The National Art Museum of Belarus has a new director. The position is currently held by Iryna Matyas
The National Art Museum of Belarus has a new director. The position is currently held by Iryna Matyas
News | 08.11.2025
The Ministry of Culture has announced the appointment of Iryna Matsias as the Director General of the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus. Since 2021, she has headed the State Literary and Memorial Museum of Yakub Kolas.
The Ministry of Culture has announced the appointment of Iryna Matsias as the Director General of the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus. Since 2021, she has headed the State Literary and Memorial Museum of Yakub Kolas.
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Iryna Matsias is a graduate of the Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts, where she also completed a master’s degree in “Museum Studies and the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments.” She holds a Master of Humanities degree and spent 18 years working at the Maxim Bahdanovich Museum, rising from junior researcher to head of department.
Iryna Matsias is a graduate of the Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts, where she also completed a master’s degree in “Museum Studies and the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments.” She holds a Master of Humanities degree and spent 18 years working at the Maxim Bahdanovich Museum, rising from junior researcher to head of department.
Iryna Matsias / Photo by the Ministry of Culture of Belarus / 2025
In her new post, Iryna Matsias replaced Anna Konanova, an artist and former vice-rector of the Belarusian State Academy of Arts, who headed the museum in the summer of 2023 instead of Uladzimir Prakaptsou.
In her new post, Iryna Matsias replaced Anna Konanova, an artist and former vice-rector of the Belarusian State Academy of Arts, who headed the museum in the summer of 2023 instead of Uladzimir Prakaptsou.
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