| Museum of Romanian Literature "Mihail Kogălniceanu" | |
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| Muzeul Literaturii Române „Mihail Kogălniceanu” | |
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| Established | April 1, 1965 |
| Location | 98, 31 August 1989 Street, Chişinău |
The Museum of Romanian Literature "Mihail Kogălniceanu" (Romanian: Muzeul Literaturii Române „Mihail Kogălniceanu”) is a museum in Chişinău, Moldova.
The museum was established on April 1, 1965, according to a governmental decision of the Moldovan SSR from February 10, 1965. Since the beginning, it was affiliated with the Moldovan Writers' Union. The first director was Grigore Cincilei (1927-1999). In 1983, the museum took the name of Dimitrie Cantemir, and in 1991 became Centrul Naţional de Studii Literare şi Muzeografie „M.Kogălniceanu”. Since 1997, the museum has operated under the name Museum of Romanian Literature "Mihail Kogălniceanu".
Museum has at its disposal over 90 thousand of objects: secular and religious books (16 – 21 cent.), manuscripts, art objects, and documents. Most of the exhibited books are the editions of the Romanian classics.
Hours of service: summer: 10.00 - 18.00, winter: 9.00 – 17.00. Friday – day-off.