"Museums Night—2026" — poster of (near) literary events in Minsk

The Yakub Kolas Museum, Maxim Bahdanovich Museum, and Literary Museum have prepared diverse programs: from a shadow theater based on the works of Pyotr Vasuchenka to performances by Ilya Shynkarenka, the Ales Los Capella, and the "Barysaŭski Trakt" band, writes "Budzma".

The Maxim Bahdanovich Literary Museum this year chose a cosmic theme, so the event program is titled "Star Time". Visitors are expected from 5 PM, when children's entertainment begins.

For the youngest, there will be a showing of Tatyana Kritskaya's play "The Timid Mouse" and an interactive program by writer Katerina Khadasevich-Lisova — "Vukhutsik's Cosmic Adventures".

You can participate in visual poetry masterclasses, complete creative tasks to develop imagination, and listen to poems that have flown into space.

At 7 PM, the main program begins:

* musical performances by the folk project "BRAMA MORA" and Ilya Shynkarenka;
* fashion show by the "Tikota" brand and its creator Katerina Bezyrukava;
* intellectual entertainment — the quiz "Touch the Stars" and the quest "Perform the Impossible";
* mono-performance by Aleksey Kulakov "Citizen of the Moon" and shadow theater "Star Bicycle" by museum staff (based on the works of Pyotr Vasuchenka);
* lecture by astrophysicist Alexander Murashko and creation of a zodiac module with Maria Buhayova;
* "literary cosmography" course by Mikhal Baranouski on finding your stars, so you have something to read if you decide to undertake an interstellar journey.

"And that's not all!" — intrigue museum staff and invite you to visit them.

Admission ticket — 20 rubles and 15 rubles for children (under three years old — free)
Address: M. Bahdanovich St., 7a

The Yakub Kolas State Literary Memorial Museum invites you to a special program "Kola(s) of Time", where the museum ceases to be just a building and becomes a portal. The Kola(s) of Time stops for a moment, and Yakub Kolas's homestead comes alive differently: with music, dances, silent movies, and reconstruction.

3:00 PM—3:30 PM — MDLU Pantomime Theater "Mimes rush to the rescue"

3:30 PM; 4:15 PM; 5:00 PM — "On Yurya" Vertep interlude from the art group "Tsernitsa"

3:00 PM—5:00 PM — Quest game "Mushroom hunting with Uncle Yakub" (every hour)

3:00 PM—5:00 PM — Masterclasses for children and adults (every hour)

4:00 PM—5:00 PM — Curatorial tour of the temporary exhibition of Boris Arakcheyev's paintings "Native Images of the Beloved Land".

5:00 PM—6:00 PM — Presentation of the "Exhibition of One Painting" (1926) from the collection of the Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local Lore

5:00 PM—6:00 PM — Presentation of the exhibition "Worthy National" from the Yakub Kolas Museum's funds

5:20 PM—7:00 PM — Lecture on the life and creative path of Abram Brazer by art historian Tatiana Bembel

7:30 PM, 8:00 PM, 8:30 PM — Author's tour "Yakub Kolas's Dreams" (paid separately — 10 rubles) by the chief custodian of funds, Yakub Kolas's great-granddaughter Vasilina Mitskevich. This is a rare opportunity to hear live stories from a person who knows this room not from documents, but from family memories. The classic's great-granddaughter will guide you through the room where Kolas rested, thought, and gave birth to lines that became classics. You will learn what Yakub Kolas dreamed about in his "peaceful refuge". This is not a standard lecture, but a warm family conversation — with details, smiles, and unexpected discoveries.

The number of seats is limited, as true secrets do not like noise.

Registration for the tour:
7:30 PM — https://forms.gle/zCXQsrZCFNR7i3Sp8
8:00 PM — https://forms.gle/2E79qC8RxEBSwMS18
8:30 PM — https://forms.gle/TSK41pau1ZQAAige9

6:30 PM—7:00 PM — Area near the exhibition "In the waves of incessant movement...". Traditional Belarusian songs from the folk group "Sol".

