The Vitebsk Regional Museum will open its doors for free to connoisseurs of Jan Barszczewski's work during Museum Night

May 13, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Knowledge of Jan Barszczewski's works will help to get free admission to the Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local Lore during the Museum Night on May 16, the museum told a BELTA correspondent. "A Journey into the World of the Mysterious" is the title of this year's event, dedicated to the 220th anniversary of Jan Barszczewski's birth and based on his works. Visitors will be able to compare their associations with his ideas about the image of Belarus. According to museum staff, thanks to Jan Barszczewski, the image of the country with white wings is sacred. The main event of the museum night in Vitebsk will be an exhibition of graphic illustrations by Valery Slavuk for Jan Barszczewski's most famous work "Szliachcic Zavalnia, or Belarus in Fantastic Tales" with an installation of some of the works. The Vitebsk State College of Arts and choreographic groups of the city will also take part in the event. The Museum Night in Vitebsk will conclude with a show of fantastic clothing models prepared by students of the Vitebsk State Technological University and a fire show. In Polotsk, the traditional Museum Night for the Polotsk National Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve will smoothly transition into Museum Week. All exhibitions will be dedicated to the 65th anniversary of Victory. The Children's Museum will hold a computer game "Operation Bagration" with its visitors, and an interactive exhibition "Military Equipment and Weapons" will be set up near the Officers' House. On International Museum Day, May 18, Polotsk museums will be open for free, and on the remaining days of Museum Week, veterans of the war will not be required to purchase a ticket. Museum Night has become a significant cultural event in Europe since 2005. Every year it brings together over 2,000 museums in 40 countries. -0-