Belarusian Great Patriotic War Museum

The museum occupies four main blocks near the Hero City Monument, with exhibition halls chronologically presenting events from World War II through 8,000 artifacts.

Founded during Nazi occupation in September 1943, the museum first opened in October 1944 in liberated Minsk as the world's first institution dedicated to World War II.

The collection includes 27,000 wartime documents, battle reports, military orders, diaries, and handmade partisan weapons representing Belarus's wartime experience.

The museum welcomes visitors from Tuesday through Sunday between 10:00 and 18:00, offering guided tours in multiple languages through its 3,000 square meters of exhibition space.

The Victory Hall features a glass dome designed to replicate the Berlin Reichstag, commemorating the Soviet victory flag raised there in 1945.

Location: Minsk

Inception: September 30, 1943

Official opening: October 22, 1944

Opening Hours: Wtorek-Niedziela 10:00-18:00

Phone: +3752030792

Website: http://war.museum.by/en

GPS coordinates: 53.91495,27.53884

Latest update: May 11, 2025 12:20