The mosaic entitled “Art” situated in Râșcani district of Chisinau will be moved to the façade of the auxiliary construction of the National Opera House “Maria Bieșu”, as the Cabinet decided on October 7, IPN reports.

The Ministry of Education, Culture and Research said that both the lot and the building where the mosaic is located now are privately owned. As the owner decided to demolish the building, it was decided to keep and conserve the mosaic. This will be restored and relocated.

The mosaic is a national public monument that was included in the National Register of Public Monuments. It dates from 1974 and was built by Mihail Вurеа. It is currently located on the lateral façade of the cinema hall of the Trade Unions’ National Palace of Culture at 7 Kiev St. It is 230 square meters in area.