Spot on the map: Museum-estate of M. K. Oginsky

The estate, which is comfortably located above the picturesque dam of the Draj River in the town of Zalesie, Grodno region, has become world famous. The great composer Michal Kleofas Oginsky lived and worked in this place. Here he wanted to create his own small but beautiful world in which love, beauty and music would reign.

Romantic pastoral landscapes set off the present-day beauty of the estate. However, a lot of time has passed between its golden period under Michal Kleofas and the reconstruction. After a period of desolation, the estate regained a second life.

Now it is a museum and cultural center. It is included in the State List of Historical and Cultural Values of the Republic of Belarus. The complex consists of a palace, an English-style landscape park with small architectural forms, and a greenhouse. The Catholic chapel of the Virgin Mary and the Amelia Pavilion built in honor of the composer's daughter are located here. As well as a barn and a watermill.

In 2014, the official opening of the Michal Kleofas Oginsky estate museum took place, and a year later, on the 250th anniversary of the composer, the current museum exhibition opened.

There are 13 halls in which visitors will be able to get acquainted with the life and work of the talented musician and statesman Michal Kleofas Oginsky and get into the spirit of "Northern Athens", as Zalesie was called.

The Oginsky Music Hall has a special feature — musical instruments of the XIX century are stored here. The exhibition will allow you to plunge into the musical atmosphere that prevailed in the estate during the composer's lifetime.

There is a gallery of portraits of the Oginsky family in the "Fireplace Room".

The exposition «The Greenhouse hall. Temporary exhibitions» showcases the variety of exotic plants of the tropics and subtropics that grew on the estate in the XIX century, and introduces visitors to the works of artists.

«The Greenhouse Hall. The coffee house» is the famous summer dining room of the composer, where he often hosted guests.

Today, music is played here, poetry and theatrical evenings, art exhibitions, and master classes are held. Serious research is underway.

Balls are held in the halls where you can learn to dance mazurkas, waltzes and polonaises, which formed the basis of the musical culture of the time of Michal Kleofas.

One of the favorite activities is a theatrical tour. This is a special atmosphere, a solemn ambiance, the spirit of history and involvement in the great heritage!

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