A government body pursuing the state policy in the field of culture and coordinating its development. You can get acquainted with the structure of the body on the website .

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Selected dates:

1953

The Ministry of Culture of the BSSR was created by combining five departments - the Ministry of Cinematography, the Committee for Arts, the Committee for Cultural and Educational Institutions, the Committee for Radio Information and the Department for Printing Industry, Publishing and Book Trade.

1957

The Ministry was allocated the Committee on Radio Broadcasting and Television under the Council of Ministers of the BSSR.

1967

A musical repertoire commission has been created.

1971

A scientific and methodological council for the protection of cultural monuments appeared.

1977

A state artistic and expert commission on works of fine and decorative arts has been created.

1984

By order of the Minister of Culture, the State Inspectorate for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments was established as part of the Department of Museums and the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments.

1992

After the abolition of the Ministry of Culture of the USSR, the ministry became a republican one, henceforth reporting only to the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus. The new status of the ministry was fixed by the Law of the Republic of Belarus.

1994–1995

The ministry was called the Ministry of Culture and Press of the Republic of Belarus. After the ministry was reorganized and divided into the Ministry of Culture and the State Committee of the Republic of Belarus for Press.

2005

The Department of Cinematography of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus was created within the structure of the Ministry.

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Former ministers:

1953-1964, Grigory Kiselyov

1964-1971 Mikhail Minkovich

1971-1988 Yuri Mikhnevich

1988-1993 Evgeny Voitovich

1994-1996 Anatoly Butevich

1996-2000 Alexander Sosnovsky

2000-2005 Leonid Gulyako

2005—2009 Vladimir Matveychuk

2009—2012 Pavel Latushko

2012—2017 Boris Svetlov

2017—2020 Yuri Bondar

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Ministry leadership:

Anatoly Markevich, Minister

Valery Gromada, First Deputy Minister

Sergei Sarakach, Deputy Minister