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.

News

16.10.2013

Organizers of project “Silver Ring of Russia” visited our museum

Participants of the working group promoting the project “Silver Ring of Russia” visited the Kirillo-Belozersky museum-reserve on October 15. Their off-site meeting was held in Vologda the day before. This project is implemented in the North-West of Russia and unites the architectural and cultural heritage of St. Petersburg and its outskirts, the Leningrad, the Pskov, the Archangelsk and the Vologda regions and the Republic of Karelia. 33 architectural and landscape zones that have historical and natural value have been marked within the “Silver Ring”. The project embraces 7 architectural and landscape zones in the Vologda region, including the Kirillo-Belozersky area. Kirillov is its centre with the main sight – the complex of the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery.

The working group was established to promote the project. It consists of over 100 representatives of various organizations. Thanks to the organizers, project “Silver Ring of Russia” was included into the federal special-purpose program “Development of Domestic and Incoming Tourism in the Russian Federation in 2011-2018”.

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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)