The Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve will celebrate the 90th anniversary of its foundation in 2014. The first festive events marking this date took place already during the New Year’s holidays. The celebrations are going on: four contests have been announced in February. They help to show the museum in different ways: you can paint it, take a picture of it, make video and even write a small research work about it. Detailed information about the contests, their terms, participants and results follows. For any further information, please call: +7 (81757) 3-14-79 or +7-921-722-75-84.
Apply for participation and share your creative activity. Be active and original and you will receive prizes!
1. Contest of drawings “I am in the Museum”
It is held from February 3 to September 3, 2014. You can send an application by post to the Department of Visitor Relations in the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve or by e-mail: order.kirmuseum@mail.ru till March 31.
Pupils, children of kindergartens, institutions of additional education of Kirillov, the Kirillov district and other cities can participate in the contest. It includes three age groups: kids aged 6 to 9, aged 9 to 13 and aged 13 to 20.
You can paint architectural, historical monuments, expositions, holidays and cultural events of the museum. Works can be created in various techniques and genres. You should also mention its title, the name of the author, his or her age, the name of the educational institution, the name of its head, a contact telephone number.
When judging the contest works, they will take into account creative approach, originality of the idea, technique and quality of execution, composition, subject, and colour range. The contest includes the following nominations: “Most vivid drawing” and “Best technical execution”.
Results will be summed up on September 12, 2014. Winners will be awarded diplomas, letters of gratitude and prizes. It is planned to stage an exhibition of works participating in the contest. The best drawings will be placed in the informational reporter “World of the Museum”.
2. Contest of photographs “I am Against Background of 90”
Applications are accepted from February 3 to March 31, 2014, contest works – from June 1 to September 3, 2014, by post (the Department of Visitor Relations in the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve) or by e-mail: order.kirmuseum@mail.ru.
Everybody irrespective of age, gender, occupation and hobby can join in the contest. Both professional and amateur photographers, groups and individuals can do it. Every contestant can send not more than 3 photos.
Fine art photographs of any genre are accepted. They can be colour and black-and-white, should be printed in A4 format and placed in a frame. The photo is to be signed on the reverse side in the right upper corner (name, surname, year of birth, education, place of work (study).
There must be a figure of 90 (made of any material and size) in the photo together with the author of the work or his or her assistants.
Results will be summed up on September 12, 2014. Winners will be awarded diplomas and prizes. The best photos will be presented at the exhibition marking the 90th anniversary of the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve.
3. Contest of video films “World of the Museum”
Applications are accepted from February 3 to March 31, 2014, contest works – from June 1 to September 3, 2014, by post (the Department of Visitor Relations in the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve) or by e-mail: order.kirmuseum@mail.ru.
Everybody irrespective of age, gender, occupation and hobby can join in the contest. It can be both an individual and a team work. Every contestant can send only one video film.
Your video should be recorded on CD or DVD. If participants don’t have an opportunity to send the materials, they can bring their video films on any available information carrier to the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve.
Your video is to last for not more than 7 minutes. You can choose its genre (interview, report, music video, etc.) yourself and can use special programs, tools and photographs to create it.
4. Contest of research works “Museum in Public Life”
It is held from February 3 to September 3, 2014. You can send an application by post to the Department of Visitor Relations in the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve or by e-mail: order.kirmuseum@mail.ru till March 31.
Pupils and youth aged 14 to 20 who live in Kirillov, the Kirillov district and other cities can participate in the contest. They are to defend their research works.
The volume of the research work is to be not more than 5 pages of A4 format, not including the title page and the reference matter. The appendix (schemes, tables, photos) is to consist of not more than 5 pages. You are to write the following on the title page:
- name, patronymic name and surname of the author;
- date of birth;
- place of work, study
- home address with the postal code;
- topic of the work;
- name, patronymic name and surname of the research advisor;
- his or her position and place of work with the postal address and telephone number.
The works are to meet the following criteria:
- validity of the chosen subject;
- its topicality;
- novelty of the research, historiographic base;
- skills to use the search tools;
- consistency of the statement, its content-richness;
- competence;
- execution of the work (title page, illustrations);
- own experience of work and author’s opinion.
Results will be summed up on September 12, 2014. Contestants and their research advisors will be awarded diplomas, letters of gratitude and souvenirs. The best works will be published in the informational reporter “World of the Museum”.
