Rahachow can be explored through several cultural themes: museum collections and the history of remembrance sit alongside archaeological traces, architecture and an unusual mosaic motif. If you choose a focus for your stay, you can explore collections, historic sites and striking details on buildings. The themes range from an early museum exhibition to architecture from the late 19th century.

Museums and Collections

The first public exhibition at the Rahachow Museum of National Glory opened in April 1970 in two halls. Its themes were the revolutionary events in the Rogachev region, as well as the Second World War and the liberation of the city and district. Another exhibition, “Wooden Lace,” is dedicated to wooden architecture and the tradition of decorating houses with window surrounds and shutters. Thus, the same museum brings together a historical look at regional events and an exhibition about the design of homes.

The Rahachow Museum of National Glory has an archaeological collection, one of the museum’s most extensive. As a historical museum, it also contains personal documents, numismatics, phaleristics, printed works, photographs, icons, old publications, coin hoards and weapons. In addition, it holds works by Russian, Belarusian and Rogachev artists. The collection thus combines archaeological and documentary holdings with religious objects and works of art.

A different institutional perspective is offered by the “Soldier’s Fate” Museum, which opened on February 22, 1994. Its exhibits include an AM82FN aircraft engine and the cockpit of a La-5 aircraft. These specific aviation objects give the museum a different focus from the broad collection at the Rahachow Museum of National Glory, which is organized by collection area.

Archaeology and Architecture

The ancient settlement of Rogachev on Castle Hill is an archaeological site dating from the 1st millennium BC. Castle Hill is in Rogachev, on the bank of the Dnieper; it offers views of the surrounding landscape. This means the site can be appreciated from two different perspectives: the archaeological classification of the settlement and the views across the surrounding area.

The Church of St. Anthony of Padua is a Neo-Gothic architectural monument. It was built between 1898 and 1904 from unplastered red bricks. The House of Merchant Berl Belenky has a different architectural profile: the two-storey brick house was built at the end of the 19th century and is included in the State List of Historical and Cultural Values of Belarus. Its richly decorated eclectic-style façade features contrasting white decoration. The buildings therefore stand out for different characteristics: Neo-Gothic style and unplastered red brick in one case, eclectic façade design and white contrast in the other.

Beside the walls of a dairy in Rogachev stands a four-metre-high mosaic monument in the shape of a can of condensed milk. It was erected in 2013 to mark the company’s 75th anniversary. The motif differs from the museum collections and architectural monuments: a can of condensed milk itself becomes the subject of a monument. As you choose your cultural themes, it offers another, product-related point of interest alongside archaeology and architecture.

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