The leadership of the National Historical Museum of Belarus has changed. As reported by “Nasha Niva”, 50-year-old Aliaksandr Khramy left his post this month. His duties are currently being performed by his deputy, and a new head has not yet been appointed.
The dismissal of Khramy was not publicly announced, but his name is no longer listed on the museum’s website.
A teacher by education, Aliaksandr Khramy headed the National Historical Museum in April 2021. He previously served as academic secretary at the National Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve “Niasvizh” (2011–2013), head of the exhibition department and deputy director of the National Historical Museum (2013–2019). From 2019 to 2021, he headed the State Literary and Memorial Museum of Yakub Kolas.
In the corridors of power, it is being discussed that the new director could be the communist Siarhei Klishevich. This controversial member of the House of Representatives has no connection to museum work. He previously served as first secretary of the Minsk City Committee of the BRSM and as an ideologist at the Minsk City Executive Committee. In 2016, at the unveiling of a monument to Lenin in Minsk, he assisted riot police in detaining Zmitser Dashkevich.
