Minsk. Mikhail Savitsky Art Gallery.

The location of the art gallery was chosen by Savitsky himself during his lifetime.

The gallery building itself is an architectural monument. It has a small risalite in the central part, which is crowned by a triangular pediment with a semicircular window. Rectangular window openings have a simple frame, and on the second floor the balcony has a metal openwork fence on wooden consoles.

The building has recreated elements of a historical living space.

Until 2004, the military enlistment office was located in this building. The building was transformed into a museum, combining an art gallery with an exhibition telling about the history of the architectural monument. The opening of this cultural center was attended by the President of the Republic of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko.

The exhibition focuses on the creative work of Mikhail Savitsky (1922 - 2010). Here in the gallery, more than 1,000 artifacts are presented in ten rooms: paintings, photographs, documents and personal belongings of the artist.

The exhibitions cover the key moments of Mikhail Andreevich Savitsky's work from the late 1950s to 2010 and include well-known cycles such as "The Black Past" and "The Beatitudes". Part of the space is reserved for the restored interiors of the artist.

Along with the permanent exhibition, new temporary exhibitions are constantly being organized in the gallery.

It's informative and interesting here, and there are a lot of good paintings. Excellent work by a wonderful folk artist. A magnificent gallery that tells the story of the most important figure in the history of Belarus!

The architectural monument, the palace of the 18th century of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania's sub-chancellor, Grand Duke Anthony Pshezdetsky, has been preserved to this day in the center of Minsk at 15 Freedom Square.

The building is a two-story palace with a hip roof typical of classicism. And in the center of the facade there is a balcony with an openwork fence.

During the Great Patriotic War, the building, like many others in Minsk, was severely damaged. After the renovation, the regional military enlistment office was registered there for many years. Only in 2012, the restoration was completed, and the estate was opened as the Mikhail Savitsky Art Gallery.

In 1799, Count Pshezdetsky sold the palace with all its buildings to the Stankiewicz family for 40 thousand Polish zlotys. After the Stankeviches, the estate passed into the possession of the secretary of the Minsk Noble Assembly, Yuri Kobylinsky, who bought it in 1826. Yuri collected art objects and old books. In the palace, one could see paintings by various artists, old book editions, ancient manuscripts, the original statute of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, an authentic Christopher Columbus map, collections of minerals and coins, and antique antiquities. Kobylinsky's private museum actually became the first Minsk city museum. Part of this collection was later transferred to the Vilno Museum of Antiquities.

Under Kobylinsky, the palace served as a meeting place for the elite of Minsk, including writers, musicians and artists. An artist with an unusual fate, Jan Damel, thanks to Kobylinsky's patronage, lived and worked in this palace. He died here in 1840.

In 1851, the estate was sold to merchant Leopold Delpatse. The building was partially used for administrative services. So, the Minsk Noble Deputy Assembly occupied the first floor. In 1872, the owner changed again, and the classrooms and living rooms of the Minsk Men's Theological College were located in the estate. After the revolution, the palace was used for administrative services. And after the end of the war, the military enlistment office was located here for many years.

On May 8, 2012, after reconstruction, the art gallery of Mikhail Savitsky, People's Artist of the BSSR and the USSR, opened in the palace. Some of the halls are devoted to the exhibition of his paintings. The interior of a 19th-century city manor has been reconstructed in several halls.

According to the inventory of 1851, there were 14 Dutch glazed tile stoves and 6 Dutch white tile stoves in the palace. After the war, all the furnaces were destroyed. An ancient furnace has been reconstructed in one of the halls of the current museum. Also, in some halls, you can see elements of the original picturesque decor revealed during the reconstruction, some of it has been recreated.