Pupils from Vologda visited the Kirillo-Belozersky museum-reserve at the end of the last week. An unusual tour was conducted for them: the children participated in the search of treasure. “Treasure in the Monastery” is a tour of the architectural ensemble of the monastery with the visit to the exposition in the Treasury Chamber. Pointers marked on the map of the monastery indicated the way to two teams. Boys and girls should be careful and curious in this game. They put questions themselves during one of the stops. Listening to the guide, they fulfilled tasks and were given only a part of the map for the correct answers. When the children went along the whole way marked on the map, coped with all the tasks and made the whole map, they found the place where the treasure had been hidden. New knowledge that they gained in the course of the game was certainly the main output of the young treasure-hunters.
Visiting the museum, children should learn something new about the history and culture of their native region, therefore museum employees try to make every event spectacular and memorable. The pupils from Vologda liked the game. “We wish textbooks were written in such an interesting way”, said the kids.
