Description of the attraction
The Belarusian State Museum of the History of Religion was founded in Grodno in 1977 as the Republican Museum of Atheism and the History of Religion. Under Soviet rule, it was housed in the former convent of the Nativity of the Virgin. In 1989, the museum was renamed the Belarusian State Museum of the History of Religion.
In 1994, the building of the monastery was returned to the believers, and the monastery of the Nativity of the Virgin resumed its existence. After the reconstruction, which was carried out from 1994 to 2009, the exposition was moved to the palace of Karol Khreptovich - a monument of history and architecture, built in the styles of Baroque and Classicism, built in 1740.
The exposition of the museum reveals the history of the religions of the peoples living in the territory of modern Belarus. Each religion here has its own section, which, in turn, is divided into time intervals. In the halls of the museum are presented the rarest works of art, cult objects, rare books. The Museum of the History of Religion has a library with more than 15 thousand volumes.
In addition to the permanent exhibition, the museum regularly hosts thematic exhibitions dedicated to religious holidays. So, for Easter there was an exhibition of Easter eggs, and for Christmas - of traditional Christmas miniatures.
The Museum of the History of Religion conducts excursions, interesting events, meetings with prominent religious figures and chamber concerts of sacred music. There is a lecture hall, the task of which is to familiarize the general public with the history and trends of modern religions.
