The Mahilou Scientific Museum

The Mahilou museum began to exist in 1919. It was formed from the museum collection of the former Mahilou Gubernia Archive, the former church archaeological repository, and the natural history museum of the former Mahilou zemstvo. This basic collection was supplemented with various works of art from the property of the Mahilou bourgeoisie and from the stores of the Mahilou Council of the National Economy.

The museum now has the following departments:

1) Department of art and painting.

2) Department of religious art — old Belarusian art.

3) Historical and archaeological department.

Numismatic sub-department, which includes up to 3000 various coins, medals, etc.

4) Ethnographic department — household items of the Mahilou Belarusian and products of local industry.

5) Department of natural science.

6) Library, having up to 75000 volumes, for the most part old printed books.