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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06.02.2014

Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery will be displayed in Sochi

The picture “Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery” painted by Sergey Andriaka, master of water-colour painting, was included into the exhibition of his works presented in Sochi.

The artist told the following about this picture: “I created my own image on the basis of the real monastery. A careful viewer can notice that my monastery is not the exact copy of the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery in proportions and architectural details. It is my sight of Ancient Russia”.

The exposition consists of over 50 works. Most of them were painted in water-colours on the artist’s favourite subjects and genres: landscapes of Russia, floral still lifes, sea motives. There are several genre art pieces.

The exhibition will be open in the halls of the Ostrovsky Literary and Memorial Museum within the cultural program of Sochi 2014 till March 28.

People’s Artist of Russia Sergey Andriaka visited the Vologda region several times: his exhibitions and master-classes took place in Vologda and Cherepovets. Besides, the display “Russian Drawing and Water-Colour from the Collection of Vologda Regional Picture Gallery” was open in the museum and exhibition complex of the Sergey Andriaka Water Colour School in Moscow in autumn 2013.

Information was provided by the website cultinfo.ru

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