The museum itself is simply wonderful, the expositions and halls are informative, interesting and impressive. but! There was a feeling that we were not welcome…We came with my husband and child at about 15:30-16, bought tickets and clarified whether it was possible to take an individual tour, we were sent to the administrator, they clarified it again and she said with a grin, "Yeah, you're generally late, you need to come to the museums earlier, the time is already at 4..." would you agree that this statement is superfluous? Well, the guides left for the routes and left, it's okay, we'll look for ourselves, additional comments to our address are unnecessary. Then two hours later we enter the last halls 10 and 11, which are located on the 1st floor, there are a lot of interactive expositions: screens with photos, sound devices, just sound near objects, lights, etc. I'm standing and looking at the photos on the screen, flipping through them, tears come, I'm just very immersed in it and then I see that the lights are starting to turn off at the other end of the hall, and my husband and son were there, I step away from the screen to see what happened, why there is no light, a woman comes, turns off the screen mine turns off all sounds, turns off the lights in other parts of the hall, I leave it to see where my husband and son are, the time for a minute was 17:50... I just leave, they immediately lock the door. It turns out that they are starting to prepare for closure, although the museum itself is open until 19 ... why they began to do this so early is not clear, and even if these halls close earlier (my guess is, otherwise it is not clear why they close the halls before closing), then the same administrator instead of poking us with the fact that we supposedly they came late, she could have suggested that there are halls in museums that close earlier, because she sits there to help people, prompt and answer questions…
But I recommend visiting everything exactly to everyone, this is our history, the terrible history of the entire USSR and many other countries, unfortunately there are very, very few such museum expositions…
It is impossible not to visit this landmark of Minsk and the whole of Belarus: The Museum of the Great Patriotic War traces its history back to 1944, the year of the liberation of Belarus from the Nazi invaders. A well-equipped building with the history of the war, in details known to all of us and special, rare for the Belarusian history. The compositions are so believable that you seem to be gradually immersed in the atmosphere of the tragic beginning of the war, the guerrilla movement, the genocide of the people during the occupation.. and just as deeply and realistically is the feeling of power, strength, thoughtfulness and people's faith in a successful offensive. Which led to the liberation. The museum is modern, with several floors. The exhibits are in excellent condition, complemented by new compositions. I recommend visiting with family and children.
The museum was very impressed. A large number of military equipment and weapons. Impressive reconstructions of fragments: battles, life and everyday life of partisan detachments, death camps. It is necessary for young people to visit in order to understand what WAR is! There are many interesting artifacts: a gas mask for a horse, machine guns and machine guns collected by guerrilla craftsmen from various types of weapons. I definitely recommend you to visit.
It's a good museum. I really liked the installations and interactive screens. The only drawback was that they could not purchase an audio guide. There is a good cafeteria where you can refresh yourself after visiting the expositions. There are many tour groups. It's not very convenient to maneuver between them.
We visited the Belarusian State Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War in Minsk. A very interesting exposition, excellent guides. The museum justifies its purpose, it is clean, neat and informative. We recommend it for family visits.
A huge museum with a gorgeous exposition. Everything stands side by side right inside the museum. Tank, guns, diagram. A very interesting exposition of the artist's paintings on the military theme. You can go without an excursion, everything is clear and takes your soul. My daughter is 8 years old, she was delighted.
The museum is magnificent! It was very interesting. The extreme dome hall is very beautiful, majestic, and bright! There were a lot of children on excursions. I recommend you to visit, it will be very interesting for both children and adults.
A world-class museum. Gorgeous expositions, interestingly decorated areas, wax figures look very natural, there are a lot of different exhibits. A must-visit! The cost is 11 rubles. for an adult.
The very place that I recommend to visit in Minsk in the first place. An incredible museum, where not only military equipment and photographs are collected, but thematic installations have been created that vividly convey the atmosphere of the war years. A very interesting solution is the glass walls and the dome of the ceiling of the museum. This creates an atmosphere of connection between two times: wartime and our days.
I really liked the museum. The expositions are presented from the beginning of the emergence of fascism to its complete defeat. A lot of technology from those years. Everything looks very natural, as if you are present there. We just got on a tour of the museum. Very impressed. Emotions were running high. It is good to go there with children so that they can see and know the history and feat of the people.
