The National Museum of Fine Arts of Moldova () is a museum in

Chișinău Chișinău ( , , ; formerly known as Kishinev) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Moldova, largest city of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial centre, and is located in the middle of the coun ...

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, founded in November 1939 by

Alexandru Plămădeală Alexandru Plamădeală (9 October 1888 – 15 April 1940) was a Moldovan sculptor. He was the artist responsible for the creation of the Stephen the Great Monument in Chișinău (1927). He graduated from the Moscow School of Painting, Sculptu ...

and Auguste Baillayre.

Overview

In 1939, the sculptor

selected some 160 works by Bassarabian and

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

n artists in order to set up the first Picture Gallery of Chișinău whose director was Auguste Baillayre, painter and professor at Ecolle de Belle Arte of Chişinău. The first museum of Bassarabian fine art was opened on November 26, 1939; its successor became the National Art Museum of Moldova. In the first days of

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, the art pieces displayed in the Gallery, together with others donated by the Ministry of Culture and Cults of Romania were loaded into two lorries and delivered to

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; the fate of these collections remains unknown until present.

Building

The building of the museum (architect Alexander Bernardazzi) is a monument in Moldova. It was previously known as Dadiani's female gymnasium. Another department of the museum is located in the Herța House (urban villa), located between Ștefan cel Mare and Sfînt Avenues.

Solo exhibitions

The museum has general and specific exhibitions. Ada Zevin was among those with solo exhibitions in 1960, 1970 and 1980. Other works in the collection include those of Claudia Cobizev.

Selected artworks

Selected prints

References

External links

National Art Museum in Chisinau

Artistul european Auguste Baillayre, omagiat la Muzeul de Artă din Chișinău
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