This is a unique opportunity to familiarise yourself with more than twenty major Belarussian historical architectural sites. You might use this museum as a primer if you've landed in Minsk at the beginning of a major tour of Belarus or you could visit the museum because Minsk is your only destination in Belarus on this visit and you'd like to do a survey of the major Belarussian landmarks you're missing to help you decide what to see on your next visit. The miniatures are intricate and thoughtfully constructed. After visiting earlier today, I can easily conjure up over a dozen of the exhibits inside my mind's eye right now, which strongly suggests to me that a visit to this museum is a good way to increase the strength of your memory of major landmarks in Belarus. If you're anything like me, you often visit a number of historical sites inside a foreign country, then later find that your memories of these sites are vague and blur together. Supplementing your tour of Belarus with a visit to this museum will help strengthen the clarity and specificity of those historical buildings you have...
Read moreI found by accident. I was looking for the art museum but Google Maps was backwards. So I ended up here. It appears the vast majority of the staff are bilingual which is a plus. I ask what it was and they explained it was miniatures of the countries famous structures. No you can't play with them I ask. They currently have 20 excellent miniatures and the goal is 70. They have an excellent devices that plays audio, gives GPS, hotel information and driving directions. It's an app you can download. But seeing miniatures gives you a real bird eye view...
Read moreThis miniature museum is a museum of small models of the most fanour buildings in Belarus. It is quite cheap to enter and the staff are very helpful. There is an English guide using a tablet/phone that is provided. Lots of historical information about each model is offered. There are toilets in the building (no toilet seat or toilet paper included though for male or female!!). The museum serves coffee and has some chocolate and snacks for sale too. There is a small gift shop.
This museum was interesting and staff were very welcoming...
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