On the visit of the employees of the institution «State Archives of the Gomel Region» to the Rumyantsev and Paskevich Palace in Gomel

On October 3, 2024, on the eve of the professional holiday of the Archivist’s Day, the employees of the institution «State Archives of the Gomel Region», who took an active part in the public life of the archive during the year, were encouraged by an excursion to the Rumyantsev and Paskevich Palace in Gomel.

The Gomel Palace and Park Ensemble is one of the oldest museum institutions in the Republic of Belarus. The collection of the Gomel Palace and Park Ensemble Museum is one of the richest in the Republic of Belarus. The collection is based on memorial items from the Rumyantsev and Paskevich collections. The collection gives an idea of the decoration of rich noble estates of the late 19th century. The archive employees got acquainted with the unique collections of the museum’s funds, such as: memorial items of the Paskevich family; a collection of handwritten and early printed books; icon painting and religious objects, a collection of paintings by Gomel artists. Gomel historian and local historian Yuri Pankov, a museum employee, told the archive staff about outstanding statesmen, military leaders, representatives of science, culture, education, whose life and work was connected with the history of the region.

Excursions to museums enrich cultural experience, increase the general erudition of employees and are one of the factors in the successful development of the archive team.

1. Archive employees get acquainted with the museum exposition.

2. Museum employee Yuri Pankov tells archivists about museum collections.