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.

Monk’s cell

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.

Folk art of the Belozersk district

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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16.01.2013

Festive performance “A Doll for Christmas Girl” was the final event of the “New Year’s museum” program

The New Year’s program of the museum was concluded with the event of the Sunday school. Father Superior of the Kirillo-Belozersky monastery Ignaty wished all guests a Merry Christmas at the beginning of it.

Then children appeared on stage – they sang several songs, recited poems about Christmas and danced. Their small theatrical performance titled “A Doll for Christmas Girl” touched all spectators.

Its subject was very nice and simple: a little girl from a poor family sells her only treasure – a beautiful doll Katyusha – to buy warm clothes for her ill mother. She goes to the editorial office of the newspaper to place an advertisement about it. The story certainly has a happy ending: people respond to this advertisement and send Christmas gifts for the girl.

It is one more story which confirms the popular wisdom: the world is small as we are told, but there are people with hearts of gold. It was told and shown by the pupils of the Sunday school.

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