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SEVENTH FRAMEWORK
PROGRAMME
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ETHNOGRAPHY AND NATURAL HISTORY OF
MOLDOVA
Organization activity type : RES
FP7 theme : SSh
Contact person : Dr. Mihai Ursu
Address : Trade Cooperative University of Moldova
82, M. Kogalniceanu Street
MD 2009, Chisinau
Republic of Moldova
E-mail : mnein_posta@yahoo.com
Web : www.museum.md
BRIEf dESCRIpTIon of ThE oRganIzaTIon
The institution was created in 1889. It has 22 researchers, of which 12 are Doctors of Science. The Museum administers
about 150.000 museum pieces. The main scientific contributions are reflected in : “The Scientific Bulletin. Review of
Ethnography”, “Natural Science” and “Museology”.
During the last 5 years the institution has edited 12 monographs, 5 text-books, as well as 145 articles in national
reviews and published 47 articles in international publications.
KEywoRdS on CoRE CompETEnCIES
Mobile cultural heritage; intangible cultural heritage; traditional culture; natural heritage; preserve.
ExpERTISE / CompETEnCIES / TEChnologIES / RTd Know-how
• Scientific research on the conceptualized new direction Ethno-ecological Researches in Republic of
Moldova; • A number monasteries and unknown stone monasteries were identified on the territory
between Bug and Nistru rivers which completes the way of spreading Christianity in Eastern Europe.
• Two wooden churches were restored and conserved : Palanca, Calarasi (XVIIth Century) and the
Church from Hiriseni, Telenesti (XVIIIth Century); • A draft Law on Protection of the Intangible
Cultural Heritage; • The National Strategy of Moldova - to safeguard the intangible cultural heritage of
Moldova.
InTERnaTIonal CoopERaTIon ExpERIEnCE
• National Inventory of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Moldova in accordance with the 2003
International Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, 2010; • “Ethnic
Consciousness in Moldova” Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria, 2010. AOS - Atlas of Eastern and
Southeastern Europe. Up-to-date ecological, demographic and economic maps; • Economy and Ritual
Study in Moldova, Max-Plank Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle, Germany, 2010; • National
Training “The Museum Management”, 2009, UNESCO Moscow Office. • “UNESCO Conventions in
the field of protection of cultural heritage in correlation with the national legal framework”, Ministry of
Culture MNEIN and UNESCO Moscow Office, 2009; • “The Folklore and Contemporaneity”, 2006;
• „Ethno-historic-demographic maps”, 2010, Chisinau. • “Water : History, Resources, Perspectives”,
2010, the science academies from : Moldova, Romania,and Austria; • “Cultural exclusion in Moldova”
(part of the Report of Human Development on Social Inclusion in Europe and CSI), 2010.
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