NATIONAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS

Before becoming the National Museum of Fine Arts in 1897, this building, which was originally a girls' gymnasium, was rebuilt in the Florentine Gothic style by the architect Bernardazzi in 1901. The building is aligned with the street on two levels and follows a T-shaped plan. At the junction of the wings, three monumental staircases lead up to the first floor. The main facade has a symmetrical composition and its facing is composite (stone and brick). The museum's collection includes works of art from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, collections from Russia, Eastern Europe and paintings and sculptures by Moldavian artists. The museum's collection includes more than 30,000 pieces of medieval art (icons, cult objects), folk art, photos, sculptures, drawings and decorative objects from the 15th to the 18th century. The rooms devoted to Western European art exhibit Flemish, Dutch, French, Italian and German paintings. There are a few works by Karel van Mander, Albrecht Dürer, Luca Giordano, William Hogarth and Pierre Renoir, but most of them are the work of unknown people or students of famous artists (works by Rembrandt's students). The museum's beautiful façade was renovated from 2015. The entrance hall and its staircase are majestic, as is the mezzanine and all the rooms, vast and with beautiful wooden floors. Conferences and events are occasionally organized on site.