National historical Museum of the Republic of Belarus has a long complicated history. Year of creation of the Museum is considered to be a 1957, as during the war almost all the Museum collections were looted. The Museum is housed in a building constructed in 1903-1905 for State Bank of Russia.

First attempt to create a national history Museum in Minsk was undertaken in 1908. With the support of the Orthodox Church was a Museum of Minsk Church and the archaeological Committee. In 1912, the Minsk city Council funded and Minsk society of lovers of natural science, Ethnography and archaeology created the Minsk city Museum, which contains five sections: archaeological, scientific, historical, artistic and industrial, ethnographic.

After the revolution in 1920, the Museum was renamed into Minsk regional Museum and supplemented by funds of the Minsk Church and archeological Museum, evacuated during the First World war in Ryazan. In 1923 the Museum was transformed into the Belarusian state Museum, which was also created by the library.

Unfortunately, after world war II to collect funds had to start again. In 1957, the Museum was renamed the Belarusian state Museum of local history, in 1992 the national Museum of history and culture of Belarus, in 2009 the Museum received the final name of the national historical Museum of the Republic of Belarus.

Today it is the largest historical Museum in Belarus and one of the most visited museums of Minsk. It has three buildings and offers over 370 funds units provided in 40 sections. The exhibits cover a huge time period from the primitive communal system and the first human settlements to the present day.

Here are the rare treasure coins, national, daily and ceremonial costumes and dresses, household items, religious items, collections of weapons of all time, crafts, a large display of jewelry and many other interesting things.