Nature and Environment Museum in Polack, Natural heritage museum in Polack, Belarus

The Nature and Environment Museum in Polotsk occupies a former water tower built in 1953, 32.7 m high and 8 m in diameter. Its 300 m² exhibition area is divided into four levels, displaying more than 1,000 items. A spiral staircase at the centre of the building represents the Tree of Life, leading visitors through different 'worlds' of nature and ecology.

The museum was founded in 2006 to educate the public about environmental preservation and showcase the natural diversity of the Belarusian region. Its creation reflected a growing interest in safeguarding knowledge about regional ecosystems for future generations.

The museum shows how people in the region have lived alongside rivers, forests, and lakes for generations and what role these environments play in daily life. Visitors see how nature and human activity are intertwined and what local knowledge about this connection is passed down.

The museum occupies a former water tower built in 1953, 32.7 m high with a diameter of 8 m; the 300 m² exhibition is arranged over four levels, reached by a spiral staircase in the centre of the building. Allow time for the climb between floors, since each level is a separate part of the display of more than 1,000 items.

The building itself is a former water tower raised in 1953, 32.7 m tall and 8 m in diameter. Its spiral staircase, built at the centre, is meant to represent the Tree of Life, and the route through the four exhibition levels passes more than 1,000 objects.