National Polatsk Historical and Cultural Open-air Museum, Museum reserve near Nizhne-Pokrovskaya Street, Polotsk, Belarus.

The National Polatsk Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve is a museum association of eleven museums and protected territories covering 64.7 hectares in Polotsk. Its expositions occupy architectural monuments such as the 11th–18th-century Saint Sophia Cathedral, the 18th-century former Jesuit collegium, the 1888 Lutheran church, the 1692 House of Peter I and a 1956 water tower. The museum fund holds about 90,000 items, from coins and archaeological finds to old printed books.

The museum was founded in 1968 and documents the development of Belarusian civilization over several centuries. It integrates ancient buildings and archaeological discoveries to bring the region's history to life.

The museum displays traditional crafts and clothing styles that reflect the region's identity. You can see how people here once lived and worked through everyday objects and garments.

The museum spans multiple locations across the city, so it helps to have a map or check the layout beforehand. Comfortable shoes are important since you will be walking between various buildings and outdoor areas.

The reserve's grounds hold the Upper Castle with the 11th–18th-century Cathedral of Saint Sophia and the Lower Castle with Ivan the Terrible's 16th-century rampart. Its museum fund numbers around 90,000 items, of which only about 20% are on display, growing by roughly 2,000 objects a year.