It's impossible not to notice it. The National Art Museum of Moldova captivates you at first sight. Let's go through the chronological axis of the building. In 1897 a real estate property consisting of old buildings on the corner of the district was sold, demolished and in their place was built in 1901 the girls' gymnasium building in the name of Natalia Dadiani, its author being Alexander Bernardazzi. In eclectic style, with a slight Florentine Gothic influence, the building served as the seat of the gymnasium until the Second World War, when the upper part was damaged. In the post-war period, the building managed to serve as a workplace for various Soviet institutions, such as the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the MSSR, the Palace of Pioneers, and the Museum of the History of the Communist Party of Moldova. In order to expand the museum space, a two-storey wing was built to the right of the building, symmetrical to the one on the left, both in terms of location and architectural solution. Since 1988 the main building of the Casa Herța Museum has been closed for restoration and the exhibits have been transferred to the present museum building. The museum holds a valuable collection of religious art, painting, graphics, sculpture, and national and universal decorative art. It has 15 collections, a total of 39,000 exhibition units. I invite you to discover the exceptional works of national artists: Valentina Rusu-Ciobanu, Igor Vieru, Mihai Grecu, Alexandru and Olga Plamadeala, Claudia Cobizev, Lazar Dubinovschi and many others...