On December 28, 2023, at Vitebsk State Medical University, within the framework of cooperation between VSMU and VSU named after P.M. Masherov, the opening of the exhibition project “African History” took place, which combines the works of the Belarusian artist Marina Maksimovich and the Italian artist Paolo Laddomada.

The opening of the exhibition was attended by the rector of VSMU Alexey Chukanov, the dean of the art and graphic faculty of VSU named after P.M. Masherova Elena Sokolova, the head of the department of fine arts of the Faculty of Art and Graphics Anna Lollini, the staff and students of VSMU.

Vitebsk State Medical University has students from 46 countries, about 150 students from African countries such as Angola, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Congo, Libya, Tanzania, Tunisia, etc.

“We have a fairly large friendly family at the university, in which an important place is occupied by children who came to us from African countries. I am sure that this exhibition will remind students from Africa about their country, and will allow students from other countries to get to know each other more closely and will open up new facets of the lives of other cultures,” said VSMU Rector Alexey Chukanov.

Everyone who visits the exhibition will have the opportunity to rediscover the amazing and beautiful Africa, feel the uniqueness of African life, look into the faces of African people to understand the depth of their soul.