Architectural, Cultural sights in Vitsebsk
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Marc Chagall House Museum
One of the most important names in 20th-century art, visionary Marc Chagall, was born in Vitsebsk on 7 July 1887. He spent from 1897 to 1910 in what is now the Marc Chagall House Museum, now charmingly kitted out with early-20th-century Jewish knick-knacks and photos. Chagall left Vitsebsk to go on to greater fame in St Petersburg and Moscow, finally settling in Paris from 1923, where he lived until his death, churning out fantastically poetic and often humorous murals and artwork.
Many of his pieces reflect the Jewish country life of his childhood, largely influenced by his beloved Vitsebsk.
To get there, turn left when exiting the bus or train station, walk one block, th…
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