The creation of the Pridnestrovian Museum of History and Local History is the initiative of the PMR President Vadim Krasnoselsky. The PMR President indicated that the republic with a rich history and the corresponding exhibition fund does not have a state museum several years ago. It was decided to create it on the basis of the Tiraspol United Museum with the re-equipment of existing areas and the construction of new buildings. The infrastructure stretched from the exhibition hall of the Catherine Park to the Bastion of St. Vladimir of the Tiraspol Fortress and is already customarily called the museum quarter. The funds were replenished with exhibits provided by museum institutions of cities, districts, and departments of Pridnestrovie. An interesting innovation: open-air sites were used in addition to exhibition spaces. The work began in 2020. Financing is state. The project is large-scale – for the long term. According to the schedule, construction and decoration of the area allocated for materials on the Great Patriotic War were completed by the 80th anniversary of the Victory. The official opening of this museum block took place today, as planned. Vadim Krasnoselsky attended the ceremony. According to the Orthodox tradition, the object was consecrated, according to the secular tradition, the symbolic red ribbon was cut. This honorable right was granted to the head of Tiraspol Ilona Tyuryaeva and three young people: a Suvorov cadet, a representative of the "Young Army" and a participant in the "Young Patriot of Pridnestrovie" movement. The young people will keep pieces of the ribbon as a memento of the significant event in which they participated, the part cut off by the head of the capital will be stored as an exhibit in the museum.
The building, built from the foundation, has four exhibition halls and a storage facility, the area of which exceeds 800 square meters. Visitors are presented with Pridnestrovie during the Great Patriotic War at this stage. The designers chose the path of combining museum classics and modern trends. A striking element of the exhibition is the diorama of the Jassy-Kishinev operation. The authors were noted at the opening ceremony: Sergey and Olga Gorbachenko, Pavel Kitaev, Anna Koshel and Vladimir Mayer. Their scientific and creative cooperation will be continued.
The first visitors got acquainted with the exhibition, talked with the museum staff, walked with a guided tour of the open areas. Each outdoor location deserves special attention and detailed familiarization. a pillbox has been restored, a partisan village has been set up, and an exhibition of military equipment and weapons has been set up there.
Vadim Krasnoselsky expressed gratitude to everyone who supported his idea, understanding the significance of the project, and to everyone who was involved in its implementation. The President emphasized the symbolism of the opening date of the museum. According to him, this is a tribute to the memory of the heroic ancestors who won the most terrible of modern wars, and at the same time a reserve for the future for the further preservation of history.
