The State Archives of Vitebsk Region hosted 129 visitors on the Single Open Doors Day dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Archival Service of Belarus

On September 12, 2022, as part of the Single Open Doors Day timed to the 100th anniversary of the Belarusian Archival Service, the State Archives of Vitebsk Region held a special program to acquaint visitors with the history of the archive service, the history of Belarus and the State Archives of Vitebsk Region and with the principles of the state archives. The visitors could touch the archival documents, learn the skills of working with them and try on the profession of an archivist.

At the opening ceremony the participants were welcomed by the head of the Main Department of Justice of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Sergey Konopelko.

On this day, lectures on the history of archive business were held. Five exhibitions were open to the public. Free consultations were also held on the procedure of working with archival documents.

Quest and master classes on restoration and scanning of documents allowed to consolidate the acquired skills in practice.

The event also included a contest for the best greeting.