MINSK, 10 June (BelTA) - The project “Masonic Exposition from Vaclav Fedorovich’s Collection” of the Vitebsk Regional Museum won the CIS contest of young museum professionals “Enhancing the Prestige of the Museum Profession” at the 13th International Festival of Museums Intermuseum-2011 which was held in Moscow on 1-8 June, BelTA learnt from the spokeswoman for the Culture Ministry of Belarus Anna Smolskaya. The Belarusian State Museum of the Great Patriotic War was awarded the...

VITEBSK, 9 June (BelTA) – The Vitebsk-Tsentralny customs clearance point will temporarily work 24 hours starting from 27 June, BelTA learned from the Vitebsk customs service. In connection with the increase in the commodity and transport flow, including vehicles used by individuals, expected till 1 July the Vitebsk-Tsentralny customs clearance point will work 24 hours on 27-30 June in order to eliminate long queues at the checkpoints. The Orsha-Vostochnaya customs clearance point will also...

VITEBSK, 8 June (BelTA) - An interviewing room for child victims and witnesses based on the Barnahus model opened today in Novopolotsk, BelTA learnt from Andrei Makhanko, the chairman of the board of the non-governmental association “Ponimanie”. The association has launched a project “Implementation of the Barnahus model in Belarus” with the support of the World Childhood Foundation (Sweden), which provides for a system of measures of psychological support for children in difficult...

VITEBSK, 8 June (BelTA) – Novopolotsk will joint the UNICEF Child Friendly City initiative. Such an agreement will be signed between Novopolotsk Town Hall and the UNICEF office in Novopolotsk on 10 June, BelTA learned from the ideological department of Novopolotsk Town Hall. Partaking of Novopolotsk in this initiative will prove the town’s endeavor to take care of children, create favorable conditions for their birth and education, ensure high level of health care services, support child...

VITEBSK, 8 June (BelTA) – An exhibition of Russian artists opened in the Vitebsk Modern Art Center on 8 June, BelTA learnt from this cultural establishment. The exhibition has been prepared and brought to the Belarusian city by People’s Artist of Russia, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Arts, Professor of the Smolensk State University Gennady Namerovsky within the relations established between Vitebsk and Smolensk painters. Authors of 70 works displayed in Vitebsk are...

VITEBSK, 7 June (BelTA) – The Braslavskiye Zarnitsy international festival will welcome artistic companies from eight countries, BelTA learned from Galina Korotkova, head of the Culture Department of the Braslav District Executive Committee Six agrotowns of Braslav District will play host to the performances of artistic companies from Venezuela, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Estonia, and Belarus. They will forestall main events of the festival which are expected to take place...