On conducting a sightseeing tour at the institution «State Archive of Public Associations of the Mogilev Region»

As part of the republican action «Archives to School», on July 5, 2024, the institution «State Archive of Public Associations of the Mogilev Region» was visited by students of grades 3-6 of secondary school No.40 in Mogilev, who were in a summer health school camp.

During the excursion, the head of the department of information, publication, use of documents and the formation of the NAF Tatyana Shevchik and the head of the department of ensuring the safety of documents and funds Svetlana Bartsuleva introduced students to the history of the creation of the archive and the main directions of its activities.

They talked about the archive funds and the specifics of working with them, about the conditions for storing documents, and the equipment of archival storage facilities. We focused the children’s attention on the fact that the main task of archivists is to preserve the documentary heritage and give people the opportunity to get acquainted with archival documents. The guys also got acquainted with the exhibitions presented: Defense of the city of Mogilev, Partisan movement, 80th anniversary of the liberation of the city of Mogilev, Genocide of the Belarusian people during the Great Patriotic War.

At the end of the excursion, guests got acquainted with the museum exhibition on the history of the party archive.

1. Students in the museum room

2. Students during an excursion to the archives