Archaeological Museum "Berestye" opened March 2, 1982 and is a branch of the Brest Regional Museum. This is a unique museum, having no analogues in the world. Visitors can go directly to the excavation site on which built the roof and walls to protect from the weather. Excavations Berestye carried out in 1962 by archaeologists under the direction of FP Lysenko. Now for the review open a fragment of the ancient citadel of Eastern Slavic settlement XI-XIII centuries. It is located on the territory of Volyn Berestye strengthen the Brest Fortress (an island in the hospital).

The total area of ​​the museum is 2400 square meters and is divided into 14 rooms. The main exhibition - the excavation is located at a depth of 4 meters and has an area of ​​1,000 square meters. It's part of the ancient city of artisan quarter (30 residential and commercial buildings, as well as two streets), located on the border between the Slavic and Polish state on the cape between the rivers Western Bug and Mukhavets.

Perfectly preserved archaeological remains obliged to ensure that all the centuries they were under the marsh. We can only guess, as a result of a disaster, not only at home, as well as all utensils, clothes, shoes, jewelry, goods merchants were thrown residents. On the territory of excavations uncovered the remains of numerous animals.

Berestye - one of the oldest major Belarusian cities. It contains references to the annals of 1019. City takes about 4 hectares, the population reached 1, 5-2 thousand.

It is noteworthy that all the huts were found completely wooden. Some houses have survived to 12 crowns. The city was found by the church, as well as Christian and pagan cult objects. The town was surrounded by wooden walls on the earthen ramparts and is surrounded by moats.

The museum also presents the excavated articles blacksmiths, leather workers, jewelers, potters, weavers.