Tag: culture

Cultural Excursion: National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History

by Beth Ogden, posted in Art, Peace Corps, Travel

As I mentioned in my last post, we got the opportunity to visit the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History in Chisinau yesterday.  The museum was quite large, and had some great exhibitions, but it also has little funding.  It is housed in a beautiful, old building.  The architecture was quite stunning but building is also … Continue reading Cultural Excursion: National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History

Cultural Excursion: Moldovan Monasteries

by Beth Ogden, posted in Peace Corps, Travel

Yesterday, following our language classes in the morning, the Peace Corps staff here in Moldova organized a cultural excursion to visit three Moldovan monasteries.  At each monastery, we went in the churches, explored the grounds, and a priest/monk/nun told us a bit about their faith and the history of the monastery. The first monastery we … Continue reading Cultural Excursion: Moldovan Monasteries