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National Art Museum of Belarus

Belarusian art from icons to Soviet painting, with works by Chagall's teacher and contemporaries.

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Open
Closed Tuesdays
Price
Paid
Time Needed
1½ hours
Address
Lenina Street 20, MinskDirections
Getting There
A 5-minute walk from Kupalawskaya metro station.

Why Go

The collection covers old icons and portraits, Belarusian and Russian painting of the 19th century, and the painters of the Vitebsk school, among them Yehuda Pen, the teacher of Marc Chagall.

Nearby in Minsk

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