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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24.01.2013

The project “Museums of the Kirillov district” is going on

Implementation of the project “Museums of the Kirillov district” which started in the middle of November, 2012, is going on. For instance, today one of the participating teams – “Kirillov Electrical Networks” – has visited the exhibition “History of the monastery during the reign of the Romanovs”. Lyubov Akimova conducted a tour for them and then asked some questions concerning this subject. The members of the team proved themselves to be diligent pupils and quickly coped with all tasks.

The visit to this exhibition was the fifth destination in their museum itinerary. They have been to the Kirillo-Belozersky museum for the second time. Besides, they have already gone to see the Museum of Kirillov Accordion and the Museum of Hero of the Soviet Union Yevgeny Preobrazhensky in the Volokoslavinskoe settlement, the House of Bread and the Picture Gallery in the Talitsy settlement, and the Museum of Dionysius’ Frescoes.

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The project is implemented within the programme of support for fine arts museums in the provinces of Russia "Museums of the Russian North" supported by "Severstal" PLC and "CAF" (Charities Aid Foundation)