Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local Lore is preparing innovative souvenirs for visitors

June 20, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. The Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local Lore is preparing innovative souvenirs for its visitors. This was announced today at a press conference dedicated to the opening of the International Exhibition of Artistic Holograms "Holography-2012. Vitebsk" by the museum director Gleb Savitsky. In cooperation with one of the exhibition organizers, the museum is preparing artistic holograms of its exhibits. Currently, work is underway on three holograms, one of which is a hologram of a priceless museum exhibit - a pectoral bone cross of the 15th - early 16th centuries, found during archaeological excavations in Vitebsk. According to Gleb Savitsky, if the cooperation proves mutually beneficial, the museum intends to produce other souvenir products using modern technologies. The presentation of hologram souvenirs will take place at the exhibition opening on June 29. The original and its holographic copy will be displayed side by side for visitors to compare. In total, the "Holography-2012. Vitebsk" exhibition will feature over 50 artistic holograms from 14 countries, including Australia, Great Britain, Israel, Iran, Canada, Lithuania, Portugal, Russia, Romania, the USA, Turkey, Ukraine, and France. Visitors will see several unique works with moving images. As noted by the deputy chairman of the exhibition's organizing committee, Yevgeny Vedensky, a significant portion of the exhibits were created by Belarusian scientists and manufacturers, which enhances the prestige of Belarus as a country actively conducting scientific research in the most advanced and promising areas of modern science, where innovative technologies are applied and high-tech production is developing. The "Holography-2012. Vitebsk" exhibition is a continuation of the first world exhibition of artistic holograms "Holography-2011," which was successfully held in Minsk in October-December last year. At the same time, one-third of the exhibits at the Vitebsk exhibition are new works that the Minsk public has not seen. The exhibition organizers promise that excursions will be conducted by specially trained guides, and the exhibition visit, in terms of practical information, will be akin to an introductory course in holography. The initiator of the "Holography-2012. Vitebsk" exhibition and the chairman of its organizing committee is Belarusian scientist, founder of artistic and security holography in Belarus, academician of the International Academy of Engineering, laureate of several prestigious prizes and awards, Leonid Tanin. Artistic holography is an art of the new millennium at the intersection of painting, psychology, and physics. It generates immense interest worldwide, being the most effective way to represent three-dimensional images on a flat surface. Holography finds application in advertising, museum work, design and architecture, cartography, educational programs, and many other fields. -0-