Belarusian National History and Culture Museum

The exposition is located in the premises of one of the branches of the State Bank of Russia, built at the beginning of the XX century. The collection was created at the initiative of the Minsk Society of Natural History Lovers. Initially, the museum had five sections: ethnographic, historical, archaeological, natural science, and art. During World War II, collections were badly damaged, so museum funds had to be formed from the very beginning.