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VITEBSK, 11 April (BelTA) - Collection of books and copies of the letters of Marc Chagall were donated to Vitebsk Masherov State University by the Alexander Solzhenitsyn House of Russia Abroad, BelTA has learnt. Collection includes 300 titles published in 2010-2011 on various subjects: history, religion, art, literature, philosophy, Russian language textbooks, works of contemporary authors such as Pilevich, Rubina, Ulitskaya, etc. During the official ceremony, the Deputy Director of the...

MINSK, 5 April (BelTA) – The Vitebsk Office of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) is organizing a business visit for representatives of Belarusian companies to Milan, Italy, on 19-23 April, BelTA learnt from the BCCI Vitebsk Office. The main goal of the visit is to attend the international specialist exhibition Salone Internazionale Del Mobile-2012. The forum is an event of singular importance for European furniture producers as this is the very place where fashion is...

VITEBSK, 4 April (BelTA) – The Textile of Latvia exhibition opened in Vitebsk on 3 April, BelTA learnt from the Vitebsk Art Museum. The expo features 44 works of Latvian painters many of whom are members of the Association of Latvian Textile Artists: Irena Andreyeva, Yekaterina Apale, Elina Veilande-Apine and many others. The displayed works are made of a wide range of materials, namely flax, wool, cotton, synthetics, and paper. The exhibition is organized as part of the international...

VITEBSK, 3 April (BelTA) – Vatican may lend Marc Chagall’s works for the sake of arranging an exhibition in Vitebsk. The initiative was put forth by Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, Apostolic Nuncio of Vatican in Belarus, as he met with top executives of the Vitebsk Oblast administration on 3 April. “Works by this internationally recognized artist are kept in Vatican, Germany, and France. We would be pleased to organize an exhibition,” said the Archbishop. Claudio Gugerotti said that...

VITEBSK, 3 April (BelTA) – The fourth national art exhibition Insita 2012 has given start to the celebrations dedicated to the 125th anniversary of Marc Chagall in Vitebsk on 3 April, BelTA has learnt. Taking part in Insita 2012 will be 79 painters from Belarus, Saint Petersburg and Lithuania. The exhibition will feature works from collections of the Naive Art Museum of Moscow and the Naive Art Museum of Latvia. The exhibition marking the 125th anniversary of Marc Chagall has opened...

VITEBSK, 2 April (BelTA) – While visiting the Vitebsk Masherov State University Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Belarus Gong Jianwei showed interest in a project to develop a High-Tech Park in Vitebsk, BelTA informs. On 1-2 April the Ambassador met with Chairman of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee Alexander Kosinets and Chairman of the Vitebsk City Hall Viktor Nikolaikin to discuss a range of promising projects which can be implemented with participation of...