Castle complex "Mir"

Upcoming events at Mir Castle

Visualization Lectures

Visualization Lectures

07 May 2025

At the request of museum visitors, visualization lectures will be held every Wednesday and Saturday from September 2024.

Thematic excursion "Time Travel"

Thematic excursion "Time Travel"

07 May 2025

Thematic excursion for primary school children and family groups "Time Travel" (Northern Building of Mir Castle).

"Victorial May": a musical chronicle of the war in the walls of Mir Castle

"Victorial May": a musical chronicle of the war in the walls of Mir Castle

10 May 2025

On May 10, 2025, the Mir Castle Complex Museum will host a concert "Victorial мay" dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory by the Baranovichi Orchestra.

Mir Castle invites you to a unique Museum Day tour!

Mir Castle invites you to a unique Museum Day tour!

17 May 2025

The Mir Castle Complex Museum offers to go on an exclusive tour.

Column "Strangers from the Museum"

Column "Strangers from the Museum"

31 May - 31 Dec 2025

Friends, the column "Strangers from the Museum" is running on Mir Castle social media pages, which you will definitely like!

 

Quest "The Secret of Two Chests"

Quest "The Secret of Two Chests"

14 Jun 2025

The Mir Castle Complex Museum invites everyone to solve the "secret of two chests" on the quest of the same name.

Exhibitions

More than 7 exhibition halls Real and virtual exhibitions
The exhibition of the icon "St. Mary Magdalene"
04 May 2025

The exhibition of the icon "St. Mary Magdalene"

On May 4, 2025, on the Orthodox feast of the Myrrh-bearing wives, a temporary exhibition of the unique icon "St. Mary Magdalene" began its work in the tomb church of the Princes of Svyatopolk-Mirsky at the Mir Castle Complex Museum.

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The NeuroBelarus Exhibition
28 Apr 2025

The NeuroBelarus Exhibition

The exhibition "Neurobelarus" operates in the Elephant Hall of the Mir Castle. 

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Virtual exhibition "The Power of Culture in the Unity of Nations. Results 2024"
02 Apr 2025

Virtual exhibition "The Power of Culture in the Unity of Nations. Results 2024"

On April 2, the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Russia and Belarus is celebrated – a holiday symbolizing the centuries-old friendship, common history and close cooperation between the two countries.

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"Arsenal: Military Weapons in Historical Context"
23 Oct 2024

"Arsenal: Military Weapons in Historical Context"

On October 23, 2024, a joint exhibition project of the Grodno State Historical and Archaeological Museum and the Mir Castle Complex Museum began its work in the exhibition hall of the Northern Building of Mir Castle.

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Virtual Photo and Documentary Exhibition "With No Statute of Limitations"
10 May 2022

Virtual Photo and Documentary Exhibition "With No Statute of Limitations"

Photo and documentary exhibition "With no statute of limitations" was held in the Information Hall of the museum in 2022. The exhibition was dedicated to the victims of the genocide of the Belarusian people during the Great Patriotic War.

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Virtual exhibition "Weapons of honor and courage"
28 Feb 2020

Virtual exhibition "Weapons of honor and courage"

The exhibition "Weapons of honor and courage" was held in the 1st compartment of the Northern building of Mir Castle in 2020–2021. It based on samples of cold steel ceremonial arms from the private collection of Anatoly Georgievich Grishuk and objects from the collections of the Mir Castle Complex Museum.

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Castle news

Opening of the exhibition of the icon "St. Mary Magdalene" in the castle complex "Mir"

Opening of the exhibition of the icon "St. Mary Magdalene" in the castle complex "Mir"

04 May 2025
Slavyansky Bazar Vitebsk International Art Festival 2025

Slavyansky Bazar Vitebsk International Art Festival 2025

01 May 2025
The director of the Mir Castle took part in the opening of the renovated Republican Plaque in Minsk

The director of the Mir Castle took part in the opening of the renovated Republican Plaque in Minsk

30 Apr 2025
Mir Castle is listed on the Republican Board of Honor for the winners of the 2024 competition

Mir Castle is listed on the Republican Board of Honor for the winners of the 2024 competition

27 Apr 2025
The Musical World in Mir Castle

The Musical World in Mir Castle

27 Apr 2025
Visualization lecture "The World of Biblical Subjects and Christian Symbols"

Visualization lecture "The World of Biblical Subjects and Christian Symbols"

19 Apr 2025

Castle complex "Mir"

The Mir Castle complex is a unique monument of the national culture of Belarus, included in the UNESCO List of World Cultural and Natural Heritage in 2000

On the territory of the complex are the Mir Castle of the 16th–20th centuries, the church-tomb of the princes Svyatopolk -Mirsky, watchman’s house, ruins of the palace of the last owners, outbuilding, roadside chapel, English landscape park with a pond, remains of an Italian garden, earthen ramparts with bastions

In 2010, the restoration of the Mir Castle was completed 

The work was carried out at the expense of the republican budget

The Mir Castle Complex is a unique monument of the national culture of Belarus, included in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List in 2000.

Virtual tour of the Mir castle complex

At the first stage of construction, five towers were erected, connected by walls, the thickness of which at the base reached three meters. All towers were planned as independent defense units.

The museum has 39 exhibition and exhibition halls. Along with sightseeing and thematic excursions, there are also theatrical excursions, and the “Wedding at Mir Castle” ceremony will make the happy day of your life unforgettable.

Mir Castle is a facility with a developed infrastructure: two conference rooms for holding high-level events , a hotel with 16 rooms, a restaurant with ancient cuisine, a souvenir shop with products of Belarusian craftsmen.

The doors of the Mir Castle are always open for those who are looking for vivid impressions from communicating with the living history of Belarus!

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Excursions in the institution “Museum “Castle Complex “Mir”” have the right to be conducted only by full-time guides and museum researchers.
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Admission to the complex, including the courtyard and parks, is free. Entrance to the museum is paid. The price list is available on the website in the “Visitors” section.

You can get acquainted with the exhibition using an audio guide. Languages: Russian, Belarusian, English, German, Polish, Chinese (audio guide is issued upon presentation of identification documents).

 

Attention!

The Museum recommends paying attention to the difficulties that may arise when moving from tier to tier due to the height of the authentic steps when visiting the exhibitions of the defensive towers of Mir Castle.

Sanitary hours

  • From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  • April 24, 2025 (Thursday)
  • From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
  • May 29, 2025 (Thursday)                  
  • June 26, 2025 (Thursday)
  • July 31, 2025 (Thursday)
  • August 28, 2025 (Thursday)

Disount days

  • April 30, 2025 (Wednesday)
  • May 28, 2025  (Wednesday)
  • June 25, 2025  (Wednesday)
  • July 30, 2025  (Wednesday)
  • August 27, 2025  (Wednesday)

Cost tickets on a discounted day:

  • for adults – 10.00 BYN
  • for schoolchildren and students – 6.00 BYN
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