Parental home of the most famous Slavic poet. Neither time nor people could destroy this building, just like the glory of the poet.

Here, in the very center of the ancient capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, one of the most famous poets of the Slavic world, the great patriot of his Fatherland Adam Mickievič spent his childhood.

The fate of Adam Mickiewicz was not easy and winding. A similar fate had his own home as well. Back in 1804, Adam's father Mikalaj Mickievič acquired a manor in Navahrudak. First he built a wooden house, and later, in 1807, a stone one.

In 1921, in accordance with the conditions of the Riga Peace, Navahrudak became part of Poland. In 1938, the Polish authorities opened a museum in the house of Adam Mickievič. This museum continued to operate even after Western Belarus was annexed to the BSSR at the beginning of the Second World War. During the German occupation, the building was destroyed. Only in 1955 the authorities of the BSSR decided to revive the museum exposition. In 1989–1990, the Mickievič’s manor was thoroughly restored according to the model of the beginning of the XIX century. A flanker connected to the main building by an underpass, a barn, a well and a gazebo were built.

The current exposition was opened on May 25, 2001. About 20 thousand people visit the House-museum of Adam Mickievič annually. Excursions are conducted in Belarusian, Russian, Polish, German and English.

Publication date: 23.02.2021.

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