Minsk is the capital and largest city in Belarus, situated on the Svislach and Niamiha rivers. Minsk is the major cultural centre of Belarus. Its first theatres and libraries were established in the middle of the 19th century. Now it has 11 theatres and 16 museums.

Attractions

Major museums include:

• Belarusian Great Patriotic War Museum
• Belarusian National Arts Museum
• Belarusian National History and Culture Museum
• Belarusian Nature and Environment Museum
• Ethnography and Folklore Museum
• Maksim Bahdanovich Literary Museum
• Old Belarusian History Museum
• Yanka Kupala Literary Museum