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

26.12.2012

New Year’s parties for small residents of Kirillov are held in the conference hall of the museum during the whole festive week. Employees of the Development Department together with students of the Vologda Regional Training School of Culture prepared a dramatized performance with participation of not only usual forest characters, but also pirates, residents of the Far North and even a doctor. The Snowman and the Hair greeted the kids. And of course, what a New Year’s party without Father Frost and Snow Maiden!

Boys and girls saw the performance, played with the heroes, sang and danced in a ring around the New Year’s tree, recited poems to Father Frost and were given sweets for it. They liked everything very much.

In all, the organizers of the event plan to hold 11 New Year’s parties. Therefore several children’s holidays will take place in the museum till the end of this week.