Events Archive
Presentation of the international project „When Sweden was ruled from Moldova”
February 1, 2013
On February 1, 2013 in the Blue Room of the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova there was a presentation of the project „When Sweden was ruled from Moldova". It is an international project born in the Swedish scientific community and aimed to preserve historical memory, promote cultural historical heritage that reflects a common segment of the Moldavian-Swedish-Turkish history related to the name of Swedish King Charles XII, and to deepen the collaboration between Swedish, Turkish, and Moldavian researchers. The project has several components - scientific conference in Chisinau, Istanbul, and Stockholm; a thematic exhibition in Chișinău; visiting historical places in Bender (Tighina) and Varnița related to the name of Swedish King Charles XII. The project is supported by several Swedish institutions, including: Foundations of the Swedish Armory, King Gustav VI Adolf's Fund for Swedish Culture, Riksbankens Rubileumsfond, the Royal Swedish Patriotic Society, Åke Wiberg Foundation, and the Swedish Institute.
Main organizers of the event in Chișinău are the Embassy of Sweden in Chișinău, the Royal Armory, Stockholm, the Embassy of Moldova in Sweden, and the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova
In the event's organizing committee there are Dr. Per Sandin, Curator of the Royal Armory, Stockholm, Greger Widgren, Ex Ambassador of Sweden to Moldova, Peder Törnvall, Former Director of the Swedish Agency for Public Management, Christian Kamill, Chief of Protocol, Stockholm City Hall, Bjorn Kavalkov-Halvarsson, Deputy Head of the Embassy Mission of Sweden in Moldova, Emil Druc, Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Sweden, and others.
The event was attended by scientists from the country and abroad, representatives of diplomatic missions, members of the Government and Parliament of the country, local authorities, and representatives of the media. The event was opened by Eugen Sava, General Director of the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova, and the floor was given to the three ambassadors - Ingrid Tersman, Ambassador of Sweden to the Republic of Moldova, Mehmet Salim Kartal, Ambassador of Turkey to the Republic of Moldova, and Sergey Pirozhkov, Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Moldova. During the presentation the event was appreciated by representatives of the Government of Republic of Moldova, researchers, and museologists from the country and abroad.
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