The Museum of the Great Patriotic War. This is one of the best museums dedicated to this great tragedy of the Soviet peoples. Be sure to go, especially with children. The museum reflects all the main events. Amazing exhibits. The Great Hall is about the partisan movement in Belarus. And of course the Victory Hall.
High-quality, atmospheric and historically correct content. For obvious reasons, there is a bias towards the Belarusian part of the history of the Great Patriotic War, but it was also pleasantly surprised by the presence of expositions dedicated to other sections of the front (for example, about Stalingrad). A must-visit!
I highly recommend you to visit. It will be interesting for absolutely everyone: both children and adults. Belarusians are generally very sensitive and attentive to the topic of war. And here everything is done at the highest level. Installations, archival materials, personal belongings - everything is very impressive. A good tour, everything is clear and to the point. The only thing is, if there is an opportunity to go anywhere on a weekday, do not delay. There are a lot of people on weekends
This is a national repository of material and spiritual monuments of military history of 1941-1945. Both equipment and expositions of the war years are presented here. Very impressive. A must-visit.
A very interesting exposition. There are a lot of interesting and informative things. There is information and exhibits not only related to the war of 1941-1945, but also to modern military operations. There are a lot of impressions, a lot of new information. I advise you, it's worth a visit, you won't regret it.
The museum is amazing, modern, large, lots of dioramas, the children were happy to go through all the halls, asked a lot, read) thank you for such a great opportunity to get acquainted with our history
This is an amazing exhibition! What kind of exhibits are there! There are also simply unique ones. I am delighted with such a reverent attitude of history! This museum is simply a must-visit when traveling to Belarus.
The price of the tour is 11 rubles. You can take an audio guide for 5 rubles.
One of the best museums I've ever been to. Excellent exposition, unusual building. I really, really liked everything, it's difficult to convey all the emotions and impressions, you definitely need to see for yourself to appreciate this place!
The place is iconic, filled with history. It is done in a modern way, it is interesting to walk with a guide and you can go yourself after the tour, explore what you want. An interesting fact: the flag of the USSR is on the spire of the surrender) the only one currently in operation. There is a separate hall dedicated to local wars, where Belarusian soldiers took part.
A magnificent museum. The exposition is amazing. Everything is big. 4 floors of history. Very interesting documentaries of that time. There are a lot of archival documents and publications, authentic things.
I really liked it, the museum is just awesome!
Dioramas, interactive expositions-what not!The tour is very interesting, you can take an audio guide.The prices are reasonable,about 300-350₽ (11 Belarusian)
It is a very atmospheric and informative place. The expositions are close to real battles. Khatyn and the gallery of paintings of prisoners, a place of mourning. I recommend you to visit, this is still the best WWII museum that I have visited.
Excellent museum, extensive exposition. There are equipment and weapons, a lot of visual information, diaramas, maps, layouts, uniforms. Required to visit. You can book a guided tour
A great interactive museum! A large number of exhibits, a lot of real restored equipment. The museum is imbued with the spirits of war.
We ordered a tour - a very good guide.
We recommend you to visit. We did not take a tour and did not regret it, we visited the museum for 2.5 hours. Excursions are conducted at a fairly fast pace, you will have to return to view the exposition again. There are many interesting exhibits, paintings, diaramas.
In July 2024, my daughter and grandson visited the WWII Museum in Minsk. The grandiose scale, the greatest of all that we saw in the museum delighted us! Thanks to everyone who honors the memory of the heroes who won the Victory over fascism!
The Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War in Minsk is not just a museum, it is a place where you can plunge into the atmosphere of that time, feel the full weight of the war and pay tribute to all those who fought for our country. The museum's exposition is rich, with full-size models and real samples of military equipment that impress visitors. The guide takes us through all the halls of the museum quickly, but very informative, it is a pleasure to listen to his story. We were very impressed by visiting this museum and recommend it to anyone interested in the history of the Great Patriotic War.
The best impressions remained. Some of the expositions are real, but there are also props. The exhibition is amazing. Emotions are running high, I recommend watching it. They also sell souvenirs there.
