica Albă by I. Druță, Minodora by A. Strâmbeanu, Steaua fără nume by M. Sebastian, Radu Ştefan, întâiul și ultimul by A. Busuioc - are only a few roles and performances that consecrated him as actor and exceptional director.

Although he has been victorious in many theaters, only one of them was and remains Ion Ungureanu's theater of the soul - „Luceafărul" (The Evening Star).

The exhibition "Ion Ungureanu, a destiny lit by the Evening Star" has on display over 250 photos, documents, theater posters, programs, awards, trophies, books that reflect important aspects from the life and creation of the renowned actor, director and man of the City.

The exhibition is dedicated to the celebration of Ion Ungureanu's 80th birthday anniversary and is a tribute to this unusual personality in our national culture and history, a gesture of profound gratitude and respect for undeniable merits in the development of national culture, promoting national and universal values.