g ava ▁Municip ality <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁National ▁Art ▁Museum ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Bel arus ▁() ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁art ▁museum ▁in ▁Bel arus ▁and ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Min sk . ▁The ▁museum ▁compr ises ▁more ▁than ▁thirty ▁thousands ▁works ▁of ▁art ▁which ▁make ▁up ▁twenty ▁various ▁collections ▁and ▁constit utes ▁two ▁main ▁ones : ▁the ▁one ▁of ▁national ▁art ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁of ▁art ▁monuments ▁of ▁various ▁countries ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁State ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁was ▁officially ▁created ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁under ▁the ▁Resol ution ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁People ' s ▁Comm iss ars ▁of ▁Bel arus . ▁The ▁gallery ▁took ▁ 1 5 ▁h alls ▁of ▁Gr adu ate ▁Agricult ural ▁School , ▁former ▁Min sk ▁Girls ▁G ymnasium . ▁Besides ▁divisions ▁of ▁painting , ▁sculpt ure , ▁and ▁graphics , ▁a ▁separate ▁division ▁of ▁art ▁industry ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁a ▁special ▁order . ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁gallery ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁a ▁famous ▁Bel arus ian ▁painter - cer am ist ▁Mik al ai ▁Mik hal ap . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁the ▁State ▁Art ▁Gallery ’ s ▁funds ▁and ▁stock s ▁had ▁already ▁number ed ▁nearly ▁ 2 7 1 1 ▁art ▁works ▁out ▁of ▁which ▁four ▁hundred ▁were ▁on ▁exhibition . ▁A ▁long - term ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁description ▁and ▁study ▁of ▁each ▁monument ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁on ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁museum ▁collection ’ s ▁catalog