Rare exhibits from Sweden, Lithuania and Belarus convey the atmosphere of the military era of 300 years ago.
Rare exhibits dating back to Great Northern War in the mid XVII - early XVIII centuries are exhibited in Mir Castle. The exposition of the museums comes from three countries: Belarus, Lithuania and Sweden showing the history of the Northern War through the engraved portraits, plans and maps, medals and coins, artifacts and household items.
Nikolai Volkov, a junior researcher at the Institute of History of NAS of Belarus, the exhibition's curator, candidate of historical sciences:
"In fact, the Belarusian lands were not actively involved in the war, and different parties: Russian, Swedish troops, they just passed through the land."
The main adversaries in the Northern War were Rzecz Pospolita, Sweden and Russia. Belarusian lands were in the middle of an armed conflict of the great powers.
Carl Zarmen, Acting Director of Army Museum (Stockholm, Sweden):
"I think it's very important to show that we have common history. Belarus and Sweden. We brought a lot of exhibits, among them the guns of 17-18th centuries and elements of the military banners. But the main thing that today we can cooperate not only at the level of museum relations, but also in other cultural areas."












