Culture
CULTURE
The network of cultural institutions of the district currently includes 4 children's art schools, 1 music art school, a district museum of local history and its 3 branches, 37 libraries, 42 cultural institutions, of which new types of club institutions have been developed - in the village of Gorodnaya, the Pottery Center is successfully operating, in the village of Tereblichi - the Wooden Sculpture Center, in the villages of Otverzhichi and Mochul - rural Houses of Folklore, in the agro-towns of Remel and Olshany - Culture and Leisure Centers. A book bus is in operation.
Holding mass events based on folk festivals has become a good tradition. In the city of David-Gorodok, a unique ancient rite "Koniki" is held annually, which in 2019 received the status of intangible cultural heritage. The further development of national culture, elements of its identity are also manifested during the celebration of Maslenitsa, Trinity, Kupalle, Zazhinki, Dozhinki, and the cranberry festival in the village of Olmany. It has become traditional to hold festivals in the cities of Stolin and David-Gorodok, villages and agro-towns, creative reports of amateur art groups, and mass festivities.
The village of Gorodnaya has long been one of the centers of pottery in the Belarusian Polesie. Today, this craft has received a new birth in connection with the creation of the Pottery Center. In July 2024, the eighth International Potters' Plein Air was held in the village of Gorodnaya.
The Center for Wooden Sculpture in the village of Tereblichi, the organizer of which is Ivan Filippovich Suprunchik, an amateur woodcarver, graphic artist, and amateur ethnographer known outside of Stolin, the Ganarovy Palyashuk.
The song and music culture of the district is most vividly represented by 22 groups: the State Cultural Institution "Stolin District Cultural Center" - 18 groups, the Educational Institution "Stolin Children's School of Arts" - 4, which bear the honorary titles of "Honored", "People's", "Exemplary".
The following have rightfully gained universal recognition and audience sympathy: the Honored Amateur Collective of the Republic of Belarus, the Krynitsa Choir (artistic director O. V. Naumovich); the Honored Amateur Collective of the Republic of Belarus, the Vytsinanka Folk Music Ensemble (artistic director P. I. Ostapchuk) of the Stolin District Cultural Center; the Honored Amateur Collective of the Republic of Belarus, the Briz Folk Instrumental Ensemble (artistic director F. N. Voitekhovsky) of the Stolin Children's Art School; the Fakel Folk Choir of War and Labor Veterans (artistic director A. T. Pazeychuk); the Rekha Folk Dance Ensemble (artistic director E. P. Volkova); the Karagod Exemplary Dance Ensemble (artistic director E. P. Volkova); the Vestniki People's Drama Theater (director I. V. Filanovich) of the Stolin District Cultural Center; Folk vocal ensemble "Amabile" (artistic director E.V.Gunko); exemplary dance ensemble "Karamel" (artistic director E.V.Kozenya) and exemplary instrumental ensemble "Souvenir" (artistic director A.F.Denisevich) of the State Educational Institution "Stolin Children's School of Arts"; folk instrumental ensemble "Svitanne" (director V.I.Kozel) of the State Educational Institution "Davyd-Gorodok Children's School of Arts"; folk amateur association "Luch" (director M.L.Voytsekhovich) of the David-Gorodok City House of Culture; folk amateur association "Garynskiya papraduhi" (director E.I.Rozhko), folk folklore and ethnographic group "Verasen" (director E.S.Struzhko) of the Rechitsa City House of Culture; The folk folklore group "Zhuravushka" (leader L.P. Yakhnovets) of the Otverzhichsky rural House of Folklore; the folk folklore group "Kalina" (leader V.S. Semeyko) of the Korotich rural House of Culture; the exemplary folk dance ensemble "Niva" (leader V.P. Ilyinsky) of the Remelsky rural Center of Culture and Leisure; the folk amateur association "Tserabyazhovskiya kharashukhi" (leader S. Bozhko) of the Nizhneterebezhovsky rural House of Culture; the exemplary association of folklore lovers "Zgadka" (leader A.V. Chinikailo) and the people's club of humor and song lovers "Mostav" (leader N.F. Dobrinets) of the Mochulsky rural House of Folklore; People's club of song lovers "Yarok" (headed by V.Yu. Shurkalo) and the people's creative club "Altanka" (headed by T.V. Tsupa) of the State Cultural Institution "Stolin District Cultural Center".
