#Exhibit of the Month

The work In Memoriam. In Memory of the Heroes Who Fell at the Nistru (1992) was developed within the Center for Culture and Military History and published under the auspices of the Government of the Republic of Moldova, the Bureau for Reintegration, and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Moldova. Authors: Gheorghe Bălan, Vitalie Ciobanu, Gheorghe Cojocaru.

This work provides a retrospective of the events that led to the outbreak of the war on the Nistru, accompanied by photographs of the heroes who lost their lives in the battles to defend the independence and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova.

On March 2, 1992, the political conflict in the Nistru region escalated into a true fratricidal war. Under the fabricated pretext of "defending Russia's southern borders," political adventurers from the former Soviet metropolis encouraged Transnistrian separatism by arming secessionist paramilitary groups. At the same time, thousands of mercenary Cossacks and prisoners released early from jails, along with tanks and missiles, were sent against Independent Moldova, in a desperate attempt to revive the fallen empire.

Russia's undeclared war against the Republic of Moldova left behind hundreds of dead and wounded, shattered families, and villages in ruins. More than 50,000 peaceful residents from the conflict zone were forced to flee their homes, seeking refuge from the horrors of war.

For the sake of freedom and the future, Moldova's defenders faced death, enduring the hardships and humiliations of war.

During the Nistru war, 198 soldiers of the National Army and 89 personnel from the Ministry of Internal Affairs lost their lives, while 40 combatants went missing without a trace, and nearly 300 were left disabled.

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Exhibitions

„Chișinău yesterday and today”

October 13th – November 9th, 2015

On October 13th, in the upper lobby of the National Museum of History of Moldova, in a family atmosphere, was opened a paintings exhibition by Valentina Brâncoveanu, realistic painter, member of the Union of Plastic Artists of Moldova. The exhibition is dedicated to the Day of Chișinău.

The exhibition "Chișinău yesterday and today" brings together 48 paintings made in the technique oil on canvas and cardboard and invites us to an imaginary walk around the city full of shapes and colors, from the past and present to taste the atmosphere of what the city was and what it is today. The paintings show Chișinău's landscape - old houses, courtyards, streets, still lifes, churches, places Valentina Brâncoveanu feels connected with all her being. Chișinău is captures in all seasons, at sunrise and at sunset. The painter has discovered and immortalized on canvas cityscapes and facades of historic monuments which still retain the elegance of classical forms.

Many houses and courtyards painted by the artist in different periods of life no longer exist. Unfortunately, the merciless wheel of time left its imprint over these places changing the architectural environment of the city.

Valentina Brâncoveanu's paintings displayed in the exhibition „Chisinau yesterday and today" are, in fact, an honest and beautiful color monologue made out of love for her hometown.