Address:
- Brest region, Brest District, Skokie, Mir St., 48b
The most famous people of their time visited here, the most important historical documents were signed here, and art was developed here. Today, this luxurious building has been turned into a historical and memorial museum called the Nemcevich Manor.
About the museum
Historic and Memorial Museum "The Nemtsevich Manor" is an ensemble of the Baroque era and "French" style gardening and park art. It is located in the village of Skoky, Brest district - the first mention of Skoky dates back to 1550. Now the historical and memorial museum "Nemtsevich Manor" has been created and is functioning in the manor. The museum received its first visitors on December 14, 2013. In early 2013, the complex was included in the national register of museums.
The restoration of the unique architectural monument of the late XVIII century began in 2006. By 2015, the museum had completed general construction works in 10 halls, three of which had completed their artistic and thematic decoration - the "armory", the music and art salon and the exhibition hall.
Museum exposition
The first exposition of the museum was created by the Brest Regional Local History museum in 2011. The concept of the museum is to show how the life of a gentry family with above-average income looked like. In total, the museum has 11 salons that show the life of the gentry. There you can see the ceremonial hall, music salon, armoury, bedroom, dining room, study.
Several rooms are dedicated directly to the Ursyn Nemcewicz family. The salons show the family ancestry, famous representatives of the family, tell about the peculiarities of economic activities.
A separate room is dedicated to Julian Ursyn Nemcevich as the most famous representative of the family. He is a writer, poet, historian, public and political figure, participant of liberation uprisings.
On the first floor of the building there is a ceremonial hall (XVIII century), music and art salon, Scarbnitsa, gun room (XVI-XVII centuries). The exhibition hall exhibits paintings depicting architectural monuments of Brest district. These works were created by famous masters and presented to the museum during the regional artists' plenary (4-11 September 2013). Other exhibitions are also housed here.
The exhibition "On the Western Front Without Change" displays unique exhibits from the World War I era.