Hello comrades, as a person who has visited many HERO Cities such as Volgograd, Kaliningrad, Smolensk, Brest, Rzhev and so on, I will tell you that visiting the museum is a must, here you will learn another piece of the history of those terrible and terrible years of this war, now, however, some countries want to distort the history of those years in every possible way, but we remember that and they will not succeed, because without the past there is no future, all is well and study history. Thank you.
The museum is excellent and the staff is well chosen. Walking with a guide through different locations, you can 100% feel the history of our country in such difficult times
I definitely recommend you to visit. There are a lot of exhibits, the route inside the museum is interestingly thought out. Don't drive by! A very decent museum.
A modern museum. Interesting items, weapons and other attributes of the Great Patriotic War. An excursion to the main one about the exploits of the Belarusian people. I recommend listening to the tour first..and then we can walk around the second circle and calmly look at photographs, old videos. The territory is neat. I was impressed by the hall dedicated to the concentration camps. The dome of the building is very beautiful from the inside.
I would put a thousand stars on the museum itself, but it's a pity for the organization and the administration staff to put even one…
I'll tell you a story about how we tried to get on a museum tour for two days in a row.
We arrived on August 10 at five in the evening (two hours before closing)
At our request to buy tickets with an excursion, the cashier snorted with displeasure that, in fact, they have all excursions until 16:00 at most (apparently, the guides rest 3 hours before closing)
An important point! We asked about booking an excursion for tomorrow, to which the answer was given that they do not book excursions
We decided to take an audio guide, to which the answer was received that they were all already on charge
They asked how many times we should come tomorrow, so that we could not just read the description of the exhibits, but listen to a professional guide
We received an answer: "come tomorrow at 15:00, we are in the midst of excursions at this time,"
Said and done. Already at 14:30 we were at the museum at the ticket office. And lo and behold! The same cashier.
We say: "please, we need two tickets with an excursion"
The answer, apparently recorded on the subcortex, did not take long to wait: "all the excursions have already ended, the audio guides are on recharge"
We just bought entrance tickets and decided to contact the reception desk
At this counter, a nice young girl told us that the last tour took place at 14:00 (sorry, but for 5!!!! hours before closing)
Of course, the audio guides are already on charge. After all, 1,500 people have already passed before us, as we were told.
Apparently, the 1501 and 1502 employees have already exhausted their strength.....
The woman checking the tickets barked at us that we ourselves can actually walk around the museum and read normally.
Let's go-the fairy tale museum! Very beautiful exhibitions and exhibits.
But we managed to read a little… As well as to learn something about the museum. There are hundreds of portraits behind the windows. Only the full name and title are signed under them. What this man did, guess for yourself.
Combat vehicles have only those. specifications. Where this car fought, whether it fought at all-also find out, apparently, on the Internet.
After going through the entire museum, we decided to leave a review, asking for a special book provided in all museums. Surprisingly, she wasn't there when I decided to mention that I wanted to leave a review specifically about the employees and their work so that the higher-level administration could pay attention to it. I asked where I could leave a review then. The receptionist girl said that on Yandex maps. But what about the official website of the museum, where the staff should definitely read reviews? The girl told me about him only after my mention.
Of course, I decided to ask how we could still get on the tour, because there are a lot of questions left.... You won't believe it! It turns out that there is a record that the cashier staff for some reason do not know about!
I decided to clarify when it is possible to get at least to the audio guides.
The answer made us smile nervously: "they work with us from morning to four in the evening" (apparently people who want to come to the museum after 4, for a minute, three hours before closing, do not have the right to listen to at least an audio guide, I am already silent about the guide ...)
Why did I smile nervously? Yes, because the audio guides, which, according to them, work until 4, were already on charge at 2..
Then the girl, apparently, got very nervous from the fact that I was at her, at the administrator, decided to clarify some questions (to be honest, I thought it was her responsibility) and decided to tell me all her dissatisfaction
, "Actually, I already gave out 20 today!!!! audio guides" (heroine)
How strange it was to hear this after we were informed that 1,500 people had already passed today.
I was surprised and decided to ask again if they really have only 20 audio guides for such a number of visitors???
The girl, not understanding why we were so surprised, replied: "Well, yes"
And the administrator decided to finish us off at the end, saying: "Actually, we had Italians, French, and Portuguese here before you, we want to give them audio guides to listen to"
We just fell out. That is, the Portuguese should listen, but we, the Russians, the fraternal people, do not....?
