Julie Gladstone was originally a home for the family, the father of Marc Chagall built in 1900, this museum in Vitebsk (Belarus), where Chagall, most of the themes and ideas developed, which led to the future success. In order to preserve the memory and work of Chagall, the famous house was in a museum transformed opened in 1997. People can visit the house of the artist, admiring the copies of the drawing, Wasa crispbread and walking distance to the city that encouraged his artistic talent. The new additions were made not only for the museum, but also the neighborhood in order to attract more tourists to take a vacation and stay in the kingdom of the legendary artist.
The history of the city of Vitebsk
The legend Vitebsk was founded in 947 by Princess Olga of Kiev after a victory in the War of Jacviahi Baltic tribes. But according to historical documents, Vitebsk was founded in 1021 actually, when Yaroslav the Wise of Kiev was Ezyaslavovitch Bryachislav, the Duke of Polotsk. In 1320 Vitebsk was included in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and later became part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1569.
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