MOARA DE VÂNT DIN SATUL OPACI – UN ÎNCEPUT DE ISTORIE A MUZEULUI SATULUI DIN REPUBLICA MOLDOVA
THE WINDMILL FROM THE VILLAGE OF OPACI – THE BEGINNING OF THE HISTORY OF THE VILLAGE MUSEUM OF REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

Summary/Abstract: The introductory study presents analytical and historical data on the acquisition of the first exhibit of the Museum of the Village in the Republic of Moldova. The historical and technical data about the windmill from the Opaci village, in the perspective of acquiring the mill as a first museum exhibit, are presented in the form of reports from interviews with knowledgeable locals, sketches and extensive architectural and ethnographic notes, observations and direct participation in coordinating the acquisition process. Highlighting the collaborative and cooperative effort of specialists, the museum representatives – architects, museographers, ethnographers, specialists in the conservation of museum objects, etc., on the one hand, and representatives of government institutions and the general public, on the other – necessary for the entire process of finding, evaluating, cataloging, acquiring, de-assembling, transporting, conserving, re-assembling and opening in permanent public exhibition, of the buildings with national heritage value – the windmill from Opaci serving as a prime example.

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