The National Art Museum of Belarus in Minsk has opened a special exhibition featuring Marc Chagall’s 1917 masterpiece, "The Walk." On loan from the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg, the painting is being showcased alongside a VR tour developed by students from the Minsk Hlebau Art College. The exhibition, which runs until July 6, focuses on this singular programmatic work that depicts the artist and his wife, Bella Rosenfeld, in a gravity-defying expression of love.
This presentation marks a significant homecoming for the work of the world-renowned modernist, who was born in the Vitebsk region of Belarus. As one part of a famous triptych exploring the theme of flight, the painting’s return to Belarusian soil highlights the cultural heritage of the region and offers a rare opportunity for local audiences to engage with a seminal piece of avant-garde history that remains central to Chagall’s identity as an artist of the Belarusian-Jewish diaspora.