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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25.03.2014

Festival “Low Sunday” will be held in Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve in April

The Third Easter Festival “Low Sunday” will take place in the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve from April 20 to 27. It has become a good tradition to organize such a large-scale event in the museum.

Concerts for children and adults will be held during seven days. An interesting literary and music program of the creative groups from Vologda and Cherepovets will be prepared for residents and guests of Kirillov. They will be able to listen to romances and songs of different films, music of P.I. Tchaikovsky, and verses of B. L. Pasternak. Children will see the program “Russian Folk Holidays” presented by the artists of the Cherepovets Philharmonic Society and a performance of the theatre studio “Tale” of the Sunday school in the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery. Besides, master-classes in quilling and iris-folding and the playing event “Easter Games” will be organized for kids.

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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)