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

18.12.2013

Master-classes and interactive tours will be organized for children during winter holidays

There is not much time left till the New Year’s Day. The Kirillo-Belozersky museum-reserve invites pupils for master-classes and interactive tours during the winter holidays.

Children will have a wonderful opportunity to vary their vacation, to make gifts for their relatives with their own hands, to learn about “the city of ancient masters”, to discover secrets of icon painting and to visit the Assumption Cathedral. Every event will begin at 14:00.

January 4 - “Horse”. Exhibition, master-class. Treasury Chamber

January 6 - “Christmas Present”. Master-class. Guard-rooms

January 7 - “At Twilight of a Church”. Interactive tour. Assumption Cathedral

January 8 - “Snowflake”. Master-class. Museum of town and district history

January 9 - “Secrets of Icon Painting”. Interactive tour. House of the Father Superior

January 10 - “Old Postcard”. Master-class. Museum of town and district history

January 11 - “City of Ancient Masters”. Interactive tour. Treasury Chamber

An entrance ticket costs 10 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)