Archives for Schools: Young Guests at the Central Laboratory

As part of the national «Archives for Schools» initiative, students from Secondary School No.3 in Minsk (named after Hero of the Soviet Union K.A.Shaban) visited the Central Laboratory for the Preservation of Documents of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus.

The visit’s program sparked genuine interest and high levels of engagement among the students. During a guided tour, they were introduced to key technical processes, watching with rapt attention as specialists painstakingly restored documents from bygone eras.

The students asked insightful questions about the materials and techniques used for the careful binding of records, gaining an appreciation for the complexity and precision required in such manual work.

The process of creating a «security collection» (a preservation-focused backup archive) made a particularly strong impression on this modern, «digital-native» generation.

Pictured: Students learning about the restoration and binding of documents.