The National Art Museum is the gem of the culture of Belarus

Today we will give you a unique opportunity to visit the main museum of our country and walk along the most expensive stairs of the capital.

     
On January 24, 1939, the State Art Gallery of the BSSR – the future National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus – opened in Minsk. It is a unique treasury of national culture and masterpieces of world art. The basis of the gallery's collection at that time was made up of works from the historical museums of Minsk, Vitebsk, Mogilev and Gomel, canvases donated by the Tretyakov Gallery, the Russian Museum, the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts and the State Hermitage Museum. Later, the collection was supplemented with curiosity from manors and castles of Western Belarus, including the residence of the Princes Radziwills in Nesvizh. Among them are Slutsk belts, French tapestries of the XVIII century, portrait painting of the XVI-XIX centuries. However, during the Great Patriotic War, a rich collection (more than 2,700 exhibits) was taken out of the country. The fate of many masterpieces is still unknown. In the post-war period, the exhibits began to be reassembled. Paintings by famous Russian artists were purchased, some of the creations were transferred to museums in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Over the decades, the museum's collection has been replenished with new treasures from private collections. Masterpieces of Belarusian painting and graphics, iconography have been successfully exhibited in different countries of the world.

Today, The National Museum of Art of the Republic of Belarus more than 30 thousand exhibits of national and world art, including works by artists of Western Europe and Eastern countries of the XV-XX centuries. The gifts of Belarusian art include ancient iconography, sculpture, fabrics and wood carvings, paintings of the XIX century, works of decorative and applied art, objects of art of the XX century.

The museum takes part in the compilation of books and albums about art. In 2011, the series "Famous Artists of Belarus" was founded here, dedicated to the masters of the XIX-XX centuries. In addition to exhibitions of Belarusian and foreign artists, lectures and interactive tours are held in the museum. A children's creative workshop has been working here for 20 years. In 2013, an art cafe was opened in the National Museum of Art. This is a "distinctive feature" of exhibitions of artists, screenings of films about Belarusian art, performances of musicians. Every year, National Museum of Art Participates in the international action "Night of Museums" and not only offers free access to all expositions, but also surprises audience with unusual programs. The museum's collection is constantly updated with new acquisitions and gifts from patrons. Recently, graphic works by Marc Chagall appeared in it. The plans include masterpieces by Ferdinand Ruschitz and others, a new building has opened. These are four additional exhibition halls, which will allow you to demonstrate more stock masterpieces. Sacred art works and salvaged paintings have already taken their places at the exhibition before, during and after the restoration. The National Art Museum is the gem of the culture of Belarus. Today it is not only a museum-gallery, but also a modern scientific and educational center, an art platform for artists.

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