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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29.03.2013

Seminar of history teachers of the Kirillov district was held in the museum-reserve

The seminar of history teachers of the Kirillov district took place in the Kirillo-Belozersky museum-reserve on March 28. Its subject was “Use of regional potential of the museum-reserve in the personality development in the context of implementation of the national project “Education”.

The teachers visited two new exhibitions “History of the Monastery during the Reign of the Romanovs” and “Book Heritage”. Tours were conducted by director of the museum M.N. Sharomazov and head of the Scientific Department L.V. Terebova. Museum librarian N.A. Shumilova prepared review of literature regarding the new displays. And S.V. Bunin, employee of the Museum of Dionisy’s Frescoes, delivered a master-class in the course of which the participants of the seminar got a chance to learn secrets of the Cyrillic alphabet.

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