7:00 PM—8:00 PM — Area near the temporary exhibition "In the waves of incessant movement...". Traditional Belarusian dances from the Traditional Music Capella "Anyagazh".

8:00 PM—9:00 PM — Baroque music concert by Ales Los.
All visitors will be able to learn many interesting things about the history of Belarusian music, hear Baroque music performed by the Ales Los Capella, and, of course, will be able to dance.

Address: Akademichnaya St., 5, Minsk
General admission ticket — 15 BYN.
Details here: kolasmuseum.by

The Yanka Kupala State Literary Museum invites you on May 16 from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM (ticket office until 10:30 PM) to visit the interactive program "Evening of White Roses".

Presentation of the temporary exhibition "Kupala's House — 100!", dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the poet's acquisition of the house, on the site of which the museum was built.

6:00 PM-10:00 PM — Quest "Ladies and Houses". An excellent opportunity to apply wit and resourcefulness. Prizes will be raffled off based on the quest results!

6:30 PM — "Yanka Kupala's Guests: a modern look": fashion show by students of the BSU Fashion Design Department.

8:00 PM-9:30 PM — "Cinema Lounge at Yanka's": screening of the first Belarusian feature film "Forest Story". The number of seats is limited. To buy a ticket for the cinema session, you need to complete tasks within the interiors of Kupala's house.

8:00 PM-8:30 PM: — "Kupala's Move": an opportunity to improve chess skills — the bard's favorite game.

9:00 PM-10:00 PM — Masterclass on folk dances from the "Skarbnitsa Tradytsyyaŭ" group.

Cost: 15 rubles (adults), 5 rubles (schoolchildren).

Address: Yanka Kupala St., 4

The main event of the evening at the State Museum of the History of Belarusian Literature will be the "Literary Auction". Each visitor is invited to join in creating a unique prize fund, where every book can become a true treasure.

What needs to be done? Choose a book in Belarusian that you want to put up for auction (it must be in good condition, without damage).
Send a photo of the book to the museum's email: [email protected].
Come up with a mysterious description — one that makes everyone want to have this book in their library, but without the title and author's name.
After receiving confirmation by email, visit the museum to hand over the book for auction preparation and receive your starting capital. On the festive evening, the museum will have its own currency — "litera".
On May 16, come to the museum and witness how this literary adventure will unfold! Perhaps the main lot of the evening will go to you!

Inquiries by phone: +375 17 363 56 21.
Address: Minsk, M. Bahdanovich St., 13.

"Museums Night — 2026: Time of Romantics and Optimists" at the Petrus Brovka Literary Museum offers a return to those times when this belief in a better future was the air everyone breathed.

The 1960s was a time when youth became the main driving force. Optimism, the romance of discoveries, and faith in humanity — all this was reflected in culture. Petrus Brovka, a poet with an inextinguishable smile who kept his hand on the pulse of time, bequeathed to us a testament — to stubbornly pursue our dreams, despite all obstacles.

PROGRAM:
6:00 PM — Lecture "Minsk of the 1960s. City, architecture, and people of the sunny era" (Anton Denisov, historian).
7:00 PM — Lecture "No longer taboo: the modernization of the intimate sphere during Khrushchev's Thaw (1953 — 1968)" (Alexander Guzhalovsky, historian).
8:00 PM — Jazz dance masterclass from the "Kacheli" dance studio.
10:00 PM — Concert by the "Borisovsky Trakt" band.

AND ALSO:

Exhibition "Petrus Brovka. My XX Century",
Quiz on the 1960s era,
Masterclass on creating postcards with a starry sky,
Interactive program with Tarot card fortune-telling,
Interactive "Brovchin's Phone", introduction to the filmoscope,

Raffle "Lucky Ticket" and much more!

Cost 20 rubles.

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