Welcome to the Baltic Heritage Network!
Baltic Heritage Network is a multilingual electronic gateway to rally information on the archival collections and cultural heritage of Baltic diaspora with the aim of ensuring access to relevant information. The gateway hopes to develop an international cooperation network encompassing Baltic archives, libraries and museums, memory and research institutions, and diplomatic, cultural and other bodies in the homelands and abroad, and also the worldwide Baltic ethnic communities, societies, organizations and individuals.
The gateway was launched in summer 2006, during the International Conference on the Baltic Archives Abroad held in Tartu, as fixed in the memorandum adopted by the conference.
The gateway has been planned to be in Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, and English. The development of the portal was started in summer 2007 by the Estonian Archives Abroad Working Group, made up of the representatives of Estonian memory institutions. In January 2008 the Non-Profit Association Baltic Heritage Network, joining members from all three Baltic countries, was founded in order to expand international and national cooperation and coordinate activities. Latvian and Lithuanian working groups have also started their work. The design and technical implementation of the portal is provided by Portal Invest Ltd. (Estonia).
The Non-Profit Association Baltic Heritage Network is awaiting for new members to join its ranks. Our aims and principles of action are formulated in the statutes of the association. The text of the statutes, the conditions for joining, and the application form are available at the portal. Everybody interested in cooperation in preserving the cultural heritage of the Baltic diaspora is welcome!
The gateway is being edited.
Please be patient with us!
Contact:
Piret Noorhani
piret.noorhani[at]erm.ee
