An Open Day was held at the State Archive of Public Associations of the Gomel Region

On June 6, 2024, as part of the International Week of Archives, an Open Day was held at the institution «State Archives of Public Associations of the Gomel Region».

Students of the educational institution «Gomel State Mechanical Engineering College» became guests of the state archive.

The format of the event was chosen so that guests of the archive had the opportunity not only to learn the history of the archive and see the variety of stored documents, but also to get acquainted with how to work with documents and how to use the experience of archivists in everyday life.

The children were told a brief history of the formation of archival science in Belarus, the composition of the stored documents in the state archive, as well as their transfer to electronic media.

As part of the event, a screening of the documentary film «Liberation» was organized for students, prepared by the institution “Belarusian State Archive of Film, Photo and Sound Documents”, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from the Nazi invaders.

The children were given a sightseeing tour of the archives, where they showed how documents are stored, demonstrated the reading room, and current exhibitions of archival documents and photographs.

In addition, on this day, everyone received advice on organizing acquisition, accounting, storage, use, as well as conducting independent searches for archival documents and much useful information.

 

Archivist of the sector of information, publication and use of documents Yatskova L.I. during the event
Students of Gomel State Mechanical Engineering College
Students of Gomel State Mechanical Engineering College
Students of Gomel State Mechanical Engineering College
Students of Gomel State Mechanical Engineering College
Archivist of the sector of information, publication and use of documents Mantsurovskaya V.V. introduces students to the exhibition
Students of the Gomel State Mechanical Engineering College during an excursion
Students of the Gomel State Mechanical Engineering College during an excursion
Students of the Gomel State Mechanical Engineering College during an excursion to the archives
Head of the sector of information, publication and use of documents Bachura N.G. during the consultation
Head of the sector of information, publication and use of documents Bachura N.G. during the consultation
Head of the sector of records management, formation of the NAF and archives of organizations Sedakova D.Yu. during the consultation
Archivist of the sector of information, publication and use of documents Yatskova L.I. during the consultation
Archivist of the sector of information, publication and use of documents Yatskova L.I. during the consultation