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On 22 January 2026, the Free Belarus Museum in Warsaw hosted a presentation of the results of the project “Digitisation and Access to the Resources of the Free Belarus Museum”.
The project included the digitisation of 200 museum artefacts, the creation of an online catalogue in three languages — Belarusian, Polish, and English — as well as the implementation of educational and cultural activities dedicated to digital culture. The project marked an important step in the development of the Free Belarus Museum as a modern institution of memory and documentation.
During the presentation, participants were introduced to the key outcomes of the project, aimed at preserving and systematising museum artefacts documenting violations of human rights and freedoms in contemporary Belarus, as well as the democratic movement of Belarusians opposing the authoritarian regime. Special attention was given to the role of digitisation as a tool for the long-term preservation of memory and for ensuring broad access to museum resources for researchers, journalists, and the international community.
The event featured speeches by project participants, a screening of a documentary film produced as part of the initiative, and a guided tour of the new exhibition from the museum’s collections entitled “Entry Point. 123”, dedicated to Belarusian political prisoners.
Among the participants were the Deputy Head of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus and Head of the National Anti-Crisis Management, Pavel Latushka; the Plenipotentiary of the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs for cooperation with Belarusian democratic forces, Adam Norbert Hałaciński; and Maciej Radziwiłł — a social activist, active investor, and well-known entrepreneur. Invited guests also included representatives of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, the Katyn Museum, the National Institute of Museums, the Centre for Community Archives, as well as other Polish and Belarusian institutions working in the fields of culture, historical memory, and documentation.
The Free Belarus Museum expresses its gratitude to all partners and project participants for their cooperation and support. The work on preserving memory, documenting human rights violations, and reflecting on contemporary Belarusian history will continue.
