Brest regional Museum of local lore is one of the youngest of the ethnographic museums of the Republic of Belarus. It was founded in 1950, when it was approved by the state Museum workers and began a collection of collections. On 22 June 1957 opened the first permanent exhibition of the Museum.

Now Brest ethnographic Museum has a substantial collection of collected artifacts. He also has 4 branches: the archaeological Museum "Berestye" opened at the archaeological site of ancient Slavic town, Saved treasures" shows seized at customs, works of art, "the Kamenets tower is a fortification of the thirteenth century, "Art Museum", opened in the southern barracks of the Brest fortress exhibits a collection of decorative and applied arts.

The main exposition of the Museum contains the following collections: paintings (more than 2 thousand units), graphics (about 24, 5 thousand units), sculpture (32 units), numismatics (almost 18 thousand units), as well as weapons, furniture, clothing, musical instruments, early printed and manuscript books, jewelry of precious metals and stones, photographs and documents.

In the Department of nature there are two sounded dioramas: "Belovezhskaya Pushcha" and "Polesie", telling about the wealth of unique flora and fauna of the Brest region.

In the Museum you can get an idea about ancient life, folk crafts and arts, military Affairs, famous natives Brest.

The Museum also holds exhibitions of works of art and collections from other museums.