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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17.02.2014

Holiday “Farewell to Maslenitsa!” will take place in museum on March 2

There is only one week left till the beginning of the Butter Week. As is known, its last day is the Forgiveness Sunday. The Great Lent begins the next day, on Monday. The main outdoor festivities took place exactly on the last day of the Butter or Pancake Week. This tradition has been preserved in our country up to now.

The holiday “Farewell to Maslenitsa” will be held in the Kirillo-Belozersky museum-reserve on March 2. It will begin at noon in the area of the New Town. Admission is free. Everybody can join the event!

Students of the Vologda Regional Training School of Culture, artists of Kirillov, Vologda and Cherepovets – Varya Makina, Elena Antonova, Tatiana Yaroslavtseva, Andrey Korsakov, and Lyubov Zvereva, and the ensembles “Zabava”, “Rossiyanochka”, and “Ryabinka” will perform for all guests. The program of the holiday will include funny contests, rides, trampolines, roundabouts and life-size puppets.

Besides, people will be able to taste hot pancakes with monastery tea made right on the fire! The holiday will culminate in the ancient Russian amusement – a tug-of-war contest, and seeing off the winter and greeting the spring.

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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)