The Haradnica History Museum ("Master's House", "Bosniaks House") is a monument of republican significance. It is located in a separate building erected in the second half of the 18th century.

"Master's House", or "Bosniaks House" is a typical residential building from the time of Haradnica's development in the 60s of the 18th century. It houses the Haradnica History Museum, dedicated to the reform activities of the Hrodna Headman Antoni Tyzienhaŭz. The building is the only surviving of twenty so-called "bosniaks houses" ("bosniaks" are the military guard of the Hrodna Royal Economy). According to the project of Johann Möser and Giuseppe de Sacco, 20 typical residential buildings were erected on Raskošy Vulica for foreign craftsmen – 10 on each side of the street. The foreign craftsmen were invited by the Hrodna Headman Antoni Tyzienhaŭz to work at the manufactories.

The building is compact, almost square in plan (8×9 meters). It has a stone facade wall with symmetrically located small windows of the first floor and an attic window. The pediment of the baroque configuration is covered with tiles. The façade is divided by a tiled cornice. The main wooden volume is attached to the front wall. A gable roof with an attic is covered with tiles. On the first floor of the building there are living rooms, a kitchen and a vestibule, from which a staircase leads to the attic. In 1990, the "Bosniaks House" was restored.

The museum has three halls. The exposition of the Antoni Tyzienhaŭz  hall introduces the results of the count's reform activities. Among the exhibits there are products from manufactories and workshops, documents and drawings of the 18th century. The second room displays the interior of the 18th century kitchen – utensils and furnishings typical for the citizens of the 18th century. The third exhibition hall displays towels, folk clothes, woven belts and embroidery.

Publication date: 20.08.2020.

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