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Future exclusive series to describe museum’s collection in detail The Museum of the Old Belarusian Culture of the National Academy of Sciences presented the first album of an exclusive series. Glossy edition of "Belarusian icon painting. From the 16th century to the beginning of the 20th century" tells about the objects of historical and cultural heritage from the museum funds. Sacral painting was presented first. The museum’s collection is second in size in the country, it features almost...

First stage of restoration of Red Church completed The first stage of the restoration of the Red Church has been completed. The facade of the building was renewed, the roof was replaced. The second stage of the construction involves the installation of utilities, ...

Next stage of restoration of Kalozha church – renewal of interior decoration Refurbishment of the 12-th century Kalozha church in Belarus' regional center Grodno is nearing completion. The wooden southern wall has been replaced. It had been damaged by flood in ...

300 pages of archives contain large amount of information about history of Order and Hrodna Old archives of the monastic order of Brigitinnes returned to Hrodna after restoration. Restoring the unique documents, some of which are about four centuries old, became possible thanks to a joint project of Belarusian and Polish scholars and historians. After two years of hard work in the laboratories of Poland, the archives ...

... measures is being implemented to ensure that the decision to allocate a grant from the European Union in the amount of one million euros is positive. The cross-border project of Belarus and Poland is designed to help restore the manor house. The partial restoration will be based on the state the manor was in in late 19th and early 20th century, when the stone house was rebuilt using wood. The basements and the facade will be restored.

Experts put the Lubcha Castle on par with the Nesvizh and Mir Castles Volunteers restoring Belarus’ only Renaissance-style castle for 15th consecutive year. The Lubcha Castle, the Radziwill family’s residence, has a 16th-century stone tower and is surrounded by a defensive moat. Being an example of Renaissance architecture, the Lubcha Castle is put on par with the Nesvizh and Mir Castles. Today, the ancient building is being restored by volunteers – students, scientists, historians and patrons...