Belarusian National History Museum

Belarusian National History and Culture Museum (Belarusian: Нацыянальны гістарычны музей Рэспублікі Беларусь, romanizedNatsyyanalny gistarychny muzey Respubliki Byelarus) is a history museum in Minsk, Belarus. The museum holds the biggest collection of monuments of the material and spiritual culture of the Belarusian people from ancient times to the modern day. The museum's collection holds approximately 500,000 items.[1][2] The museum has five branches: Museum of Belarusian Cinema History, House Museum of First Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, Museum of Contemporary Belarusian Statehood, Museum of Nature and Environment of the Republic of Belaurus, and the Museum of Belarusian Cinema History.[2]

Belarusian National History Museum
Нацыянальны гістарычны музей Рэспублікі Беларусь
Entrance to the Belarusian National History and Culture Museum
Belarusian National History Museum is located in Belarus
Belarusian National History Museum
Location within Belarus
LocationMinsk, Belarus
TypeHistory museum
Websitehistmuseum.by/en/

History

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The Belarusian National History and Culture Museum has its roots in Belarus' first state museum, the Minsk Regional Museum established in 1919. After going through several names and administrations, the museum was renamed to the National Historical Museum of the Republic of Belarus in 2009.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "National Museum of History and Culture of Belarus". www.welcomebelarus.com. Retrieved Aug 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "National History Museum of the Republic of Belarus". National History Museum of the Republic of Belarus. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  3. ^ "History of the Museum". Historical Museum of the Republic of Belarus. Retrieved 2023-08-21.

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