Opening of the exhibition “Heraldry of Modern Belarus”

On 6 May 2022, the Department for Archives and Records Management in cooperation with the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus prepared an exhibition “Heraldry of Modern Belarus”, which opened in the building of the Ministry of Justice.

The exhibition is timed to the Day of the State Emblem and State Flag of the Republic of Belarus, which is celebrated in our country on the second Sunday of May, on the eve of Victory Day.

The central element of the exhibition are the reference images of state symbols, which are permanently stored at the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus.

The main content of the exhibition is devoted to the territorial heraldry of Belarus. It fully presents the coats of arms and flags of regions, districts, cities, urban settlements and some villages, which were established by decrees of the Head of State and included in the State Heraldic Register of the Republic of Belarus.

The exhibition gives an idea of the history of the territorial heraldry of Belarus, modern trends in its development, diversity and uniqueness of the Belarusian heraldic art.