Portfolio Category: Collections

The basis of ethnographic collections was put by Albina Osterman (1892-1936). They consisted of donations and acquisitions. An important source was the annual agricultural exhibitions in different localities of Bessarabia, where patrons bought from craftsmen the most successful and representative ethnographic pieces for the museum. The republican exhibitions of folk art from 1957 and 1959,…

The numismatic collection mirrors the monetary circulation on the territory of present-day Moldova from antiquity to the present. The numismatist A. Nudelman contributed to the research and verification of treasures during the years 1945-1970. The most precious from the ancient period are the Greek treasures of silver drachmas of Istria and Tire from the village…

The Botanical Collection contains herbs, seeds, and molds. The herbarium from the end of the century is of interest. 19th century and the standard herbarium of higher plants in the Republic of Moldova (1948-1985). The entomological collection from Bessarabia from the beginning of the century is of scientific interest. twentieth century, collected, annotated and systematized…

The Zoo Collection consists of naturalized animals, skeletons, anatomical and corrosive preparations. The foundation of the collection was laid by Franţ Ostermann (1889-1905) by creating biological groups of birds and animals, which brought the museum's fame to the east and west in many countries. Franţ Ostermann created and preserved unique corrosive, anatomical, biological, embryological and…

Paleontological collection according to the diversity and scientific value of the Neogene and Anthropogen of Moldova, it is very precious, it conceals in itself innumerable, evidences of a long-extinct fauna and flora. The Moldavian land can rightly be considered an open-air paleontological museum. The paleobotanical and paleozoological pieces are remarkable, including leaf impressions from the…