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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12.11.2013

Exhibition marking 95th anniversary of All-Union Leninist Young Communist League is open in Kirillov

The exhibition titled “Komsomol is Not Just Age, Komsomol is Fate” was opened in the Youth Centre “Alfa” within the framework of the celebrations of the 95^th anniversary of the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League. Its visitors can see various documents of that period when all young people took an active part in the social and political life of the country. These are Komsomol cards, words of Komsomol songs, different diplomas, photos of local activists. The exhibits are given by the Archives Department of the Kirillov District Administration and the Archive and Manuscript Section of the Kirillo-Belozersky museum-reserve.

“The opening ceremony of the display was held on the eve of the first rally of leaders of the children’s public associations. Former Komsomol members of Kirillov – Vladimir Shachin and Evgenia Malkova - attended the event. They told children what the Komsomol was and said that they should be as active as they were”, noted Svetlana Kartashova, director of the Youth Centre “Alfa”.

It is planned that the exhibition will be open in the centre till late November and then it will be moved to the Kirillov District Administration.

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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)