Conducting a lesson for 9th grade students as part of the «Archives for School» campaign

On February 22, 2024, as part of the «Archives to School» campaign, the institution «State Archive of the Grodno Region» held a lesson on the topic «Historical and cultural heritage of the Grodno region» for 9th grade students of the State Educational Institution «Gymnasium No. 2 of Grodno».

Archive staff told schoolchildren about the history of its creation, the composition of documents and the specifics of the institution’s activities; and also demonstrated unique documentary materials that contain information about significant historical events of the 20th century that took place in the Grodno region. The students were shown a social advertising video «Grodno», prepared by the institution «Belarusian State Archive of Film, Photo and Sound Documents».

In the laboratory for restoration, binding and repair of documents, students observed the process of restoring paper media. The lesson ended with a sightseeing tour of the archives, during which schoolchildren were told about the conditions and features of document storage.