Exhibitions 2022
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“100 Rarities: from historical book collections to modern art books” The exhibition is dedicated to the history of the formation of the collection of the National Library of Belarus and demonstrates the most significant and valuable examples of the Belarusian and world book heritage accumulated over 100 years. The collection of the main library of the country today has more than 10 million copies. The exposition introduces visitors to collections of manuscripts, incunabula, paleotypes, old printed books of the XVI–XVIII centuries, rare books of the XIX – early XXI centuries. The exhibition reflects the evolution of books and library collections. |
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"Yanka Kupala Library": to the 140th anniversary from the birthday of the people's poet of Belarus as a part of the exhibition "Pesniary ziamli Belaruskaj"
The exposition includes a part of the poet’s personal book collection, handed over to the library in the 1920s; preserved editions marked with the owner's entry "Iv. Lutsevich"; books published in Pochaev, Vilnius, Vitebsk, Smolensk, Moscow and St. Petersburg, as well as manuscripts of memoirs of the famous bibliographer of the State Library of the BSSR named after V.I. Lenin Bibilo Yulia Iosifovna.
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"Six Centuries of the History of Medicine and Pharmacy in the Collection of Antiques of the National Library of Belarus", dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the founding of RUE "Belfarmacia" The development of knowledge about medicine and pharmacy is widely reflected in the pages of little-known books and publications stored in the National Library. The exhibition presents most of the books from the library's collection in the following sections: medicinal plants (pharmacognosy); medicine; pharmacy business; the doctrine of medicine (pharmacology). |
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Book treasures from the monastery chest: a fragment of the archive of an old printing house The general public now gets a rare opportunity to view uncut and undamaged sheets from the 17th and the 18th centuries that were prepared for bookbinders' further work, which were once part of the archive of a former printing firm. |
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Exhibition Engraving: Lembit Lõhmus and the Viennese School
The exhibition presents subtle and perfect graphic works of contemporary artists, made in the technique of classical engraving. In Belarus, engraving was practised by Tomash Makouski, Aliaksandr and Liavonci Tarasievich, Maksim Voshchanka and others. Today, there are practically no Belarusian craftsmen working in this very complex technique. The core of the exhibition consists of modern artworks from the private collection of bibliophile Alieh Sudliankou. |
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"Gadzina movy": International Mother Language Day (February 21) The exhibition for the first time presents 7 models of watches of the limited collection "Mova", released in 2019-2022. The latest releases of the collection are dedicated to the People's poet of Belarus Pimen Panchenko on the 105th anniversary of his birth. The Minsk Watch Factory took the first collection of the poet's poems as the basis of the design – "Upewnenast" in 1938, in which the beauty and wealth of the native land are glorified. |
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Jason Art-Book
The unique edition was the result of a joint project by the Belarusian graphic artist and member of the Belarusian Union of Artists, Fiodar Shurmialiou, and the Greek poet and collector Christos Giannakos. The book is dedicated to the ancient Greek myth of the journey of Jason and the Argonauts for the Golden Fleece. |
