Village Museum, Minsk is one of the major Tourist Attractions in Minsk. Also known as Dudutki, it is actually an open-air ancient village museum. It is renowned as the first and only private museum of ancient culture in the post-Soviet Union territory. Past and present come alive here as nature and history meet activities and entertainment. This is actually a museum of handicrafts where you can watch a piece of clay, steel or wood being converted to goods. Village Museum, Minsk was owned by the former inhabitants of Dudutki for 130 years during 18th century. During this period, Dudutki evolved into one of the centers of cultural life in Belarus.
A trip to the Village Museum, Minsk is a must for you if you want to know about the ancient country life and handicrafts. All the exhibits at the museum including buildings, tools, mechanisms and vehicles are undergoing reconstruction and renovation so that they may be used again. The museum will give you the wonderful opportunity to take the exhibits in your hands to get the real feel.
Village Museum in Minsk features an old and the only working windmill in Belarus. Here, you can see how grain was turned into flour during those days. There is a pottery shop where you can see the traditional work of a potter and what's more, you can even join the artisan in the creative process! At the ancient smithy, you can watch a blacksmith at work. You can even walk away with a lucky horse shoe as a gift.
Village Museum, Minsk is also popular for its Village bakery where you can savor fresh village rye bread, farmers butter, cheese and milk, made right there. Also, there is the Handicrafts Shop at the museum where you can get a glimpse of the past technology and can join the craftwork.
The Village Museum, Minsk is the only place in Belarus where you can have the local vodka 'Samogon'. Relish it with fresh cucumbers or marinated pickles with honey. There is the water park where you can walk along its riverside pathways and enjoy the beauty of nature.
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