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Episode 5. Museum and Migration: Distance, Connection and AdaptationThe fifth issue of – part of the eponymous initiative to create an open public museum of contemporary art of Belarus – was released today on the Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Castbox platforms.In the fifth episode of the OM podcast, we explore the role of museums and cultural institutions in supporting artists with migration experience. Interdisciplinary artist , as well as curator Maria Beburia and culture worker, performer Taras Gembik – co-founders of SDK Słonecznik and the Blizkist collective in Warsaw were guests of the edition. Together, we discussed the…

Belarus leads Europe in terms of the number of prisoners relative to its population. According to Wisevoter data (since 2021), there are 345 prisoners per 100,000 people, and this number continues to rise. Among them, at the moment 1446 individuals are recognized as prisoners of conscience.In this text we will bring closer the creativity of people with prison experience. We will also focus on artworks that express solidarity with prisoners or reflect on the theme of punitive institutions.The prison system in BelarusIn the country there are around 30 correctional colonies, most of which are located in Vitebsk and Mogilev regions.…