Belarusian Great Patriotic War Museum
The Belarusian Great Patriotic War Museum is a museum in Minsk, Belarus.
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| Established | 1943 |
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| Location | Prospekte Pobeditelei 8, Minsk,  |
| Coordinates | 53.9161493°N 27.5380439°E |
| Collection size | approx. 143 thousand objects |
| Visitors | approx. 234,900 (2012)[1] |
| Website | warmuseum.by |
The conception of a museum commemorating the Great Patriotic war after the end of Nazi occupation sprung up even before the close of the war. The museum first opened shortly after the liberation of Minsk from the Nazi invaders, on 25 October 1944, making it the first World War II museum to open during the course of the war.[2] It moved to its current location in 1966.
The museum has 24 exhibition halls. As of 2012 there were 142,676 items in the museum's collection.[3]
The museum staff also engages in historical research: particular areas include Belarusians in the Red Army, local anti-fascist and partisan activity, and the history of the Auschwitz death camp.[4]
Gallery
Vladimir Putin and Alyaksandr Lukashenka attending the inauguration of a new building in the museum in 2014.
External links
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References
- "Top 7 museums of Belarus". Nasha Niva. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- "История музея" Archived April 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine ("The Museum's History"). Belarusian Great Patriotic War Museum. Retrieved 5 July 2009. (in Russian)
- http://war.museum.by/en
- "Научно-исследовательская работа" Archived April 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine ("Research/Investigative Work"). Retrieved 5 July 2009. (in Russian)
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