Minsk. Museum of Ancient Belarusian Culture.

The museum's exposition is divided into three thematic halls: archeology, sacred art and ethnography.

The Archeology hall presents artifacts discovered during the excavations of ancient settlements, reflecting the most important archaeological cultures that existed on the territory of Belarus. Objects of labor, everyday life, and jewelry demonstrate connections with Celtic, Scythian, Baltic, and Scandinavian cultures.

The second hall is dedicated to sacred art and includes icons, bells, sculptures and decorative carvings from churches and churches. The largest collection of icons of the 16th-19th centuries in Belarus is kept here, reflecting the peculiarities of the formation of the Belarusian school of icon painting. There is also a sculpture collection in the hall, which includes samples of figurative sculpture, artistic carvings and tombstones that were previously in churches of various faiths.

The third hall introduces the folk art and ethnography of Belarus. Here you can see traditional costumes, towels, bedspreads, tablecloths, belts, painted carpets, musical instruments, toys and household items made of wood and ceramics. Of particular value is the collection "Monuments of ethnography and folk art of the Chernobyl zone", collected in villages resettled after the Chernobyl accident.

To get on the tour, you should call +375 17 284-18-82 in advance.