The Children's and Youth Creativity Center in Tiraspol will celebrate its 90th anniversary next year. Its address and name have changed several times since 1937. The House of Pioneers has moved from one building to another several times. It settled in its current location in 1980. It was renamed the Children's Art Center three years later, and in 2000, the Palace of Children's and Youth Creativity. Many people who once visited the House of Pioneers still refer to it by that name to this day. Although the pioneer institution is a thing of the past, its paraphernalia remains at the Children's and Youth Creativity Center. The administration decided not only to preserve the exhibits that tell the story of this milestone, but also to make its history accessible to both those who cherish the Soviet pioneer movement and to new generations of Children's and Youth Creativity Center alumni. The grand opening of the Museum of the History of the Tiraspol Pioneer Organization took place today. The event was attended by PMR President Vadim Krasnoselsky. Guests were welcomed by Ilona Tyuryaeva, Head of the PMR State Administration and the project's initiator and driving force. She emphasized that the opening date was chosen deliberately: today is the museum's professional holiday, and tomorrow, May 19, is Pioneer Day.
The first visitors were shown banners, pennants, awards, insignia, photographs, and documents. Among the exhibits is the first issue of the "Pionerskaya Pravda" newspaper from March 6, 1925. This is a copy, but the rest are mostly originals donated by concerned citizens. The museum's creators have devised a multimedia platform. They hope the museum collection will continue to grow. Olga Galchenko, who headed the Palace of Pioneers and Schoolchildren and then the Children's and Youth Creativity Center from 1988 to 2005, also contributed. She donated her personal Pioneer uniform to the museum, which she wore in 1967 in Artek. These experimental outfits were issued to all participants of the 3rd All-Union Pioneer Rally. This uniform was not adopted as a national school standard, but many elements were reflected in Pioneer costumes, Olga Galchenko explained. A social activist Vladimir Ladunkin attended the museum opening. He donated six thematic posters, which he had been given for the 100th anniversary of the Komsomol, to the exhibition collection. Vadim Krasnoselsky thanked Ilona Tyuryaeva and her supporters for their commitment and careful attention to the history of Pridnestrovian society. It is significant that the thematic exhibition is located in an institution actively visited by children and young people, and at the same time fits into the concept of the museum quarter.
