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Niezaležnasci Ave, 116,
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On each last Monday of a month
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underground: Uskhod Station

trolleybus: № 1, 41, 42

bus: № 25, 27, 34, 64, 77, 80, 87с, 91, 95, 113а, 113с, 145с

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Exhibitions 2021

	Maksim's Library The museum reconstruction of the library will include copies with the poet's autographs, early twentieth-century Belarusian editions from St. Petersburg, Vilnia and Minsk publishing houses, the first Belarusian newspapers and calendars, first editions of the classics of national literature and other valuable materials that could have been kept by Maksim Bahdanovich.
	Dante's Divine Comedy: to the 700th Anniversary of the Poem The exhibition is organized to celebrate the 700th anniversary of the world poetic masterpiece created by Dante Alighieri. It focuses on rare illustrated editions of the poem from the collections of the National Library of Belarus.
	That 1,000th Anniversary Present For the first time in the capital, a unique opportunity to see a copy of a landmark printed book for Belarusian culture – Brest, or Radziwill, Bible, presented to Brest in 2019 for the 1000th anniversary of the city has been given to the general public. The unique copy of the Brest Bible, dated 1563, is from the collection of the Brest History Museum.
	5+5+5 An opening of the exhibition "5+5+5", timed to coincide with the 15th anniversary of the Museum
	Young Belarusian Ex-libris During the International Children's Day celebration, the “Young Belarusian Ex-libris” exhibition was opened in the Book Museum, where the works of the participants of the Ex-libris contest have been presented.
	Liberation of the Spirit May 21 marks the 550th anniversary of the birth of the great German artist, graphic artist and art theorist Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528). The book exhibition "Liberation of the Spirit" is dedicated to his oeuvre.
	Stories are Written with Ex-libris On the eve of the International Day of Museums, the Library opened the exhibition "Stories are Written with Ex-libris". It is the result of an artistic experiment by pupils, who had the opportunity to become real museum curators and designers.
	The Red Book An exhibition "The Red Book" will be on show in the Book Museum since May 13. The main exhibit will be an art book by young Belarusian artists Marina Zhvirblia and Fiodar Shurmeleu.
	French superexlibris of the 17th – 18th centuries The exhibition presents samples of French bookbinding skills of the 17th – 18th centuries.
	Only a Week for a Unique Exhibition "Jan Barshcheuski, who Loved God, Nature and People" in Minsk An exhibition "Jan Barshcheuski, who Loved God, Nature and People" is on show at the Book Museum of the National Library of Belarus from July 22. Authentic first-hand accounts of the famous writer, one of the founders of the new Belarusian literature, will be presented together for the first time.
	The Champion of the Belarusian Past The exhibition "The Champion of the Belarusian Past" is timed to coincide with the 170th anniversary of Aliaksej Sapunou (1851–1924), historian, archaeographer, local history expert. The exhibition is based on unique materials from Sapunou's personal archive and library. These include biographical documents, gymnasium and student notebooks and correspondence with researchers. There are manuscripts, lithographs, plans and facsimiles of documents to the legendary "Vitebsk A ntiquity" and other works. The real rarity is the manuscript "The History of Vitsiebsk" which, unfortunately, was never published.
	Recreated Masterpiece The Book Museum hosts an unusual exhibition titled "The Recreated Masterpiece" on March 30. A unique copper plate of the 17th century is shown together with a portrait of the King and Grand Prince Jan III Sabieski recreated from it using the ancient technology of engraving for the first time.
	The Khraptovich Library: on the Way Back The Book Museum presented the unique exhibits for the first time: the 19th century correspondence of the Khraptovich family and recovered from abroad books from their famous library in Shchorsy. Three books and correspondence of the Khraptovich family were returned to Belarus from Germany in February 2020 and have been stored in the National Library ever since. The return happened due to the efforts of the charity fund “Shchorsy and Khraptoviches”. Once, the library, started by Ioakhim Litavor Khraptovich in the 18th century was considered one of the richest in East Europe.