Stolin District Museum of Local History was opened on November 5, 1955. It is currently located in one of the picturesque corners of the Mankovichi landscape park, which is the legacy of the ancient magnate family of the Radziwills (founded in 1885) and is one of the natural monuments of national significance.
An integral part of the culture of any nation is its historical and spiritual heritage. The district has a rich and glorious history, the origins of which date back to ancient times. It is told about by the 900-year-old David-Gorodok, Khotomel and Gorodnyanskoye settlements, numerous burial mounds and settlements of our ancestors, which have survived to this day. There are 257 historical and cultural monuments in the district. Of these, 18 are architectural monuments, 91 are historical, 143 are archaeological, 3 are natural and 2 are intangible objects:
– pottery traditions in the village of Gorodnaya;
– the tradition of scherovaniye "Koniki" in the city of David-Gorodok.
A real pearl of nature is the Mankovichi Park in the city of Stolin. No less interesting is the estate and park ensemble in the village of Novo-Berezhnoye.
The intellectual, spiritual, informational and library needs of the residents of Stolin are met by 37 libraries united in the state cultural institution "Stolin District Library System". All libraries are equipped with computer equipment, 28 have Internet access, and e-mail is available. The libraries offer additional services for a small fee. Popular among the population are services - photocopying, scanning, printing documents, etc. Information about library services and events is presented on the website lib-stolin.by and the pages of the library system in social networks, which allows for full and high-quality service to more than 35 thousand users annually. The libraries of Stolin region offer their remote users access to the regional electronic catalog, participation in online quizzes and surveys, sweepstakes and challenges.
Information and educational activities, which are considered a priority for the libraries of the Stolin region, are implemented through events aimed at popularizing books and reading, patriotic, spiritual and moral education of the younger generation, promoting a healthy lifestyle and forming an ecological culture, promoting a comprehensive study and knowledge of the native land, popularizing Belarusian books and the work of Belarusian writers. From year to year, the library holds various competitions for various groups of the population: recitation competitions, creative, literary competitions, photo competitions. Such library projects as Children's and Youth Book Week and Summer Readings have a history of more than twenty years, within the framework of which various events for children and teenagers are held, excursions to libraries are organized, street events are held, theatrical game programs. The basis of the information and library activities of the Stolin region libraries is the library collection, which in total amounts to more than 365 thousand copies of documents on various media. Libraries receive more than 100 titles of popular, demanded by readers periodicals (magazines and newspapers) of both the Belarusian and Russian periodical press markets. The book collection is completed with publications of leading Belarusian publishing houses, libraries promptly receive socially significant literature, literature for children, as well as literature in high demand for book lovers and readers. The standard for the acquisition of libraries, established in accordance with the instructions of the President of the Republic of Belarus, is fulfilled in full.
At the service of users - 13 Public Centers of Legal Information (PCLI), including in rural areas, which allows to meet the requests of the population for legal, official information contained in the database "Etalon". Free consultations of state notaries for the population have been introduced into the practice of work on the basis of Public Centers of Legal Information.
For residents of settlements where there are no stationary libraries, a mobile library - a book bus operates, which provides library services to residents of 27 sparsely populated areas without stationary libraries. According to the schedule of trips, the mobile library delivers the necessary literature to its users, fulfills certain information requests by prior arrangement.
In order to organize useful and varied leisure, 5 amateur associations operate at the libraries of the Stolin district, including two puppet clubs (in the Rechitsa urban-settlement library and the Velemichi rural library).
The libraries of the Stolin region are always an open space for creative meetings, literary events and human communication.
