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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26.06.2013

Conference “Russian Saints” will be held in the Kirillo-Belozersky museum-reserve from June 28 to 29

The conference “Russian Saints” will take place in the Kirillo-Belozersky museum-reserve during two days - from June 28 to 29. It is expected that the organizers of the exhibition with the same title that is due to be opened in the Museum of Dionisy’s Frescoes, employees of Russian museums and scientific and research institutes will give their reports there.

Participants will bring up the topics connected with the images of Russian hierarchs in the icon-paining of the Synodal period, Russian saints of the Nevyansk icon painting school, non-canonized saints in the late icon-painting, saints on Russian kerchiefs and so on. They will also speak about exhibits of the Kirillo-Belozersky museum-reserve.

Two exhibitions will be opened within the framework of the event: the displays of Yaroslavl’s artist V.M. Vorontsov (in the Museum of Dionisy’s Frescoes) and modern graphic works from the collection of M.M. and G.N. Krasilins (in the Kirillo-Belozersky museum-reserve).

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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)