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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01.10.2014

Patriotic education of citizens was discussed at annual seminar for museum employees of Vologda region

The annual seminar for employees of state and municipal museums of the Vologda region was about patriotic education of citizens. It was held in Vologda from September 23 to 25, 2014. It is a joint project of the Department of Culture, Tourism and Cultural Heritage Preservation in the Vologda region, the Regional Scientific Centre of Culture and the Vologda State Museum-Preserve for History, Architecture and Art. Representatives of the museum sphere from 11 municipal formations of our region came to Vologda to exchange experience with the leading museums of the region. The events of the seminar took place on several grounds of the city, in the Sokol District Museum and the Ust-Kubinsk District Museum of Local History.

During the seminar, they spoke about elaboration and holding of events of patriotic direction in the state museums of the Vologda region, presented interactive programs and tours. L.V. Terebova, head of the Scientific Department, participated in this seminar.

According to the materials of the website cultinfo.ru

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