News about Culture

The Chisinau City Hall announced the first municipal Festival of Traditions. It will take place on May 24, 2026 from 12:00 on the pedestrian street “Eugeni Doga” in the center of the capital.

The Moldovan Super League playoff match between Real Sireți and Oguzsport ended with an incredible goal.

Donald Trump has spent much of his second term as president of the United States proposing to erect monuments to himself: a 76-foot triumphal arch between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery; a gilded, giant ballroom at the White House; a planned renovation of the Kennedy Center (renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center); and a broader effort to remake the Washington, D.C. landscape to suit his aesthetic preferences.

At the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna, which ended last night, Bulgaria won for the first time in its history. Singer Dara with the song Bangaranga scored 516 points and confidently won both the jury and the audience.

There are 22 films competing for the Palme d’Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival. However, this year the festival is held without the main usual element – big Hollywood studio blockbusters.

Finland remains the undisputed favorite of the contest. According to the estimates of major bookmakers, its probability of victory is around 40-45%, and in some aggregators it reaches about 42%. In practice, this means that almost every second betting scenario now assigns the victory to Finland.

Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu made a very personal speech at the Family Festival, admitting that his relatives have been away for a couple of days and he already misses them. However, the Prime Minister is “happy to spend this holiday in the circle of the ‘big family’ – with all the citizens of the country”.

The Moldovan Embassy in Doha, Qatar, recently hosted an exhibition entitled “Art, Fashion and Cultural Diplomacy (AFCD)”, which featured about 100 works dedicated to Europe Day and the 2026 World Hat Procession.

Visiting museums, concerts and painting can not only improve mood, but also slow down biological aging. This is the conclusion reached by British scientists who published a study in the journal Innovation in Aging (Oxford University Press).

The Culture Ministry will allocate 6 million lei for the elaboration of a technical project of the Universul cultural center on the basis of a former publishing house in the capital’s center.

The Old Orhei Cultural and Natural Reserve won the regional competition “Destination of the Year 2026 in the Republic of Moldova”, one of the most important initiatives aimed at promoting authentic and sustainable tourist destinations in Romania and the Republic of Moldova.

A trip to children’s day summer camps will cost parents 594 lei, i.e. 20% of its total cost, while the rest of the money is covered from the municipal budget.

Production of TV series within the framework of international coproduction will become more accessible. Moldova has signed the Council of Europe Convention on the coproduction of audiovisual works in the form of serials.

The FIFA World Cup is increasingly becoming not only the main tournament for soccer players, but also a prestigious arena for performances by show business stars. On the eve of the championship, the interest in the cultural program is sometimes even higher than in the main actors of soccer battles.

A cultural and educational event “Ossetian Heritage and Traditions” organized by the Ossetian Community of the Republic of Moldova in partnership with the Agency for Interethnic Relations took place in Chisinau. As part of the event, the “Code of Honor and Traditions of the Ossetian people” was presented.

The World’s 50 Best Beaches has published a list of the best beaches on the planet for 2026. The rating is based on the votes and assessments of more than 1,000 experts in the travel and tourism industry.

On the sidelines of a working visit to Bucharest, Moldovan Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu was received at the Elizabeta Palace by Her Majesty Margareta. He thanked the Royal House of Romania for its constant support for Moldova and for its active participation in the development of economic, cultural and European ties between the two countries.

The United States has officially unveiled a new commemorative coin dedicated to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. The US Mint was the initiator of the issue and decided to honor the man who changed the modern technological world and influenced the way billions of people interact with gadgets every day.

Country representative Satoshi managed to make it to the grand finals of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest 2026, which is being held in Vienna this year.

Spain, Ireland, Iceland, Iceland, the Netherlands and Slovenia have decided not to send their performers to Eurovision-2026 because of Israel’s participation amid the war in the Gaza Strip. This was the largest boycott in the history of the music contest, the BBC notes.