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CONTENTS STATE LITERARY MUSEUM OF YANKA KUPALA ............................................................... 33 STATE LITERARY AND COMMEMORATIVE MUSEUM OF YAKUB KOLAS .................... 33 FOREWORD ............................................................................................................................... 4 GROSHI MUSEUM OF MONEY .............................................................................................. 34 THE 2nd EUROPEAN GAMES 2019 ...................................................................................... 5 MUSEUM OF IRON ................................................................................................................... 34 HISTORICAL CENTRE OF MINSK ........................................................................................ 6 USSR SKATEBOARD MUSEUM .............................................................................................. 35 THEATRES ART MINSK FESTIVAL 2019 ................................................................................................... 36 NATIONAL ACADEMIC BOLSHOI OPERA AND BALLET THEATRE ................................. 8 BELARUSFILM NATIONAL FILM STUDIO ........................................................................... 37 BELARUSIAN STATE ACADEMIC MUSICAL THEATRE .................................................... 10 REPUBLICAN THEATRE OF BELARUSIAN DRAMA .......................................................... 11 FAN ZONES ................................................................................................................................ 38 MAKSIM GORKY DRAMA THEATRE ..................................................................................... 12 DEMONSTRATION EVENTS ................................................................................................... 39 YOUTH VARIETY THEATRE .................................................................................................... 13 FESTIVAL ZONE ........................................................................................................................ 45 ENTERTAINMENT AREA ......................................................................................................... 46 CONCERT HALL CITY EVENTS ............................................................................................................................ 47 BELARUSIAN STATE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY .............................................................. 14 MUSEUMS NATIONAL ART MUSEUM ....................................................................................................... 16 NATIONAL HISTORICAL MUSEUM ....................................................................................... 17 BELARUSIAN STATE MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR . 18 MIKHAIL SAVITSKY ART GALLERY ....................................................................................... 19 MINSK CITY HALL .................................................................................................................... 20 ‘KARETNAYA’ HORSE DRAWN TRANSPORT DISPLAY...................................................... 21 ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM ................................................................................................ 21 ‘MINSKAYA KONKA’ HORSE TRAM DISPLAY ...................................................................... 21 THE VYSOKOE MESTO ART LOUNGE .................................................................................. 22 LEONID SHCHEMELEV ART GALLERY ................................................................................ 23 LOŠYCA ESTATE AND MUSEUM .......................................................................................... 24 NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS ............................................................ 25 MIR CASTLE MUSEUM ............................................................................................................ 26 NIASVIŽ CASTLE MUSEUM................................................................................................... 27 BELARUSIAN STATE MUSEUM OF FOLK ARCHITECTURE AND RURAL LIFESTYLE .......................................................................................................... 28 DUKORSKIY MAYONTAK MUSEUM .................................................................................. 30 SULA INTERACTIVE HISTORY MUSEUM AND PARK ....................................................... 31 STATE MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF BELARUSIAN LITERATURE .............................. 32 MAXIM BOGDANOVICH LITERARY MUSEUM .................................................................... 32 Dear friends! THE 2nd EUROPEAN GAMES 2019 Aside from the ideals and values of sport, an On 21-30 June 2019 the Republic of Belarus will host the 2nd European integral part of the contemporary Olympic Games 2019, an international multi-sport event contested by athletes from movement lies in creating both material and European nations. Nearly 4,000 athletes from 50 countries will compete spiritual legacy of the Games and promoting for around 200 sets of medals in 15 sports and 23 disciplines, with several the host country globally. sports offering qualification opportunities for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Belarus has been honoured to host the Tokyo, Japan. 2nd European Games 2019. Apart from the sport component, MINSK 2019 will be an outstanding opportunity to introduce our guests and citizens to the rich cultural heritage of Belarus. We have prepared a special cultural programme to present the wide variety of items and places of cultural value and demonstrate the most significant accomplishments of the Belarusian people, present and past. MINSK 2019, as the largest multi-sports event in the history of Belarus, is also a unique chance for everyone living or visiting here to discover leading theatre companies, enjoy cinema masterpieces, listen to the best music bands and explore the finest museums and private OPENING CEREMONY (21 June, 20:00) collections. Let the celebration of MINSK 2019 be bright and filled with a multitude of The Opening Ceremony will be held at DINAMO Stadium, which is the main cultural experiences! sports venue of Belarus. The ceremony will introduce the Republic of Belarus In this guide you will find information about the main attractions of the as the host country and familiarise the spectators with its cultural heritage, country. We wish you a good time! identity and modern achievements. George Katulin, CEO CLOSING CEREMONY (30 June, 20:00) Directorate of the 2nd European Games 2019 The Closing Ceremony will be the grand finale of the Games. The show will celebrate the athletes and volunteers, and the organisers are ready to surprise the spectators with an ambitious performance involving state-of- the-art devices and IT. DINAMO Stadium 8 Kirava vulica 4 5 This is the oldest part of the city known for its majestic churches, monuments, HISTORICAL CENTRE museums and architecture. In the centre you can see the main attractions representing different eras and styles, including Classicism, Baroque and Art OF MINSK Nouveau. The very heart of the capital is in the Upper City, the centre of artistic and business life of Minsk. The majority of Minsk dwellers associate it with the City Hall and a Governor’s Carriage sculpture nearby. The Holy Spirit Cathedral – the city’s main Orthodox temple and an architectural monument of the 17th century – is also situated here. The City Hall (constructed in 1600 to commemorate the Magdeburg rights granted to Minsk earlier and reconstructed in 2003 according to old plans and sketches) is situated at 2a Plošča Svabody. The Cathedral of Saint Virgin Mary – a Roman Catholic baroque building constructed in 1700-1710, also known as Jesuit cathedral – is right across the road from the City Hall. Internacyjanaĺnaja vulica features the Wankowicz mansion museum, an architectural monument of the 19th century. In summer, several streets in the Upper City are temporarily pedestrianised and weekend evenings sometimes feature musical performances. If you go down from Plošča Svabody towards Niamiha, you will see another important Minsk church – St Peter and St Paul’s Cathedral (4 Rakaŭskaja vulica). The Trinity Hill (also known as the Trinity Suburb) is a picturesque antique quarter on the bank of the River Svisloch. The Rakaŭskaje Suburb (Rakaŭskaje pradmiescie) is one of the few quarters with buildings preserved since the 19th century. Small houses alternate with factory buildings in which the work is still in full swing. 6 7 THEATRES The Ballet Summer at the Bolshoi «Dance Dance Dance». Premieres of three one- 21 June, 19:30 act ballets by principal dancers of the Mariinsky Theatre Sleeping Beauty ballet to the music of Pyotr 23 June, 19:30 Tchaikovsky presented by Kiev Modern Ballet Radu Poklitaru Theatre Up the River ballet to the music of Alexander Rodin and Long Christmas Dinner ballet to the music of 24 June, 19:30 Antonio Vivaldi presented by Kiev Modern Ballet Radu Poklitaru Theatre Anastasia ballet to the music of Vyacheslav 25 June, 19:30 Kuznetsov 26 June, 19:30 Swan Lake ballet to the music of Pyotr Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet ballet to the music of Sergei 27 June, 19:30 Prokofiev, libretto by Valentin Elizariev World Ballet Stars Gala, finale of the Ballet Summer 28 June, 19:30 at the Bolshoi Film Scores symphony orchestra concert 30 June, 18:00 conducted by Wilhelm Keitel NATIONAL ACADEMIC BOLSHOI OPERA AND BALLET THEATRE It is a landmark of Belarus and an