A tour of the Belarusian State Archives and Museum of Literature and Art (BSAMLI) for participants of the social and educational project «Academy of the Third Age»

On January 15, 2026, as part of the «With All My Heart» charity event, a tour was held at the Belarusian State Archives and Museum of Literature and Art (hereinafter referred to as BSAMLI) for participants of the social and educational project «Academy of the Third Age».

During the tour, leading archivist Natalia Aleksandrovna Mizon spoke about the history of the archive-museum, introduced the institution’s main activities today, the collection’s acquisitions, and the painstaking restoration of documents.

Archive guests were treated to a literary and documentary exhibition, «Knight of the Human Spirit», dedicated to the 95th anniversary of Vladimir Korotkevich, which is on display in the reading room. The curator of the exhibition presented the documents on display: manuscripts of poems, short stories, novels, and plays by Vladimir Semenovich Korotkevich. Visitors were particularly drawn to the writer’s own drawings, as well as caricatures, bookplates, and book cover mockups created by Belarusian artists.

Tour participants noted the archive’s unique atmosphere, where history comes alive in documents, and expressed gratitude to the BGAMLA archivists.

1. N.A.Mizon presented the exhibition «Knight of the Human Spirit»

2. During a tour of the BGAMLM

3. Participants of the social and educational project «Academy of the Third Age» during a tour of the BGAMLM