Belarusian Folk Museum of Architecture and Rural Life, Minsk, Belarus

4H B 5:00 PM Oct 31, 2011

Well worth a visit
This place is a short drive from the centre of Minsk . Its very quiet and peaceful with plenty of old house and churchs. I brought my camera and took plenty of pictures. It was close to closing time when i got there but the people working there still left us in and reopened any house we wanted to look inside.

4Maria M 5:00 PM Jun 3, 2012

Gonna Be Great When It's Finished
This museum has a collection of old wooden builidngs, gathered here for preservation purposes. Dark houses are grouped by region - Central Belarus, Pridneprovye, etc. There are dwelling, churches, mills and various barns, and antique tools and furniture is presented inside. It is not really very interesting, but definitely worth a visit on a nice day. On a rainy day, it''s gonna be a disaster, 'cause paths and roads conecting the grounds are not paved. There is a small restaurant ("Karchma") on the territory of the museum and it serves Belarusian food, though not of impressive quality. However, it's the only restaurant in the area. How to get there with public transport: take the metro to the "Institut Kultury" station (end of the blue line, South-West). Outside take a bus #35 (others might do as well, but I am only sure about this one) and go to the "Poldnevno-Zakhodnya" (South-Western) bus terminal. There, buy a ticket to Azyartso or "Musej" station. The bus will stop in front of a road sign to the museum, which is ca. 10 minutes away (you'll have to walk).