If you love fine art and find yourself in Minsk, be sure to visit the National Art Museum. He's amazing. From the architecture of the building itself to the collection of art objects. In 2 hours, I managed to get around barely a third of the museum. I managed to pay attention to the collection of Russian iconography of the 15th-16th century. There are very unusual exhibits. Among the collection of Russian paintings of the 19th century, you can see the author's version of Vasnetsov's painting "Three Princesses of the Underworld". It differs significantly from the canvas in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, but the style and the search for the author are absolutely clear.
Contemporary art of Belarus is also of interest.
It turned out to be quite interesting)) Different painting techniques. There is a hall dedicated to military topics. There is also a hall where icons and church utensils are located (a little). I was interested in one point, but I don't know on a permanent basis or not.. I noticed children in one of the halls who were allowed to draw (there was a film on the floor and the children laid out sheets and paints there) This pleased me, as the children are busy with creativity, and adults could safely enjoy the art)) I plan to return there, but now with the children))
It's like the Pushkin Museum in Moscow, only it's better and more logically arranged. It's like the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg, only poorer.
The most interesting exposition is on the 4th floor with Belarusian art of the 20th and 21st centuries. It is necessary to start from its left side, where the self-portrait of the founder of the Vitebsk school of painting Yudel Pan is located. And then move clockwise: the chronology is simple - this is the development of Belarusian art by year. On the other side of the room there will be the 90s and the 2 thousandth.
On different floors there are Aivazovsky, Korovin, Kuindzhi, Popov, church art, ancient Belarusian.
The museum also has a separate building where temporary exhibitions are held. You can get there through the passage.