For the first time, the Republic of Moldova won the Grand Prix at the Sanremo Junior competition

Mădălina Lungu, a young singer from the Republic of Moldova, won the Grand Prix at the prestigious Sanremo Junior competition in Italy. "Sanremo Junior is the contest where Moldova wrote history! For the first time, our country won the Grand Prix at this competition", Rodica Roșioru, Mădălina's teacher at the International School in vocal art "The Talents by Rodica Rosioru", wrote on the Facebook page.

Anniversary exhibition "Chiril Novac - 90 years since birth"

He was fascinated by the splendours of nature, the faces of people, which he translated into paintings that today represent an incursion into the history of plastic art! We are talking about the painter Chiril Novac, whose work spans seven decades. Some of the artist's works can be admired at the anniversary exhibition "Chiril Novac - 90 years since his birth", which takes place at the "Constantin Brâncuși" Gallery in the capital.

Art and tradition at the National Museum of Ethnography, where an egg painting workshop was organized

Folk craftsmen, technology education teachers, doctors, housewives and even a tourist from Central Africa took part in an egg colouring workshop at the National Museum of Ethnography. They followed step by step the advice of one of the youngest and most valuable ethnologists in Romania, Sebastian Paic, on the technique of egg decorating with wax and successive colour baths. The event was organized by the Romanian Cultural Institute "Mihai Eminescu".

The government's DOR programme is back in a new edition

The State Chancellery's Diaspora Relations Office has launched applications for participation in the DOR Diaspora Government Programme Origins Returns. This year, the 11th edition will take place from August 8 to 17, 2023, with the participation of 100 children and young people - 80 from the diaspora and 20 from the Republic of Moldova.

Union through music: Symphony orchestras from both banks of the Prut will perform a monumental work by Beethoven

The 9th Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven will sound at the vocal-symphonic concert dedicated to the day of the Union of Bessarabia with Romania. The event will take place on Thursday, March 23, at the Palace of the Republic in Chisinau. For the first time, two valuable symphony orchestras from the Republic of Moldova and from Romania will perform a monumental work by Beethoven.

Renowned composer Eugen Doga celebrates his 86th birthday. Maia Sandu: " We are lucky to be contemporaries of this musical genius

The famous composer and academician Eugen Doga turns 86 today, 1 March. President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, has sent a congratulatory message to Doga, wishing him "health and energy to continue his creative mission".

Contemporary Japanese engraving exhibition inaugurated in Chisinau

An exhibition of contemporary Japanese prints from the Land of the Rising Sun opened in Chisinau. The opening organised by the Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Moldova, the National Museum of Art in the capital in partnership with the Japanese Foundation highlights the work of 10 contemporary artists.

President Maia Sandu handed out state awards to people of culture from Moldova

The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, handed out 53 state awards for successes in creative activity and professional mastery, through which personalities contribute to the promotion of the nation's spiritual values. The decree was signed on the occasion of the National Day of Culture, and among those nominated are directors, screenwriters, actors and performers.

Nicolae Botgros, conductor of the "Lăutarii" Orchestra, turns 70

The artistic director and first conductor of the "Lăutarii" national folk music orchestra, Nicolae Botgros, People's Artist, turns 70 today, reports Moldpres.

Moldova-Wallachia Union, 164 years ago, marked in Chisinau by laying flowers

It turns 164 years since the Union of Moldova with Wallachia. In Chisinau, the celebration was marked by placing flowers at the bust of ruler Alexandru Ioan Cuza. The President of the Parliament, Igor Grosu, and several officials of the Romanian state pointed out the importance of the Little Union from 1859.

The genius of Romanian literature, Mihai Eminescu, honoured in Chisinau on the National Day of Culture

On January 15, the birthday of the great poet Mihai Eminescu, a personality who defines the essential values ​​of our national culture, on both banks of the Prut the Day of National Culture is celebrated. 173 years after the birth of the Light of Romanian poetry, the series of events organised on this occasion debuted on the Alley of the Classics in the Ștefan cel Mare Public Garden in the capital.

Bucharest will host exhibition of works by Moldovan and Romanian painters

An exhibition of paintings made by fine artists of the Republic of Moldova and Romania will be mounted on January 13 in Bucharest on the occasion of the National Culture Day. The participating painters had taken part in the creation camp staged in Butuceni village, Orhei district, the Republic of Moldova last autumn, IPN reports.