Belarus: Laboratory of Jewish Cultural Heritage

Stetl | © Grigorij Heifez The Laboratory of Jewish Cultural Heritage contributed to the revival of Jewish cultural heritage in Belarus – with strategic planning of a museum, virtual securing of evidence at historic sites and popularisation of the Jewish culture.

The goal was to write this under-exposed part of Belarusian cultural history into the European ideology of remembrance. Three project modules formed a platform for dialogue at a specialised and non-governmental level, as well as for cultural production. The long-term objective of the project was to establish a modern Jewish Museum, even if this could not be achieved within the project term of eighteen months. Instead the project consortium was prioritising the creation of the conditions required for the establishment of a museum during this period.