The 10 Best Specialty Museums in Minsk, Belarus

Museum of architectural miniatures «Strana mini» is an excellent choice for tourists. What expects you in «Strana mini»: ❶ Sightseeing exposure of 22 key Belarussian attractions, trip to which you're able to take directly from the museum; ❷ Souvenir shop with a large range of souvenirs and presents from Belarus, made by more than 100 Belarusian craftsmen; ❸ English-speaking tour-guides; ❹ «Strana mini» mobile app is an audio-guide in the Russian and English languages. You can download this app absolutely gratis; ❺ Virtual Reality zone, where you can see sights outside and inside; ❻ 2 photo zones «Traditional Belarusian house» and «Belarusian bison-swing»; ❼ Free high-speed wi-fi; ❽ Rest zone; ❾ Each ticket includes photos & audio-guide. Museum “Strana mini” is a perfect place for getting acquainted with Belarus.

The Groshi Museum of money is a new project in the Republic of Belarus dedicated to the history of money circulation on its territory. The exhibition represents only original coins and banknotes that have been used in Belarus since the II century AD (The Roman Empire), The Great Duchy of Lithuania, Rzech Pospolita, The Russian Empire and the Soviet Union ending with the present. Our gides are always pleased to put you through the history of our country using exciting stories about money. In the Museum you can buy commemorative coins and souvenirs as a valuable memory about Belarus for you, your family and friends.

One of the largest and most valuable collections of decorative art on cats in the world. As of October 6, 2019: 6,627 exhibits from 87 countries of the world, 75 types of materials, about 400 established authors, more than 70 factories.

The first and only one Lego museum in Belarus. The largest private collection of sets. Many exclusive and rare items in the large hall of 450 square meters! A game room where you can make legos from thousands of details; console room where you can play lego games on PS4 consoles and much more.

An interactive museum with unique collection of musical instruments from very rare and expensive (grand piano, harp, double bass, harpsichord, sitar...) to completely unusual sound therapy instruments (singing bowls, cauchy bells, the sound of the ocean...). You can touch and play on most of the instruments and participate in interactive programs from professional musicians, as well as enjoy delightful miniatures and pieces of art and experiments of the physics of sound to learn the inspiring world of music! The total number of exhibits in the museum is more than 300 and it's a fun both for adults and children to try yourself being musician or conductor, or just to have a rest in the atmosphere of art!

The Museum of the Minsk Watch Plant was opened in 2020. During the tour you will see rare watch models, produced from 1955: unique medical watches, watches for miners, famous "strings" and "crabs". The windows display the popular self-winding watches with Luch-1816 calendar and the first waterproof watch "Amphibian". The exposition presents models of watches from limited collections and special orders. The museum has also interactive exhibits: a watchmaker's table, where the first watch models were assembled, a lathe from Swiss company Tornos and a projector for rejecting of parts.

In order to take part in our excursions you should sign up for a tour at our web-page and make a note in the "for groups" section, that you'd like to have a guided excursion in English. To organise a guided tour English we require a minimum of 4 participants. We're open from Wednesday till Sunday and factory tours and tastings are starting at 18.00 usually. IT IS ONLY POSSIBLE to visit our museum if you sign up for excursion in advance. If for some reason tour on that date is not possible, our tour guides will contact you.