Date :
Friday, November 25, 2022
The modern rhythm of life with its constant stress leaves traces not only on our faces but also on our souls. That is why art therapy is becoming increasingly popular these days.
We invite you to visit interesting exhibitions and see what a positive effect creativity and art have on a person.
“City Promenade. Minsk on Old Postcards” Exhibition
The “City Promenade. Minsk on Old Postcards.” exhibition is displayed in the Minsk City Hall. This is a collection of postcards from a private collection and postcards from the funds of the Maxim Bogdanovich Literary Museum.
Museum workers actively use such collections of vintage postcards in their work to track the change in the appearance of the city, and now the Museum of the History of the City of Minsk presents to the attention of the visitors of the city hall panoramic-view photo postcards of a century earlier.
Address: 2A Svobody Ave., Minsk.
Museum of Christmas Toys
For those who want to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of magic, and put themselves into the fabulous world of New Year’s toys, the National Historical Museum hosts an exhibition of the world’s largest collection of Christmas tree decorations, which is replenished annually with new unique items from different countries.
The exposition will tell the history of the production of glass balls and other decorations from the middle of the XIX century to the present day. It will introduce you to New Year’s holiday traditions and glass art painting.
Here you will definitely feel the atmosphere and warmth of the winter holidays and be inspired to look for unusual gifts for your loved ones!
Address: 12 K. Marks St., Minsk.
Art-Belarus
Art-Belarus is a national historical and cultural project initiated by Belgazprombank. Currently, the collection includes more than 100 artifacts created since the beginning of the XVI century. The collection contains works by painters born within the borders of the modern territory of the Republic of Belarus, whose names have been accorded wide recognition.
The corporate collection of Belgazprombank, represented by paintings, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, and typographic art, is recognized as the largest collection of works of expressionists of the Paris School not only in Belarus but also in Eastern and Central Europe and includes masterpieces by Marc Chagall, Chaim Soutine, Ossip Zadkine and other representatives of the Paris School (École de Paris).
Address: 3 Kozlov St., Minsk.
Exhibition of giclee paintings “The Golden Kiss. Klimt. Fly. Toulouse-Lautrec”
Artel Gallery Cafe presents an exhibition of paintings created using the giclee technique allowing to recreate immortal masterpieces on natural canvas.
At the exhibition, you will get acquainted with the work of the three most famous representatives of Art Nouveau - Gustav Klimt, Alphonse Mucha, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. You will see reproductions of paintings on canvas, posters, and drawings by artists, provided with a description of the plot and the history of each painting.
You can also visit the exhibition accompanied by a guide who will tell you how modernism expanded and enriched the artistic language of painting and introduce you to the representatives and trends of this style.
Address: 58/1-6 Nezavisimosti Avenue, Minsk.
Exhibition dedicated to the 135th anniversary of the birth of Marc Chagall
Today, neither Marc Chagall nor his works need a special introduction. Just come and enjoy the exposition presented by works from public and private Belarusian collections.
The exhibition project of the National Art Museum illustrates the main classical motifs and themes of Chagall’s poetics, and figurative “constants” of his language – “lovers”, “watches”, “Vitebsk”, “Paris”, and “Bible”. One of the central works of the exhibition is the animated film “Marc Chagall. The Beginning” (dir. Elena Petkevich, 2016), representing a kind of on-screen representation of the biographical plots of the painter’s life.
Address: 20 Lenin St., Minsk.
Art therapy in any of its manifestations, whether it is drawing, embroidery, modeling, or playing musical instruments, has a positive effect on the emotional state of a person. Whether you are creating or just contemplating!