Old Believers Museum

Old Believers Museum

The place for Vetka Museum of Old Believers and Belarusian traditions was chosen for a reason, since this place became the Belarusian center of the split of Orthodox Church of the late XVII – XVIII centuries.

The Vetka Museum was created in 1978 based on the personal collection of artist Fyodor Shklyarov, descendant from local Old Believer clan.

They truly left a rich heritage – over 10 thousand exhibits, which include:

  • Ancient and old believer icons;
  • Handwritten and old printed books of XVI-XIX centuries;
  • Proricey icon paintings XVII-XX centuries;
  • Collections of items created using a unique artistic method – sewing gold threads, beads and pearls;
  • House decorations using sawn-cutting technique of XIX – XX centuries;
  • Ritual towels, archaeological finds and folk costumes.