Over 900,000 cultural heritage items in Moldova are not valued or on the books
The Court of Accounts found that just over 1% of museum exhibits have been valued and recorded, with fixes stretching to 2040.
What it means for you
The Court of Accounts gave 17 recommendations, and the deadline to carry them out is 21 February 2027. Museums plan to finish the inventory between 2030 and 2040. MPs want it sped up, but no new timeline has been set.
What happened
The Court of Accounts found that more than 900,000 cultural heritage items have no set value and are not in the accounts. Parliament's public finance control committee examined the findings on Wednesday. The Ministry of Culture said museum inventory plans will finish between 2030 and 2040. The museums cite a lack of money and specialists.
In short
- More than 21,000 items have been inventoried so far, and 7,318 of them have been valued and recorded.
- The 7,318 valued items are worth about 28.5 million lei in total.
- Of 656 protected building complexes and places of worship, only two are recorded in the accounts.
- Only 53 films, valued at nine million lei, are on the books, although the national film heritage has over 5,000 works.
- The Court of Accounts issued an adverse opinion on the Ministry of Culture's 2025 financial reports.
Original sources
- Peste 900 de mii de bunuri culturale din Moldova nu au fost evaluate și înregistrate contabil, audit · in RomanianRead it on IPN
- Более 900 тысяч объектов культурного наследия Молдовы не оценены и не поставлены на бухгалтерский учёт, аудит · in RussianRead it on IPN
- Peste 900 de mii de bunuri culturale din Moldova nu au fost evaluate și înregistrate contabil, audit · in RomanianRead it on Deschide.md
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