The Genexpo Family History Festival will be held in Moscow.

The Genexpo Family History Festival will be held in Moscow on September 27-28. The event will bring together researchers and amateurs in the field of genealogy, as well as media personalities and bloggers.

Everyone involved in the study and preservation of family history will gather at the festival site: genealogists, archivists, psychologists, family tree designers, book authors, representatives of museums, and genealogical communities.

In addition to professional aspects, the festival will also address such topical issues of our time as: sociology and demography, issues of military genealogy and patriotic education, work with teenagers and youth, corporate responsibility and labor dynasties, new social communication practices and community building, family business and continuity, public policy and public initiatives and the development of local communities, NGO practices and business projects, VR technologies and genetics.

"I believe that family history should become a part of our daily lives, and an essential element for the upbringing of our children," said Mikhail Shevelev, founder of Genexpo:

The program of the festival has a social and educational orientation and includes a rich business part in the format of discussions and speeches by speakers, an exhibition, a master class area, a family workshop fair, a children's area, a musical and theatrical space, a lounge area and a networking area.

Within the framework of the festival, lectures, book presentations, meetings with readers, round tables, discussions, tools and practices for studying and preserving family history will be held on the 1st and 2nd floors. The Heritage Succession Forum will be held on the 3rd floor. Traditions. Innovations", which will bring together owners of capital, successors, entrepreneurs and representatives of the business community. The Forum aims to form a holistic understanding of continuity: from cultural codes to asset management and personal brand.