Anons
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.

News

18.12.2012

A solemn event marking the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Social rehabilitation centre in Kirillov was held in the conference hall of the museum.

It was an important year for the institution. Firstly, it was given a new name – “Centre of social assistance to family and children” and the range of its services provided certainly for free was enlarged. Secondly, soon the centre will move to a new building. But the objective of its activity is the same - to help people, both adults and kids.

Sergey Usov, head of the Kirillov district, representatives of the town administration and the guardianship board of the institution, heads of different town organizations came to congratulate the staff of the centre on all these significant events. Ilya Smirnov, deputy director of the Kirillo-Belozersky museum-reserve, offered congratulation on behalf of all museum employees. Our museum has been cooperating with the centre for many years, in particular, when preparing for events for children.

Both kids and adults made their creative presents on that day – they sang songs, danced and recited poems.