Item Summary

The series War Museums examines the exhibition aesthetics of Soviet-era museums through emblematic sites of memory in Belarus: the Khatyn Memorial Complex, the original Museum of the Great Patriotic War in Minsk, the Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War in Grodno, and the Museum of the Defense of the Brest Fortress. Some of these institutions have since been relocated and fully re-exhibited, reflecting shifts in curatorial practice and historical framing.

Unlike contemporary museums, Soviet exhibitions were characterized by high informational density and a concentrated presentation of material. Each artifact was carefully attributed and embedded within a personal narrative: letters, newspaper clippings, military insignia, uniforms, diaries, photographs, and weapons collectively formed a detailed and emotionally charged account of wartime experience.

Descriptive Information

Title
War Museums - 1-29
Sort Title
war museums - 1-29
Creator of work
Liankevich, Andrei
Language
Belarusian
English
Date Created
2011
Format
Photographs
Series
Goodbye, Motherland
Rights Statement
In Copyright

Discovery Information

Subject
Arts and culture
Museums
Photography
History
Local history
Human and civil rights
Collective memory
Politics and government
War
Geographic Subject
Belarus
Geographic Origin
Belarus

Physical Characteristics

Height
60
Width
60
Page Count
29
File Count
29

Institutional Information

Collection
Princeton Slavic Collections
Box number
Digital box #1
Folder number
300-328
Barcode
00000000000000
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/ephemera_folders/323e829f-378e-41e5-8704-6eda3d108ac2/manifest