The National Museum of Fine Arts (Romanian: Muzeul Național de Artă) is a museum in Chișinău, Moldova, founded in November 1939 by Alexandru Plămădeală and Auguste Baillayre.  Read more..

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On November 26, 2019, the Post of Moldova put into circulation several interesting philatelic items as part of the 80th anniversary of the creation of the National Museum of Fine Arts of Moldova ("Muzeul Național de Artă al Moldovei - MNAM"): a series of four "Universal Art" stamps reproducing 4 paintings exhibited in this museum, a postmark dedicated to the 140th anniversary of the birth of Auguste Ballayre, one of the founders of this museum in 1939 and a 2nd postmark dedicated to this Museum's 80th anniversary. It is this last postmark from Chișinău (MD-2012), designed by Vitaliu Pogolșa, which was applied to this splendid illustrated envelope (No 8/2019, print run: 5,000, design: Vitalie Leca from photographs by Iurie Foca) also dedicated to this National Museum of Fine Arts.. Read more..