The Museum of Chisinau situated on Mitropolit Banulescu-Bodoni St, at the intersection with Alexe Mateevici St, has been reopened to the general public. Mayor of Chisinau Dorin Chirtoaca said only now the museum will know its real role as it was open to the public for a rather short period of time during its 32 years of existence, Info-Prim Neo reports. “The museum’s building was the first institution that provided the residents of Chisinau with water. Now it cannot work as it was initially designed. It wouldn’t now be able to supply at least a quarter with water. Instead, it can provide the inhabitants and guests of the capital city with information about Chisinau,” the mayor general said in the reopening ceremony on October 12. The mayor called on the persons and institutions that own property showing the history of Chisinau to donate it to the museum. “We staged a temporary exhibition in concert with the water supplier “Apa-Canal” in order to familiarize the visitors with the water tower that was housed by the building of the museum,” said Dorin Chirtoaca. A partnership agreement was signed with the State University of Moldova that is located in the vicinity of the museum. According to the University’s rector Gheorghe Ciocan, the Museum of Chisinau, which had many owners over time, will have only one owner from now on and will work for the people’s benefit. “The history students will benefit the most as they will find here important sources of information about the city’s history,” said the rector. Entrance to the museum is free of charge. It is open from 9am until 6pm. The water tower, also called the water castle, was built in 1892 by the design of architect Alexandru Bernardazzi. It is 22 meter high up to the cornice. The metallic stairs made at the Serbov-Sirbu plant in Chisinau are still functional.