New film reveals the secrets of BGAMLI

A new documentary film by the talented Belarusian director Yuri Timofeev, «Guardians of Time», has been released. It is dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the foundation of the Belarusian State Archives and Museum of Literature and Art (hereinafter referred to as BGAMLI). Filming was carried out in April–May 2025 by order of the Belarus 3 TV channel of the Belteleradiocompany.

The film includes materials telling about the history of BGAMLI, which preserves the cultural heritage of our country, the peculiarities of the formation of its funds, the daily work of archivists, and close cooperation with cultural institutions of Belarus. A significant part of the footage is devoted to relationships with fund creators. This requires archivists to be able to contact people directly, treat their heritage with care, and establish communication with their relatives and loved ones.

At the end of the filming process, Y.Timofeev shared his impressions with the BGAMLI employees and admitted that during the work on the film, the members of the film crew repeatedly discovered unexpected features of the functioning of both the archive-museum and the archival industry as a whole.

The full version of the film «Guardians of Time» can be viewed on the director’s YouTube channel. A short director’s version is also available on the BGAMLI channel.

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In the photo: Filming process of the film «Guardians of Time»