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Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum
Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Woodside Park · 0.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1971. Coordinates: 51.6162°, -0.1848°.
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Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum (Belarusian: Беларуская бібліятэка і музей імя Францішка Скарыны; also referred to as Skaryna Library and Skarynaŭka) in north London, England, is the only library outside Belarus to collect exclusively in the field of Belarusian studies. It was formally established as an independent institution in 1971 and is owned by a charitable trust. The library — alongside the Belarusian Catholic Mission in England, Anglo-Belarusian Society and the Journal of Belarusian Studies — had a significant role in encouraging Belarusian studies in the United Kingdom and outside Belarus in second half of the 20th century. It is named after Francysk Skaryna, a Belarusian and East-Slavonic publishing pioneer.
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Background
History
The history of the Library collection began with the establishment of the Belarusian Catholic Mission in London in 1947 and its move to Marian House on Holden Avenue in the following year. There, a small (two to three hundred) but valuable collection of Belarusian books brought to England by Fr Česlaus Sipovič was housed in the southward-facing room on the first floor, immediately above the Mission's chapel. The Library served as a study centre and meeting place for the student associations Žyćcio and Ruń, and was used by a number of scholars interested in Belarusian heritage. In the following decade, the book collection increased tenfold and by 1957 was supplemented by subscriptions to all…
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- Coordinates
- 51.6162, -0.1848
- District
- Barnet
- Parish
- Barnet, unparished area
- Postcode
- N12 8HS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Finchley and Golders Green
- Established
- 1971
- Nearest railway station
- Woodside Park — 0.2 km
- Official site
- skaryna.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q3918721 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Belarusian library London.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum?
- Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum is in London, United Kingdom (postcode N12 8HS), in the parish of Barnet, unparished area.
- When was Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum built?
- Built or established in 1971.
- How do I get to Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Woodside Park, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode N12 8HS.