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The Belarus-Lithuania-Latvia virtual museum has been created in accordance with the international project The Virtual Past is a Keystone for the Future of Museums implemented in line with the cross-border cooperation program Lithuania-Latvia-Belarus 2007-2013.

The virtual museum can be found at www.futureofmuseums.eu representing the three museums of the Belarus-Lithuania-Latvia cross-border project (Kedainiai Museum in Lithuania, Grodno History and Archaeology Museum and Latgale Culture and History Museum in Latvia) and the Rezekne Higher Education Institution.

The pages of these institutions feature photo galleries and provide descriptions of different notions, events, characters, and artefacts – all in all, over 1,600 items. The website is a multi-language platform as information is available in English, Lithuanian, Latvian, Belarusian, and Latgalian. Besides, the site features four interactive games for children and youth.

The project provides for the creation of an international innovative culture and tourism project available to a wide range of people and for the modernization of museum expositions by means of the creation of virtual galleries. Besides, the project is designed to promote cultural heritage among young people using modern interactive forms of representation of historical information. It is also expected to raise people's interest in the real-life museums and the development of research, education, and communication cooperation, BelTA said.