The museum collection of Polotsk National Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve has more than 100,000 museum items represented by 35 collections.
A museum collection should be understood as a set of museum items related to each other by the commonality of one or more features and of particular value (scientific, cognitive, artistic, memorial). The museum collection is the main form of storage of museum items and is formed as a result of purposeful scientific work, in which each item acquires special significance.
The Museum of Traditional Hand Weaving of Poozerye during its scientific, cultural and educational activities constantly works with collections from the collection of the Museum-Reserve. Every year, according to the Museum Items Acquisition Plan, researchers replenish their collections with new museum items and scientific auxiliary materials through ethnographic expeditions, purchases, transfers, donations by owners wishing to preserve unique historically valuable items for future generations.
Various clothes, hats, footwear and accessories of the 19th - 21st centuries from the clothes collection (the total number of storage units as of 03/10/2021 is 1136 units) allows us to visually imagine how fashion developed creating a holistic view of people's everyday life.
The textile collection includes the best examples of folk arts and crafts of Belarusians - weaving (towels, bedspreads, tablecloths). As of 10.03.2021, the total number of items in the collection is 866.
The household items collection includes items that surrounded our ancestors in everyday life, filling their usual way of life. As of 10.03.2021, the collection consists of 2799 storage units. Among the items reflecting the history of the northern edge of Belarus there are both original items and high-quality reconstructions.
Museum items from the devices and tools collection keep the memory of the crafts and trades of the inhabitants of Poozerye presenting forgotten traditions. As of 10.03.2021, the total number of storage units in the collection is 550 units.
We invite you to get acquainted with the most interesting museum items that have become exhibits of our museum.
Items from the museum repository can be classified according to their chronology, place of creation, subject matter. The result of this classification and study is the scientific catalogues compiled by the researchers of the museum-reserve.