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History of the region based on the materials of archeological excavations” is being opened on the lowest floor of the Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple with the refectory. It is the first full exhibition representing archaeology of the Belozersk district in the Vologda Region. Materials of the monastery archeology are displayed for the first time in our region. More than 4000 archeological objects dating back to different chronological periods are represented there: from the Mesolithic period (9000 B.C.) till the late Middle Ages.
At the end of the 20th – early 21st century considerable restoration work has been carried out in the Kirillo-Belozersky museum-reserve. Museumfication of the monuments is being realized at the same time. One of the most interesting architectural buildings of the Kirillo-Belozersky monastery is the Monks’ cells. In the process of its restoration architects and restorers managed to discover complicated structure of this dwelling house of the 17th-19th centuries.
Exhibitions dedicated to the folk applied art and handicrafts of the Belozersk district are placed in the spacious vaulted chambers of the monastery cook-house of the 16th century. An important place is occupied by wood-carving, ceramics, peasant embroidery, weaving, lace-making and a folk female costume of the 19th-early 20th centuries.

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A member of the delegation was the ambassador of Bulgaria in Russian Federation Plamen Grozdanov. In the book for especially honored guests he wrote: “The museum is beautiful, the works of the Russian masters are surprising. Thank you that you have preserved everything for humankind.”

 

On that day the museum received 1300 people. 55 excursions were organized for them.

There were the representatives of the district governing body, the management and the employees of the museum and everybody who took interest in this event.

Presentation of the photo album “At the swans’ cross-roads” took place in the museum “House of the family Brilliantov”. Besides the photos there is poetry of the Vologda poet Nikolai Kluev in this album. On the photos taken by Audrey and Marina Koshelev one can see the native land of the poet and pictures of the family album of Nikolai Kluev. Marina Kosheleva told about the creation of this album and recited some verses.

On that day 1644 people visited the museum. 67 excursions were organized for them.  

Some festival actions devoted to the Day of youth were held in Kirillov at the town’s stadium. During the festival an address to the youth of 2039 enclosed in special capsule made by the smith N.V.Mitin was read. Then it was passed to the funds of the Kirillo-Belozersky museum for keeping.

Within the limits of celebrating the Day of the town on June, 20th, 2009 the presentation of 3 exhibitions took place in the museum: "Vologda lace", “Doll’s round dance" and "Rainbow on a floor". More in detail you can get acquainted with the exhibitions having passed to references or in the section “Temporary exhibitions".

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