The Republican Theater “Luceafărul” was established in 1960 as a theater for children and youth. On September 30, following the order of the Minister of Culture of the Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic, Arteom Lazarev, and in accordance with the decision of the Bureau of the Central Committee and the College of the Ministry of Culture, invoking the meeting of August 18, 1960, it was decreed to rename the Youth and Children’s Theater to the “Luceafărul” Theater for Youth and Children.

From 1960 to 1991, “Luceafărul” was officially recognized as the Theater for Youth and Children, as specified in the founding order of the institution. In 1991, through the order dated March 18 and signed by the Minister of Culture and Cults of the Republic of Moldova, Mr. Ion Ungureanu, the “Luceafărul” Theater was granted the status of a dramatic theater and underwent a name change to become the “Luceafărul” Republican Theater.

Since 1991, the institution has been operating under the designation of the Republican Theater “Luceafărul,” being under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Research of the Republic of Moldova.