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This remarkable portrait of Mihai Eminescu, created by artist Alexandru Gușanov, is based on one of the four known photographs of the poet. The photograph that inspired this portrait was taken in 1869 in Wenceslas Square, Prague, when Eminescu was only 19 years old. The oval composition and harmonious color palette highlight the prominent personality and charisma of the young poet, capturing an expression that conveys both melancholy and intellectual depth.
Alexandru Gușanov (1929-2005), a Moldovan painter of Ukrainian origin, distinguished himself through his extensive work, comprising approximately 5,000 pieces - portraits, landscapes, and still life paintings. Settled in Moldova since 1945, Gușanov graduated from the Republican Art School "I.E. Repin" in Chișinău in 1952. His works were showcased in numerous national and international exhibitions and were highly appreciated in countries such as France, Hungary, Russia, and Yugoslavia. The artist dedicated a significant part of his career to creating portraits of historical and cultural figures, including Dimitrie Cantemir, Mihail Kogălniceanu, and Alexei Mateevici, which are part of the National Museum of History of Moldova's collection.

The subject of the portrait, Mihai Eminescu (1850-1889), is the most significant poet in Romanian literature, whose works reflect profound thought, sensitivity toward nature, and national identity. At the age of 19, when the photograph that inspired this portrait was taken, Eminescu was in the midst of his intellectual formation, preparing to become the iconic voice of Romanian culture. Among his most famous works is the poem Luceafărul (The Morning Star), a masterpiece of universal literature.

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„The scientist Ovidiu Bădina: memory and value”

November 23 – December 23, 2022

On November 23, 2022, in the upstairs hall of the National Museum of History of Moldova, was inaugurated the exhibition „The scientist Ovidiu Bădina: memory and value".

This monographic exhibition is dedicated to a prominent personality in the field of research and education - the scientist, university professor Ovidiu Bădina (1932-1999).

The exhibition project marks the 90th anniversary of the scientist's birth, and the theme of the approach addresses the scientific and didactic activity as a university professor at the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest and Chisinau, the sociological research carried out in the Republic of Moldova, including the monographic research of the village Cornova, the relations of professor Ovidiu Bădina with the representatives of some state and private institutions.

The exhibition displays documents, photos, books, personal objects of the teacher, which come from the museum collection, from private collections, a large part of the exhibits being presented to the public for the first time. Visitors have the opportunity - through the exhibited materials - to know important data from the scholar's biography, to discover in the exhibition original, memorial objects that belonged to Professor Ovidiu Bădina, to obtain new information about the beginning of sociological research in the Republic of Moldova, initiated by the professor Ovidiu Badina.

In Chisinau, together with Paul Braun, he contributes to the creation of the Academy of Economic Studies from the Republic of Moldova. He established the National Institute of Sociology in Chisinau, and as the director of this institution he organized and conducted numerous sociological researches in various fields of the economy, investigated and analyzed various social and political phenomena in the republic, elaborating measures for practical actions.

The exhibition „The scientist Ovidiu Bădina: memory and value" can be visited in the upstairs hall of the National Museum of History of Moldova between November 23 - December 23, 2022.

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Portrait of Mihai Eminescu by Alexandru Gușanov

„The scientist Ovidiu Bădina: memory and value”

November 23 – December 23, 2022

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