Preserving the History of Beekeepers and bees Land at Polesie Western Region County’s, Pushcha’s landscapes areas
Established in 2020, Living Heritage Museum Complex with Apidology Observatory and Botanical Garden museum is a private organization with craft laboratories that has collected more than 9 thousand art materials and exhibits representing the culture of beekeeping and the history of the southeastern and western woodlands with the Pushcha forest lands, connected with the great roads of the Silk Road and other trade cultural routes from the Stone Age and 1000s to the present day. We will be glad when you visit our beautiful collection, as well as seasonal exhibitions! The first sound and landscape landscape collection in Belarus!
The first virtual museum about the land where bees live is placed in a correlated way in real and virtual space!
One of the most interesting modern forms of preservation and popularization of the cultural masterpieces of mankind are virtual reconstructions, museums and exhibitions. The advantage of such forms is both openness and accessibility, as well as the possibility of access in a closed format for specialists from anywhere in the world. In the virtual museum space, it is possible to get acquainted with the elements included in the National List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO, Belarus, the winning elements of the "living treasure" competition held by the PUSHCHAN HERITAGE in order to identify new objects, support the honorary masters of the heritage and its creators, keepers, visit the exhibition -sale and purchase a unique exhibit, having received it by mail. The exposition of the museum contains photo, video, audio, text and graphic materials with illustrations. A meaningful description story has been added for each element, which highlights general characteristics, tells about its history, place of origin and location, its carriers, traditions, revival, conservation and popularization measures. The exhibits are equipped with QR codes that connect them with information resources in the virtual space, and are also involved in a special system based on the blockchain technology, designed specifically to develop the PUSHCHAN HERITAGE economy and maintain the preservation of beekeeping practices while providing an accessible environment for network members. One of the sections of the museum offers educational excursions, as well as lessons and entertainment: puzzles, crosswords, coloring books that will be useful for teachers and beginners who are interested in one or another area of art related to beekeeping and bees.
A living museum to preserve heritage and develop a green economy, to build the capacity of a special region of Belarus and heritage areas
Closed from the outside world by a special landscape relief and swamps for more than a thousand years, Divin, a compact community of Poleshuks in the Pushcha province in southwestern Belarus, has become the first living museum in Belarus based on experience from China.
In order to preserve the local cultural heritage, the Chinese government organizes the construction of so-called eco-museums, applying best practices, in particular the experience of Norway. Using the experience of China, it became possible to create the first museum of living treasures in relation to the Heritage of Beekeeping and bees in Belarus.
Living in a relatively isolated environment, the descendants of the Poleshuks have well preserved their traditions and customs for hundreds and even thousands of years, especially the tradition of beekeeping and beekeeping, recognized as a world living heritage by UNESCO. It is important to preserve this heritage and the treasures of ancient knowledge, not only for the viability of the future generation, but also for the sake of the idea of developing a green economy and the competitiveness of rare regions with their potential for traditional authentic products and services. Capacity building is possible through the creation of living museum complexes.
Our Mission
Our Mission - to preserve the history and heritage of the Divinsky district and the Pushcha lands of the beekeeping region of swamps and forests in Polissya. This mission is carried out by collecting, inventorying, preserving and interpreting artifacts, rare technologies, arts, traditions, equipment and other items representing the culture of the Polesie people of Pushcha, both past and present living treasures. Fulfilling this mission offers education and enrichment to visitors of all ages, races, religions, ethnicities, inclusiveness.
Our Vision
The Diva District Museum of the History of Living Beekeeping Heritage works to preserve the distinctive living treasure of our community with rural history and the practice of dynasties of hereditary masters of arts and crafts, crafts, to share its rich heritage and its unique culture.
Welcome!
This online exhibition is based on the real Bees! Diversity, Evolution, Preservation, Living Heritage”, which will be presented in September 2022 in the museum space of the living museum complex in Divin, on the land of bees and honey, as well as in virtual space, and will be open until August 2023.
Our heritage inventory experts, librarians and archivists have curated and developed the collection to meet the needs of researchers, mentors and visitors since 2022. The collection contains over a thousand items, as well as the living legacy of 8 beekeepers, beekeepers, dynasty trees and stories, including nearly 200 books and diaries, over 100 current journals and media titles, 100 works of art, and over 1,000 cataloged archival items. .
Экспонаты распределяются между площадками Музея в Дивине и филиалами в частных дворах, а также его удаленными хранилищами. Коллекция включает в себя оригинальные материалы, элементы народной медицины, пасеки, деревья, укрытые ульями, топографические и геологические карты, фотографии, монографии, артефакты, ульи, газеты и журналы, монеты, образцы меда, ботанические семена и живые садовые коллекции с гербариями, ботанические иллюстрации и т. д. Мы также оцифровываем коллекцию, чтобы сделать наши материалы доступными в Интернете для сотрудников музея и представителей общественности.
The collection, which can be found in its entirety in the Library and Archival Observatory of the Living Heritage Beekeeping Museum, as well as on the homepage of craft workshops and workshops, consists of a number of sub-collections.
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Explore Earth and its prehistoric past with contemporary heritage — through engaging and interactive displays with virtual reality access, hands-on features, inclusive artifacts, stunning fossils, living practices and science-inspired art.
“WHERE HISTORY COMES TO LIFE”
Belarus, Brest region, Kobrin district, Divinsky s / s9, Lake Lyuban area
HOURS:
Virtual excursions —24x7
Real excursions — Open by appointment only
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY: 10AM - 5PM
FRIDAY: 10AM - 3PM
SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY: CLOSED
messengers available +375 29 6134444
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