Currency:
100$ = 808 000 BYR
100 evro = 1 037 000 BYR
100$ = 808 000 BYR
100 evro = 1 037 000 BYR
National Art Museum
National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus holds the largest single collection of Belarusian and international art in the country and is a must-see sight for anyone visiting the city. Holding individual collections of Belarusian Art from the 12th to the 20th Century and also Russian Art, Western European Art, Oriental Art. The museum was founded on January 24, 1939. After the Great Patriotic War the collection was rebuilt with the notable work of museum's Director, Elena Aladova who ran operations for 33 years from 1944 until her retirement. Greatly extended in 2006 and possessing over 30,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, porcelain and other works of art in total in its contemporary collection. The museum's current home dates from 1957 and was designed by Belarusian architect Mikhail Baklanov (1914-1990). The museum manages to exhibit only a small fraction of its entire collection, none of it the work of a household name in the West, although much of it truly all the same outstanding. Notable among the many great works on display are several landscapes by the French painter Huber Robert (1733-1808), some truly exquisite Chinese woodcarvings and Japanese ceramics, one or two outstanding pieces by the Jewish-Belarusian artist and Chagall's teacher Yehuda (Yuri) Pen (1854-1937) and a particular favourite, Mikhail Savitski's (1922-2010) extraordinary painting, Patrisan Madonna, dating from 1967. Even the least cultured visitor with only a passing interest in art should give the museum at least an hour. More serious connoisseurs might like to give up half a day or so to the work on display. A floor plan of the 19 halls that make up the entire exhibition can be purchased inside the museum for 1,100 BYR. Museum open 11:00 - 19:00. Not work - Tuesday.
National Museum of History & Culture
Artefacts relating to the history of Belarus from 40,000 BC to the present day are sprinkled throughout this creaky pld museum, the largest repository of archaeological items in the country. Axe-heads, swords, portraits, an old printing press and exhibits on fishing, hunting and folklore are among the many rewards for those who visit. Unfortunately there is no text to describe any of it in English.
Open 11:00 - 19:00. Closed Wed.
Karla Marxa str. 12, Minsk
Open 11:00 - 19:00. Closed Wed.
Karla Marxa str. 12, Minsk