Department of Culture
225510 Republic of Belarus, Brest region, Stolin, Komsomolskaya square, 1
tel.: (1655) 2 82 45; 6 24 54; 6 01 07
E-mail: otdel_kultury@brest.by
State Cultural Institution
"Stolin District Cultural Center"
225510 Republic of Belarus Brest Region, Stolin, Komsomolskaya Square, 1
tel.: (1655) 28 2 27 (Director); 2 27 50 (Deputy Director)
Services provided:
Paid:
- holding theme discos, recreational evenings
- concert programs
- New Year's performances
- marriage registration support
- competition and game programs
- holding discos for children
- holding events for organizations and enterprises on the occasion of anniversaries and professional holidays
- holding children's New Year's performances
- theatrical performances of the People's Drama Theater "Vestniki"
- training children in choreographic circles
- recording a disc using the narrator's text
Free:
- methodological assistance to club cultural institutions;
- distribution of scenario and methodological materials and recommendations;
- organization of district reviews, competitions, festivals and other cultural events;
- study and generalization of the best practices of cultural and educational institutions;
- organization and holding of various events for enterprises and organizations of the city and district;
- selection and preparation of amateur art groups of club institutions and organizations for participation in regional, national and international competitions and festivals;
- holding seminars;
- organization of exhibitions.
State cultural institution
"Stolin district library system"
225510 Republic of Belarus Brest region, Stolin, Komsomolskaya sq., 1
tel.: (1655) 2 45 61 (director); 2 45 63 (methodologists); 6 10 81
Services provided:
- reading room services, on-site library loan;
- reference, information and bibliographic services;
- provision of documents via interlibrary loan;
- maintenance services (photocopying, scanning, printing documents, typesetting);
- work of amateur associations at libraries;
- lessons in history, local history, ecology, spirituality, courage;
- poetry evenings, meeting evenings, literary and musical evenings;
- home care for veterans of the Great Patriotic War and labor, disabled and elderly people;
- organization of leisure activities for the population by creating interest clubs, puppet clubs, literary and poetry groups, literary salons.
Detailed information about the work of the State Cultural Institution "Stolin District Library System" is reflected on the website http://lib-stolin.by/.
State Cultural Institution
"Stolin District Museum of Local History"
225510 Republic of Belarus Brest region, Stolin, Sovetskaya str., 108
tel./fax: (1655) 6 23 96 (director), 2 23 37, 2 23 63
e-mail: museum-st@open.by
Services provided:
- excursion services for the population;
- organization of exhibitions;
- lecture work;
- development of tourist routes dedicated to famous fellow countrymen, educators, masters;
- activities to identify local regional historical and cultural features, cooperation with educational institutions, individual specialists;
- providing advisory assistance on historical and cultural heritage;
- methodological work with public museums.
"Stolin Children's Art School"
225503 Republic of Belarus Brest region, Stolin, Tereshkova str., 43
tel.: 2-11-23 (director), 2-14-86 (head teacher), 2-12-89 (secretary).
Services provided:
- teaching musical instruments;
- teaching fine and choreographic arts, vocal and choral skills;
- paid services: teaching instruments without age restrictions, preparatory departments, studio for preschoolers, instrument rental, fitness, art and design services, holding concert programs;
- participation in district cultural events;
- participation in regional, republican competitions;
- extracurricular educational work, creative implementation in school teams;
- holding district competitions "Music Box" in the piano department and "Palette of Talents" in the art department;
- holding lectures, concerts, talks for students of music and comprehensive schools;
- holding art exhibitions and master classes in decorative and applied and design arts.
Communal unitary cinema and entertainment enterprise
"Stolin district cinema and video network"
225510 Republic of Belarus, Brest region, Stolin, st. Lenina, 12
tel.: (1655) 2 17 52 (director), 6 14 01
e-mail: kino.ekran@mail.ru
Services provided:
- screening of films, social videos;
- events to promote the best examples of cinematography, operation of a mobile car cinema and video installation, film lectures;
- educational and methodological film and video materials at the request of organizations and enterprises of the district;
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