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Mikhas Ramanyuk

1944 – 1997

Art critic, artist, professor of the Belarusian Academy of Arts, candidate of art history, ethnographer, ethnologist, lecturer, head of the department of history and theory of art, the largest researcher of the material culture of Belarusians of the 20th century.

He founded the magazine "Mastatsva Belarusi" and became its first editor-in-chief. He created stage costumes for the State Folk Choir and the State Dance Ensemble of Belarus. For his own money, he conducted dozens of ethnographic expeditions, the fruits of which were more than 130 reconstructions of traditional costumes of Belarusians. The archive of Mikhail Romanyuk contains more than 100 thousand pieces of unique ethnographic material collected by his own hands; travel diaries make up dozens of volumes. An important part of Mikhail Romanyuk's many years of creative work is articles and illustrations in encyclopedias: "Belarusian Soviet Encyclopedia", "Encyclopedia of Literature and Art of Belarus", "Ethnography of Belarus".

As a costume specialist, he created stage costumes for the National Academic Folk Choir of the Republic of Belarus named after G. I. Titovich, the State Dance Ensemble of the Republic of Belarus and some independent groups. He presented almost exactly authentic Belarusian costumes on the stage. He also acted as a consultant for many feature films of the film studio "Belarusfilm", helped in the creation of expositions of the Zaslavsky Museum of Folk Crafts and Crafts.

Lived and worked in Minsk.

Selected Artwork Series

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Selected dates:

December 3, 1944

Born in the village of Kovali, Bragin district, Gomel region (BSSR, now the Republic of Belarus). The painter's father Khvedar Romanyuk died during World War II.

1952

Due to lack of funds, the family moved to live with relatives in the village of Starynki, Dzerzhinsky District, where Mikhas spent his childhood and studied at a seven-year school.

1959-1963

He studied at the Minsk Technological College with a degree in fashion design and at the same time - at a comprehensive evening school.

1970

The first ethnographic expedition of Mikhas Romanyuk took place.

1971

He graduated from the Belarusian Academy of Arts with a degree in fashion design.

Since 1972

Participated in art exhibitions.

1974-1997

He taught at the Belarusian Academy of Arts (since 1989 - Head of the Department of History and Theory of Arts).

1978

Joined the Union of Artists of the USSR.

1981

He published the album "Belarusian Folk Clothes", consisting of archival photographs taken by the author during the expeditions of 1967-1980. The costumes are determined by the author according to the ethnographic regions of Belarus he has identified.

1982—1984

He founded and worked as the editor-in-chief of the magazine "Belarus Art".

1996

Winner of the "Person of the Year" award for achievements in the arts.

September 4, 1997

He died at the age of 53 from cancer.

2000

M. Romanyuk's album "Belarusian People's Kryzhy" was published.