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Ancient Belarusian Culture Museum

Ancient Belarusian Culture Museum
Opened in 1979 on the 50th anniversary of the National Academy of Sciences, the collection includes a wide range of ethnographic and cultural exhibits including icons, folk art and even a collection of items relating to the Chernobyl disaster. Read_on (1 Comment)

Fire Museum

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The fascinating history of Minsk’s fire brigade, with tours conducted by grinning firemen. Visits must be booked in advance, and keep in mind that tours are in the Russian language only. Read_on (No Comments)

First Congress of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers Party Museum

First Congress of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers Party Museum
Home to the first Party Congress way back in 1923, the building was destroyed during the Great Patriotic War. Such is the importance of the building, it was completely rebuilt after the war and remains a testament to all things Soviet. Read_on (No Comments)

Great Patriotic War Museum

Great Patriotic War Museum
Opened barely three months after Minsk was liberated by the Red Army, the city’s must-see Great Patriotic War Museum has come a long way over the last six decades and is currently based inside a building where it’s been since 1966. Read_on (1 Comment)

Maxim Bogdanovich Literature Museum

Maxim Bogdanovich Literature Museum
The Belarusian poet and journalist Maxim Bogdanovich (1891-1917) had an enormous effect on Belarusian literature, a fact reflected in the naming of several streets throughout the country in his honour. Read_on (No Comments)

National Art Museum (Национальный Художественный музей)

National Art Museum (Национальный Художественный музей)
Minsk’s fabulous National Art Museum, or the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus to give it its full title, holds Read_on (No Comments)

National Museum of History & Culture

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Artefacts relating to the history of Belarus from 40,000BC to the present day are sprinkled throughout this creaky old museum, the largest repository of archaeological items in the country. Read_on (No Comments)

Nature Museum

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Located in the bowels of the Museum of History and Culture (see Museums), this small museum is the most exciting place in town to see dusty mammoth bones and stuffed bears. Read_on (No Comments)

Zair Azgur Museum

Zair Azgur Museum
The award-winning, Vitebsk-born Zair Isaakovich Azgur (1908-1995) is a household name in Belarus. Azgur being one Read_on (No Comments)

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