The Long Night of Museums Program at Polotsk National Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve in 2022

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

 

"Amto (hello), Koryakia!"

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

 

"Unexpected Polotsk"

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.

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