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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21.04.2014

Festival “Low Sunday” is being held in museum this week

The Third Easter Festival “Low Sunday” started in the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve yesterday. The first event – the playing program “Spring” with participation of Cat-Philharmon – was held in the conference hall. Artists of the Cherepovets Philharmonic Society performed for the guests.

Children and adults learnt about all spring holidays celebrated during many centuries starting from Maslenitsa to Easter. A small performance was prepared about the last holiday. It was based on the famous fairy tale about Motley Pullet.

The next events of the festival “Low Sunday” will take place tomorrow, on April 22. The Fifth District Ecology Meeting “Friends of Nature” will begin at 11:00. A concert of the ensemble “Red Snowball Tree” under the direction of Tatiana Klubkova will be given at 18:00. It is titled “And this time is called spring…”. Admission is free.

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