Considerations regarding the museum policies within the complex Orheiul Vechi and future perspectives

The general analysis of public policies aimed at the heritage complex Orheiul Vechi attests the absence of some consequent actions in the promotion of strategies and objectives proposed in various periods. The creation of the Reserve in 1968 and the subsequent cultural-museographic policies promoted by public institution demonstrated promising results until 1983. Nevertheless, in the activity of Orheiul Vechi complex is observed a crisis beginning with 1985, initially at the managerial level and later at the level of cultural-museum policies, situation largely due to some inconsistent actions, even deficient, promoted by the Ministry of Culture. The adoption of the concept of Museum complex „Orhei medieval town” in 1991 didn't prove to be the best solution. Therefore, following a series of investigations undertaken on occasion of elaborating the Nomination File Orheiul Vechi Cultural Landscape and with the consideration of UNESCO international experts' recommendations, was realized the need to redefine and create a new vision of Orheiul Vechi. The new vision had to consider both the elements of the natural and cultural heritage, and had to organically reflect the formation and development of this space from prehistory until present – that was the adoption in 2008 of the concept of „Cultural-natural reserve Orheiul Vechi”.