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.
22.12.2012
Ensemble of the Kirillo-Belozersky monastery will be shown in the film about Vologda region
The crew of the Advertising Technologies Centre “Idea” (Vologda) has visited our museum recently to shoot the ensemble of the Kirillo-Belozersky monastery.
Employees of the centre are preparing to release a film about the Vologda region which is to become a landmark of our region. The presentation film duration will be five minutes. During this time, you will be able to get some general idea about various spheres of life in the Vologda region. The Kirillo-Belozersky monastery will be shown in the part telling about culture along with other cultural heritage objects.
This film will be destined for screening at conferences, forums and during visits of investors from Russia and European countries.
