In Brest Oblast work will be carried out on two landmark sites as part of the state program Cultural Space for 2026-2030, Svetlana Romanyuk, Deputy Head of the Department for Coordinating the Activities of Cultural Institutions at Culture Directorate of the Brest Oblast Executive Committee, BelTA has learned.
The Bernardine monastery complex in Brest-Litovsk was founded in the 17th century and was the only one within the borders of modern Belarus. For a long time, this area with its church served as a spiritual center. From 1842 to 1854, the former buildings of the Bernardine monks and nuns housed the Brest Alexander Cadet Corps, and from 1854 onward, they were used as a military hospital. From 1944 until the 1990s, its ruins were part of the Soviet military grounds. The Volyn Fortification was closed to the public. After the withdrawal of military units in the early 1990s, this site has remained unused.
Additionally, the Cultural Space program spells out work on the grounds of the Sapieha Palace in Ruzhany. “We envisage conservation with elements of restoration for the main building. Work there began in 2025. The restored Eastern Wing will be adapted for modern use. Design and cost estimate documentation for two phases has already been prepared, and work on installing the engineering infrastructure began at the end of last year,” she said.
