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National Library of Belarus

Niezaležnasci Ave, 116,
220114, Minsk, Belarus
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Phone: (+375 17) 368 37 37
Fax: (+375 17) 368 97 06
E-mail: inbox@nlb.by

Phone numbers for excursion recording:
(+37517) 293 29 66, (+37517) 293 28 53

Opening hours:

Mon. – Fri.

10 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Sat., Sun.

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

On each last Monday of a month
there is a clean-up day

You can find more info about the opening hours here

Public transport:

underground: Uskhod Station

trolleybus: № 1, 41, 42

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

Main Services Social and cultural services Exhibitions Book exhibitions Exhibitions 2012 Exhibitions in August

Exhibitions in August

The complete lists of literature displayed at the Library exhibitions are available in all reading rooms on any user workbench.

Time	Event	Location
	ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITIONS
10 July – 15 October	"Writers whose anniversaries are celebrated in 2012”: Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870), Jorge Amado (1912–2001), О. Henry (1862–1910)	Third floor, circular hall
28 February – 31October	"In the beginning was Polotsk": to the 1150th anniversary of the city	Book Museum (third floor, room 348)
25 May – 31 December	"The bard of the Belarusian soul": to the 130th anniversary from the birth of people’s poet Yanka Kupala	Second floor, circular hall
12 June – 15 August	“The composer of two continents”: to the 130th anniversary of Russian composer and conductor Igor Stravinsky	Music and Audio Materials Reading Room (3rd floor, room 305)
20 July – 20 August	“A stream of soft and sublime sounds”: to the 70th anniversary of Belarusian composer Gregory Surus	Music and Audio Materials Reading Room (3rd floor, room 305)
27 July – 19 August	“Sea is my life…": to the 195th anniversary from the birth of Russian artist Ivan Aivazovsky	Visual Materials Reading Room (3rd floor, room 307)
1–20 August	"A radiant, original talent":to the 100th anniversary from the date of the birth of Belarusian writer Arkady Chernyshevich	Belarusian Literature Reading Room (2nd floor, room 205)
2–21 August	"From the Molodnyak Pleiad": to the 100th anniversary from the birth of Belarusian writer and literary critic Boris Mikulich	Belarusian Literature Reading Room (2nd floor, room 205)
3 August – 7 September	"A sincere voice of the Motherland": to the 80th anniversary of Belarusian literary critic Adam Maldis	Belarusian Literature Reading Room (2nd floor, room 205)
16 August – 30 September	“Colors of the sound”: to the 150th anniversary from the day of birth of French composer Claude Debussy	Music and Audio Materials Reading Room (3rd floor, room 305)
22 August – 25 September	“The epoch of new thought”: to the 140th anniversary from the day of birth of English graphic artist and illustrator Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (within the framework of the Year of Book)	Visual Materials Reading Room (3rd floor, room 307)
22 August – 10 September	“A man of great kindness”: to the 100th anniversary from the birth of Belarusian dramatist Alies Makhnach	Belarusian Literature Reading Room (2nd floor, room 205)
	SUBJECT EXHIBITIONS
20 February – 31 December	“The best books of Belarus”: based on the results of the Republican Contest “The Art of a Book”	Third floor, circular hall
7 June – 31 August	“Youth: your rights”: to World Youth Day (12 August)	Legal Information Reading Room (2nd floor, room 207g)
12 June – 31 December	“The miracle named the Book”: to the Year of Book, within the framework of the multiproject “Library”	Third floor, circular hall
29June – 10 September	"My Motherland is in my heart": a book-documental exhibition-show	Third floor, circular hall
2 July – 31 August	"Be prosperous, Belarus!": to the Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus (3 July)	Belarusian Literature Reading Room (2nd floor, room 205)
11 July – 8 August	“The IAEA: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow”: to the 55th anniversary of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (29 July)	Anteroom (second floor, room 207)
17 July – 6 August	“The value that doesn’t know limits”: to the International Day of Friendship (30 July)	Documents of International Organizations Reading Room (2nd floor, room 207g)
24 July – 25 August	"ICONATHECA VALVASORIANA":to the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Belarus and Slovenia (within the framework of the Year of Book)	gallery Atrium (third floor)
7 August – 10 September	“Indigenous peoples in the 21st century”: to the World Indigenous People’s Day (9 August)	Documents of International Organizations Reading Room (2nd floor, room 207g)
9 August – 5 September	“Young generation of the world: values, interests, opportunities”: to the International Youth Day (12 August)	Documents of International Organizations Reading Room (2nd floor, room 207g)
23 August – 20 September	"My native city, which I love very much...": to 945-the anniversary of Minsk and the Day of the City	(3rd floor, circular corridor)