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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08.05.2014

Concert for veterans was given on threshold of Victory Day

The concert marking the great holiday – the Victory Day – took place in the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve yesterday afternoon. Veterans of the Great Patriotic War, homefront workers and children of war attended it. Soloists of the Governor Orchestra of Folk Instruments performed for the guests. Residents of Kirillov know them very well. Songs about the war were executed by Natalya Baulina, laureate of the All-Russian Contest of Performers of Folk Songs named after Lidia Ruslanova, and A. Matyushenko, soloist of the Governor Orchestra of Folk Instruments. A picture of the veterans and the artists was taken at the end of the concert.

The meeting with People’s Artist of Russia, film director Nikolay Dostal was held in the evening. He is a frequent visitor at Kirillov. This time he presented his movie “Cloud-Paradise” that was released in 1991 and won recognition at international contests.

Today people will be able to meet with Nikolay Dostal once again and to see his film “Kolya – Perekati Pole”. The event will begin at 18:00.

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