National costumes of the ethnic groups living in the Republic of Moldova will be exhibited at the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History on June 27, on the occasion of the National Costume Day that is annually marked on the last Sunday in June.

According to the Museum’s vice director Elena Cojocaru, collectors will tell the story of the costumes and will decipher the meaning of symbols. There will be emphasized the particularities and beauty of the national costumes. The Museum will also stage a craft fair that will involve the works of 25 national craftspeople who make elements of the traditional costume, including Valentina Guțu, Ecaterina Popescu, Maria Cristea, Antonina Rusu, Maria Rusu, Dumitru Daraban, and Constantin Cojan. “We placed emphasis on the promotion of the traditional blouse with embroidery on the shoulder,” said Elena Cojocaru.

Costumes of the ethnic groups coexisting in Moldova will be presented by the public association German House “Hoffnung”, the Cultural Heritage Museum in Taraclia, the Regional Historical Museum in Comrat, Cristea House of the National Costume, the Complex of Crafts “Rustic Arts” based in Clișova Nouă village of Orhei district.

The public will be able to admire a new collection of national costumers that form part of the heritage of the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History and to take part in workshops, interactive games and other events. Entrance to the events on June 27, between 11am and 4pm, is free of charge.

The exhibition of national costumes can be visited between June 27 and July 31.

On March 29 this year, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research of the Republic of Moldova and the Ministry of Culture of Romania submitted the file “The Art of the Traditional Blouse with Embroidery on the Shoulder – an Element of Cultural Identity in Romania and the Republic of Moldova” for being put on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.