By Dmitry Smirnov: The Lubcha Castle, Belarus’ only Renaissance-style castle and the Radziwill family’s residence, has a 16th-century stone tower and is surrounded by a defensive moat.
Culture
A well-known panel picture by muralist Alexander Kishchenko is being prepared for restoration. 20,000 rubles have already been allocated from Minsk’s budget for reconstruction works.
By Nina Mozheiko: Belteleradiocompany has started shooting video postcards for each of the ten finalists of the Junior Eurovision national selection.
The shooting takes place in the open air, in Loshitsa Park near historical ruins and Prushinskiy Chapel of the 18th century.
The Happiness of Being Together is an exhibition project that has opened today in the University of Culture Art Gallery. It is a display of paintings, drawings, and watercolours by the great artist and an honoured art persona of Belarus – Boris Arakcheev and his daughter, Oksana.
The team of Belteleradiocompany started filming promo videos for the finalists of the National selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
A historical and search expedition found the foundations of an ancient chapel in the old cemetery in Lavrishevo. The outlines of the sacred building are made by large boulders.
The unique spiritual event took place in the estate of Kukhtichi (now the village of Pervomaysk, Uzda District). An urn with the ashes of the famous Belarusian patron and cultural figure Maria Magdalena Radziwill arrived in the local church.
Fans of Depeche Mode rejoice: Belarusians will hear the new album of the famous British band live. The performance in the Minsk arena, scheduled for July 13 did not take place due to the hospitalization of the leader of the group Dave Gahan.
A memorable event dedicated to the 215th birth anniversary of the outstanding Belarusian scientist Ignat Domeyko was held today at the Belarusian Foreign Ministry.
The boys’ choir of the Gymnasium-college under the Belarusian Academy of Music will be representing Belarus at a prestigious vocal festival for a week.
By Larisa Gulyakevich: The St. Andrew Church in the village of Naroch in the Myadel district has hosted a Belarusian-French project dedicated to the birth anniversary of Dmitry Shostakovich.
The large-scale 3rd European Choir Games turned Riga’s halls, churches and parks into concert venues. As part of the concert Crossing the Bridges, a Belarusian student choir presented a solo program to an audience of 13, 000 people.
The historical center of Minsk is painted in white and blue colors. Today the capital welcomes the Day of Culture of Finland.
Today Verkhny Gorod will turn into a white and blue color of Finland. One will be able to visit a Finnish lesson, taste national delicacies, learn to dance Finnish tango and, of course, make a wish to Joulupukki.
The exhibition that has recently opened in Minsk features various icons, the Royal Doors made of straw, and pictures of murals of churches and mosaics.
According to the information on Depeche Mode’s Facebook page, the band’s Minsk show has been postponed to February 13
The international exhibition Apple Taste opened today at the Palace of Arts. The apple has long been used in art – since biblical times – as a symbol of vitality.
Over 300 portraits, caricatures, landscapes and historical scenes by Polish drawing masters are currently on display in Minsk.
The Belarusian State Academy of Music has obtained a unique grand piano by the world-famous company Steinway, purchased by the President’s Special Fund for Talented Youth Support.
By Viktoria Senkevich: Finland is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its independence this year with more than 2,000 events organized around the world.
The unique handmade elephants were created in traditional oriental techniques. One figure of an elephant was made of rosewood and the other of marble.
By Viktoria Senkevich: Finland is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its independence this year with more than 2,000 events organized around the world.
By Elena Bormotova: The National Art Museum of Belarus is presenting a new exhibition from the Our Collections series. It features 80 works by 50 artists, ranging from realism to abstract art.












