The house of an Armenian noble called Karp Balioz, which is situated in Ivancea Village, became a "Museum of Popular Art" in Moldova in 1984. It is situated only 35 km from Chisinau. The construction of the house is very impressive by its classical style, and is characteristic of Russian aristocratic homes in the XIX c. The house was built in 1852-1873, in the middle of a beautiful park on land bought from the Donici Family in 1840.

The museum presents a permanent exhibition of national Moldavian art. One gallery represents samples of red and black pottery of different shapes from dishes to toys. Wooden objects had a wide and varied use in Moldova in the past, and craftsmen were very well known abroad too. Another gallery shows us in detail craftsmen’s skill in stonework: columns, stone-flowers, chimneys, and others to be found in Orhei and Soroca.

Moldavian craftswomen were very good at embroidery and at carpet making. The next gallery is dedicated to the national clothes from different ethnic groups present in Moldova. In the past people were very skilled in leather and horn work. The last gallery presents a collection of musical instruments well known to our national musicians.