Oshmyany Local History Museum was created on September 27, 1952, and a year later it began to bear the name of Belarusian poet Frantishek Bogushevich.

What is the local history museum famous for? There are a number of reasons why you should plan a route to this facility:

The museum houses the office of Frantishek Bogushevich. All exhibit items are original - you will touch the work of the outstanding Belarusian poet;

You will see what a real treasure of coins of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth of the 16th - 17th centuries looks like;

You will plunge into and feel the atmosphere of the old town, since in August 2000 the museum moved to a historic building from the mid-19th century;

In 2010, President of the International Association “Art of the Peoples of the World” N. Kornilov donated 431 works of graphics, sculpture and painting to the museum. The authors are artists from the Russian Federation and CIS countries. This collection formed the basis of the established art gallery;

On May 6, 2021, a branch of the Golshansky Castle museum opened.

What does Oshmyany Museum tell about in its collections? Among the exhibits you will find ancient tools, glass and ceramic dishes dating from the 16th-18th centuries, items found during excavations of the Golshansky Castle, arts and crafts items and much more. In total, the museum has over 25.5 thousand exhibits. They are combined in the exhibition:

“Pages of the history of the land in the twentieth century”

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The theme of the hall was the black streak of wars. It divided life into “before” and “after”: on the one hand, we are talking about Oshmyany uyezd, on the other, about Oshmyany district. The exhibition ends with an ensemble complex dedicated to Frantishek Bogushevich. It is here that a kind of running line ends, on which the words of the poem “My pipe” are written.

“Famous places of Oshmyany district”

You will learn everything about the famous places of the region, historical monuments and outstanding people who left an unforgettable mark on the history and life of Oshmyany. An unusual exposition technique was used to decorate the hall: on the one hand, the life of the gentry and townspeople is shown, on the other, the concept of the rural way of life is maintained.

“Oshmyany from antiquity to the 21st century”

The history of Oshmyany is shown through the historical layers of the 14th, 17th and 19th centuries, represented by city models created on the basis of the city plan of a certain period. Here is Oshmyany town, the streets of the ancient town.

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“The World of Nature”

Here you will find all the information about the flora and fauna of Oshmyany district with a map of the main natural monuments. The hall reveals the richness of the flora and fauna of the district.

This is a conceptual museum, where each item on display carries a certain meaning and significance, where there is no place for accidents and ordinary circumstances. it is of little wonder that during the period of its existence the museum has become a real cultural center of the district.

As they say, it's better to see once. And there is something to see.