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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29.07.2013

Kirillo-Belozersky museum-reserve is finalist of “Museums of Russian North” contest

The Fourth Open Grant Contest “Museums of Russian North” started in May 2013. It is held within the framework of the charitable programme of the OJSC “Severstal” with the same title. State, municipal and private museums, art galleries of the northern regions of Russia (the Vologda, the Archangelsk, the Kirov, the Kostroma, the Leningrad, the Murmansk, the Novgorod, the Pskov, the Perm regions, the Republic of Karelia, the Komi Republic, the Nenets Autonomous District) take part in it every year.

Traditional nominations of the contest are “Art of the Russian North”, “Information technologies in the museum”, “International museum designing”, “Museum business, entrepreneurship, fundraising”. One more category has been added this year – “Art museums to children”.

Last week, on July 22, finalists of the contest were announced at the meeting of the Expert Council. One of them is the Kirillo-Belozersky museum-reserve with its application “Open Day” in the nomination “Information technologies in the museum”. It is planned to expand the virtual tour of the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery placed on the website of the museum (http://www.kirmuseum.ru/kb_vtour/) within the framework of this project. Besides, the project will be fully translated into English and the virtual tour will be adapted for tablet computers.

Results of the contest “Museums of Russian North” will be summed up in September. Winners will be given grants in the amount of 500 thousand roubles.

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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)