Polotsk National Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve invites residents and guests of the city to join The Long Night of Museums on May 20, 2022. Polotsk museums traditionally open their doors to visitors in the evening (from 18.00 to 23.00) and offer a special program that includes exhibitions and events, interactive programs and quests, concerts and interesting meetings. Choose a route and plan this festive night with us!
The program is subject to change and may contain pleasant surprises.
The Long Night of Museums,
May 20, 2022
From 18.00 to 23.00
Museum of the History of Sophia Cathedral Architecture
Exhibition "Polotsk Trade in the 10th — 18th centuries"
(from Polotsk National Hictorical and Cultural Museum-Reserve archaeological collection)
Coin treasures of the 9th — 17th centuries are exhibited only during The Long Night of Museums
18.00 – 22.00
"Love Stories. Vocal And Organ Music"
Concert by Ksenia Pogorelaya (organ) and Tatyana Suchkova-Gavriilova (mezzo-soprano)
22.00
Museum of Local Studies
"Polotsk History in Choreographic Miniatures"
The event with participation of dance studio Impulse and circus studio Courage
18.00; 19.00
Yard of Museum of the Belarusian Book-Printing
"We will ask about our history from... bricks!"
The interactive platform for children and their parents
18.00 – 21.00
House of Peter I
Th exhibition from personal collection of Lyudmila Kayurova (Russia)
18.00 – 21.00
Children's Museum
Interactive game "Hour of entertaining archeology" (4+)
18.00; 19.00; 20.00
Exhibition "Polotsk on postcards of the 20th century"
(from the museum collection of Polotsk National Hictorical and Cultural Museum-Reserve)
18.00 – 23.00
Photo exhibition "Stay, moment!"
Polotsk of the 1950s – 1960s in the photographs made by M.P. Glazunov, chief architect of Polotsk in 1956 – 1969
18.00 – 23.00
Art Gallery
Opening of the exhibition of photographer Sergei Plytkevich’s creative project and the Engraving Workshop of Art Gallery
19.00
Exhibition "Polotsk in modern artists’ works"
(from the museum collection of Polotsk National Hictorical and Cultural Museum-Reserve)
18.00 – 23.00
Museum of Traditional Manual Weaving of Poozerye
"All Work And No Play Makes Jack A Dull Boy: The World of Wooden Dolls"
Opening of the exhibition of Viktor Dudkevich
18.00
Musical evening with members of the folk group "Vargan"
19.30
Nature and Ecology Museum
Mini-zoo "Zooland" by State Centre of Additional Education ecological centre near the museum
(in the absence of rain)
18.00 – 21.00
Mini tour of the landscape garden of the museum
18.00; 20.00
Museum quest "Searching for heraldic animals"
18.00 – 22.00
Exhibition "Symbols. Coats of arms. Signs"
(from Polotsk National Hictorical and Cultural Museum-Reserve collection)
18.00 – 23.00
Competition "Painting the coat of arms of Nature and Ecology Museum"
The audience is choosing the winners
10.00 – 21.00
Summing up the results and awarding the winners
21.00
The partner of Polotsk National Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve at The Long Night of Museums is the physical culture and sports club Pridvinye, which invites everyone to the track and field dash "Sport. Museum. Night". Start at 21.00 from the Park of Culture and Leisure.
The museum cafe and the souvenir shop (Nizhne-Pokrovskaya St., 22) are open during The Long Night of Museums.