The Exhibition Department

He graduated from the Belarusian State University (Faculty of History, Department of Museum Studies, specialty ‘Museum Studies, Specialist in the Protection of Cultural Monuments’) in 1997. He worked at the exhibition department of the Museum of Contemporary Fine Arts (1997–1999 – a research associate, 1999–2007 – a senior research associate). He worked at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in the Republic of Belarus – the Polish Institute in Minsk as a ‘coordinator of art projects’ in 2007–2019. He has been a researcher at the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus since 2019.

He organized more than 350 art, historical and literary exhibitions, including: ‘Ferdynand Ruszczyc. To the 150th Anniversary of the Artist’s Birth’ (2020–2021), ‘Akim Shevchenko (1902–1980). Painting. On the occasion of the 120th Anniversary of the Birth’ (2022), ‘Enchanting Moment of the Everyday’. To the 120th anniversary of the birth of Jadwiga Rozdziałowska (2022), ‘Steps of Mastery. To the 75th Anniversary of the Minsk State Art College named after A. K. Glebov and the 120th Anniversary of the Birth of Aleksey Glebov’ (2022).

He makes presentations at scientific conferences: ‘Graphic design in the work of Ferdynand Ruszczyc’ (research and practical conference ‘Creativity of Ferdynand Ruszczyc in the context of European artistic culture’, dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the artist’s birth; National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus, December 9-10, 2020); ‘Unknown portrait of Vladislav Mitskevich by Mecheslav Voitkevich from the collection of the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus’ (International research and practical conference in memory of Mikhail Dobroklonsky ‘Art and Science. Current Issues of Education, Research and Technology’; Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts named after I. Ye. Repin, November 11–13, 2021); ‘Famous and Unknown Tadeusz Nartovsky’ (20th International Research and Practical Conference ‘Aladova Readings – 2022’, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mikhail Savitsky, the People’s Artist of Belarus; National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus, May 26, 2022).

He organizes meet-the-artist events, music festivals and concerts.

He graduated from the Vitebsk State Pedagogical Institute. He has been working at the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus since 2009: a research associate of the exhibition department (2009–2010), the head of the exhibition department (2010–2013). His activity area is exposition services. He was the curator of the exhibition ‘Teacher and Students’ by Ivan Stolyarov (2015).

Nikolay Mishchenko has been a member of the Belarusian Union of Artists since 2005. He is a participant in republican, group and international exhibitions, international plein-airs. Nikolay Mishchenko’s solo exhibitions were held in Minsk, district and regional cities of Belarus. He has participated as an author in exhibition projects of the National Art Museum. The artist’s solo exhibition ‘By the Path of Art’ was held in 2019.

She graduated from the Minsk Art College named after A. K. Glebov. She has been working at the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus since 1992: an assistant of the restoration department (1992–1993), a fine art restorer of the 3rd category (1993–2003), a fine art restorer of the 2ndcategory (2003–2006), the head of the sector of the scientific and restoration department (2006 –2008), a fine art restorer of the 1st category (2008). 

The main activity is inspection of the condition for conservation of museum objects and objects of museum value for temporary exhibition projects. She participates in the preparation of conclusions on the possibility of issuing museum items for temporary use for exhibitions outside the museum.

She performs different work of varying degrees of complexity for the restoration and conservation of works of art of high artistic and historical value: ‘Storm on the Sea of Azov in April 1886’ by Ivan Aivazovsky (1887; the work was first displayed at the exhibition ‘Aivazovsky and Marine Painters’ in 2017–2018, and it was the key work at the exhibition); Arkhip Kuindzhi ‘Mist’ (1905–1908; the work was displayed at the exhibition ‘Arkhip Kuindzhi’ in the Tretyakov Gallery (Moscow) in 2018–2019); Vladimir Makovsky ‘Mother and Daughter’ (1893); Alexandre-François Desportes ‘Dog and Hunter’s Trophies’ (2021).

She graduated from the Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts with a degree in ‘Cultural Studies. Theory and History of Culture’ (2012). She has been working in the museum since 2018.  

She is engaged in the creating and conclusion of agreements for temporary exhibitions, acceptance and return of temporary storage exhibits.

She was the curator of solo exhibitions of contemporary Belarusian artists (Nikolay Mishchenko, Yury Platonov, Nikolay Isayonok, etc.), as well as international exhibition projects: ‘Charmed by the Miracle. Graphics by Vasily Zvontsov’ (2018), ‘Literary Landscape. Graphics from State Memorial Historical-Literary and Natural-Landscape Museum-Reserve of A. S. Pushkin ‘Mikhailovskoye’ (The Pushkin Museum-Reserve)’ (2021), ‘Exhibition of Drawings by Napoleon Orda from the collection of the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus’ in the Museum-Reserve of A. S. Pushkin ‘Mikhailovskoye’ (2022).

He graduated from the Belarusian State University with a degree in ‘Museum Affairs and Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments’ (1996), and the European Humanities University with a degree in ‘Cultural Studies’ (2005). He finished the Master’s degree from the latter university (2007). He has been working at the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus since 2009: a junior research associate of the exhibition department (2009–2015). 

He is the curator of exhibitions: ‘Poetics of Landscapes by Semyon Domarad’ (2018), ‘Graphics by Hermann Struck’ (2019), ‘Johann Ludwig Bleuler (1792–1850). Journey along the Rhine’ (2019), ‘Enchanted by the Motherland. Kastus Kachan. Painting’ (2020), ‘Artists from Molodechno Region’ (2020–2021), ‘Big Dreams of Little People. Painting by Valentin Gubarev’ (2021), ‘Language of Things. Paintings by Pavel Khodorovich’ (2021), ‘Memory of the People. The Great Patriotic War in Art’ (2022; the exhibition was also displayed at the Memorial Complex ‘Brest Hero-Fortress’); ‘Vladimir Savich. Painting. To the 70th Anniversary of the Birth’ (2022); ‘Beauty of Light Feelings. To the 75th Anniversary of Viktor Barabantsev’ (2022).

He organizes author’s and curatorial excursions, meet-the-artist events within the framework of exhibitions.

He graduated from the State Pedagogical University named after Maksim Tank. He has been working at the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus since 2009: a junior research associate of the exhibition department (2009–2013), an artist-designer of the marketing sector of the exhibition department (2013–2014).

He works with the documentation of the department: systematization and transfer to the archive of documentation (contracts for the organization of temporary exhibitions, acts of acceptance for temporary storage, acts of issuing from temporary storage, acts of intra-museum transfer, exhibition materials (booklets, posters and explications).

He was the curator of exhibitions: ‘Painting by Pavel Maslenikov’ at the Palace of Independence (2017) and ‘Under the Sign of the Fish. Painting by Gleb Otchik’ (2022).

He graduated from the People’s University of Propaganda and Design art under the Union of Artists of the BSSR. He has been working at the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus since 2000: an artist of the 1st category (2000–2003), a graphic designer of the highest category (2003–2008), a leading artist of the exhibition department (2008–2020).

The direction of activity is the artwork of graphic works for exhibition projects and permanent expositions in the museum. He carries out timely and high-quality performance of artistic and design works of the exhibition space (decoration of show-cases, stands, exhibition entrance area, information boards, scientific and auxiliary materials).