Momente dramatice din istoria Muzeului Naţional de Istorie Naturală "Grigore Antipa" la sfârşitul celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial
Dramatic moments in the history of the National Museum of Natural History "Grigore Antipas" at the end of the Second World War

Summary/Abstract: Several dramatic moments took place during the Second World War and little after in the history of the „Grigore Antipa” National Musem of Natural History from Romania. In 1942 it was intended to move the museum to another location and demolish the old building dating from 1908. Grigore Antipa succeeded in saving the museum through an inteligent and firm campaign at the highest state level. On March 9, 1944 Grigore Antipa died due to heart problems, followed by his wife, Alina, who comited suicide. In June 1944 the museum, bought by the Ministry of National Education, received Prince Aristide Caradja’s collection of butterflies from Grumăzeşti, Neamţ, the most valuable of all collection of this museum. On June 28, 1944 the first bombs fell over Victoria Square, one of which fell in front of the museum, destroying the glass roof of the middle part of the building. The next bombardment took place on August 24, 1944, executed by the Germans; four bombs hit the southern part of the museum building, producing a lot of damages to the furniture and to the collections. The staff of the former Museum of Bessarabia from Chisinau were hired by the „Grigore Antipa” Museum from Bucharest.

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