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It's Time to Flip Through the Calendar

30 Sep 2021

Autumn is the time to plan and set goals for the next year. The calendar is the first assistant in this endeavour. You can see a rare copy of the 19th century pocket calendar from the collection of miniature publications in the Book Museum, at the anniversary jubilee exhibition "5+5+5".

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One of the Submarine Inventors

29 Sep 2021

This year marks the 230th anniversary of the birth of Kazimir Charnouski (1791–1847), who designed various types of submarine ships and proposed many original ideas that were later used to create the submarine fleet. For many years, his name remained unknown to researchers of the history of shipbuilding: the works of a talented inventor from Belarus were hidden in secret archival collections.

Through the Pages of the Belarusian Calendar

When Clay Comes to Life

27 Sep 2021

A book and illustration exhibition "When Clay Comes to Life" demonstrating ceramics and porcelain images from the collection of graphic documents of the National Library of Belarus is on show in the Fine Arts Reading Room (room 306) from September 27 to October 17.

Book exhibitions

"To Set in Motion the Energy of Conscience..."

21 Sep 2021

An exhibition “To Set in Motion the Energy of Conscience”, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of Nil Hilievich, national poet of Belarus, literary critic, folklorist, translator, Honored Scientist of Belarus  (1931-2016), is on show in the Belarusian Literature Reading Room (room 205) from September 21 to November 15.

Book exhibitions

Excursions on National Unity Day

17 Sep 2021

The students of the Minsk City Cadet School and Minsk Secondary School No. 225 attended the excursion of the "Outstanding People of the Motherland" cycle on September 17. For them, excursions were conducted on the heritage of Francysk Skaryna and the writings of Uladzimir Karatkievich.

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Events

Penetrating into the secrets of creativity

25 Apr 2024

The jubilee book exhibition "Penetrating into the secrets of creativity”, dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the birth of literary critic, academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Vasily Vasily Borisenko (1904–1984), takes place from April 25 to June 23 in the Belarusian Literature reading room (room 205).

Singer of Endless Love

25 Apr 2024

The jubilee book exhibition "Singer of Endless Love", dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Charles Aznavour (1924–2018), takes place from April 25 to June 18 in the musical and audiovisual documents reading room (room 305).

Intellectual property: the 21st century

23 Apr 2024

From April 23 to May 28, the book exhibition "Intellectual Property: the XXI Century" dedicated to the International Intellectual Property Day is open in the Documents of International Organizations reading room (room 207g).