Is this Russianism in the museum of the Great Patriotic War? It's even scary…
I ask you to draw the attention of the museum administration to the work of your staff and give an answer that you have read this comment. Otherwise, I will send this comment to higher authorities.
The museum is wonderful, but we came out of it from head to toe…
Imagine with what an unpleasant aftertaste we had to walk around the museum
The museum is huge, very impressive. There are a lot of exhibits, an interesting story from the guide, for not very much money. I advise everyone to visit this museum, especially with children.
There are big questions with the guides and the opening hours of this museum. It is very sad to understand that the museum is open until 18.00, which still needs to be reached. It is very sad when there is not a single guide, and when you arrived with friends from Belgium, they tell you that you had to make an appointment in advance for the guide, and you had to call the phone, recording only on it.
The service rules are terrible, the exposition is good, but you can add exhibits and descriptions of events, paintings and objects.
A huge and interesting museum. The staff are both friendly and bored with life)) If you're lucky.. . It's a pity there wasn't enough time and just the same human attitude to fully appreciate the entire exposition (we galloped through Europe at closing time... We were not allowed to go to the second round even if there was time ...) for the sake of checking the norms. But there was something else to check out
War is not my topic, but even I was interested in the exposition. Real Soviet and German tanks, Soviet planes and Gemetsky models, and many other artifacts. The Victory Hall is located under the dome of the museum, which amazes to the depths of the soul with an abundance of sunlight and sky.
An excellent museum, the expositions are made of high quality, it definitely takes your breath away when you start reading notes from the military in some halls, I recommend you to visit
We went through the whole museum. I really enjoyed the tour. Everything is done in a very interesting and modern way. Everyone must visit this museum. Especially for the younger generation!
An incredible museum that conveys the history of the Great Patriotic War. Everything is thought out to the smallest detail, each room leaves indescribable emotions.
We used the audio guide, which had 93 audio for 2.5 hours (the only thing sometimes jammed headphones)
The museum is a must-visit!
There are many halls, many illustrations, objects, sounds, and techniques. I really liked it. We ordered an excursion. Very informative.
By the way, for visitors, the museum is closed on Mondays (and we arrived on Mon for the first time)))
A wonderful museum of history ... It gives a shiver in the body when you walk on it. There are many exhibits, it is very interesting and informative. I recommend visiting with the whole family.
A great museum. I recommend everyone to visit this institution. Be sure to take a tour, it's fast and then you will walk through the museum with knowledge and in more detail
We were on a guided tour of this museum. The exhibits are interesting, you don't have time to look, the guide is in a hurry to meet the hour. We got a very young guide, a girl named Daria, who spoke very softly, chattered, lost her way. Tired of walking (4 floors)
The museum is good, large, there are both equipment and panoramic exhibitions. A very beautiful dome on the top floor. It's impressive. Beautiful waterfall at the entrance
Excellent exposure. It is mandatory for every patriot to visit. The guides chatter as if they are in a hurry. It would be necessary to diversify the stories with some interesting stories. The staff member conveyed more information in 5 minutes of communication than the tour guide during the entire process.
One of the best museums of the Great Patriotic War with a huge number of exhibits and full-size diaramas. The museum amazes with its epicness! Visit it and find out what the experience of touching history is!
Хороший современный музейный комплекс, практически в центре Минска, в прекрасном большом парке. Очень похож на Музей ВОВ в Москве на Поклонной горе, но меньше, но более душевный, что-ли. Есть раздел посвящённый сотрудничеству СССР и гитлеровской Германии в 1939-1941 гг. Много материалов о борьбе белорусских партизан и подпольщиков с гитлеровцами, о *** терроре в оккупированной Беларуси. Полагаю, что русскому человеку побывать в Минске и не посетить этот музей - это неправильно. РЕКОМЕНДУЮ ВСЕМ, ОСОБЕННО ДЛЯ МОЛОДЕЖИ!!!
The best museum I've been to, it's interesting for the whole family, well done, the people of the Republic, honor their history. The USSR flag on the dome deserves special respect!
The only state institution on which the flag of the USSR flies all year round!
Hooray for the Soviet people who saved the world from the brown plague!
Museum for 5+. There are many exhibits, life-size installations. I recommend it to everyone!