Выяўленне, сумеснае выкарыстанне і вяртанне архіўных, бібліятэчных і музейных каштоўнасцей, якія захоўваюцца ў замежных краінах.

Finding, Sharing and Recovering Archival, Library and Museum Valuables Kept in Other Countries The collection features works based on material concerning the spiritual and tangible culture of the Belarusian people, of Belarusian origin, found in archives, libraries and museums of Belarus, France, Poland, Russia and Ukraine. For Belarus, finding and recovering lost national valuables is an especially pressing issue. Years-long thorough and systematic work is required to establish a proper legal framework, and address scientific and practical matters. Moral factors could and should incite efforts to recover artifacts. It is very important to respect the international law in the area and constantly remind new owners of their moral obligations. Certainly, moral tools are not enough to untangle the deadlock over the fate of our people's valuables scattered all over the world as a result of global and local political developments, carelessness and for other reasons. First, it is necessary to bring artifacts back into scientific and cultural circulation, consider various opportunities for shared used. Confrontation on the matter is fraught with very negative consequences, in particular valuables may be hidden and inaccessible for scientific and cultural use. As a result, cultural artifacts would be unavailable not only to those who created them, but also to people in the country where they were hidden. The return of artifacts found in other countries is a particularly complicated matter because it in