National Historical Museum of the Republic of Belarus



On 27 March 2015, the National History Museum of Latvia exhibition “Amber – Jewel of the Baltic Sea” opens at the National Historical Museum of the Republic of Belarus

  • 11.03.2015

27 February 2015 the National Historical Museum of the Republic of Belarus and the National History Museum of Latvia (Riga) have signed the Memorandum of Cooperation. This document recognizes the principles of international cooperation aimed at cooperation for preservation, study, and promotion of cultural heritage, deepening research and cultural relations between the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Belarus.

Exhibition "Amber - Jewel of the Baltic Sea" from the National History Museum of Latvia that will open in Minsk on 27 March 2015 will be the practical effect of cooperation.

The National History Museum of Latvia, the largest repository of Latvian material culture, was founded in 1869, and is one of Latvia's oldest museums.

Exhibition “Amber – Jewel of the Baltic Sea” was one of the most successful exhibition projects in the Riga European Capital of Culture 2014 programme as part of "Amber Vein" thematic line.

The exhibition will tell about deposits of amber in the Baltic Sea and its distribution along the Amber Route, the role of minerals in mythology and folklore. Exhibits are evidences of archaeological amber, its form and application, ethnographic amber, and its role in the Latvian national costume and folk arts and crafts. The exhibits reflect the development of amber from ancient times to the present day: fibulae, buttons, beads, amber bundled with other materials, pendants, and newly formed shapes.