The round table discussion about establishment of the Public Council of the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve was held on September 5. A.P. Badanina, chairperson of the Committee on Education, Culture and Public Health in the Vologda Oblast Legislative Assembly; V.A. Osipovsky, head of the Department of Culture, Tourism and Cultural Heritage Preservation in the Vologda Oblast; E.V. Shershen, member of the board of the Regional Public Organization “Vologda Community” in Moscow; S.V. Usov, head of the Kirillov district; N.I. Mishusta, chairman of the Vologda Regional Branch of the Union of Russian Artists; A.Y. Kotov, Mayor of Kirillov; A.L. Myalkin, member of the Commission on State and Legal Activity and Issues of Citizens’ Safety in the Public Chamber of the Vologda region; Father Superior of the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery Ignaty; A.N. Tyulyandin, head of the Ferapontovo rural settlement; Mikhail Sharomazov, director of the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve; O.P. Kuchko, chairperson of the Regional Public Organization of the Russian Trade Union of Cultural Workers; V.V. Ratsko, representative of the public, took part in the meeting.
They discussed the position of the museum in modern society. Mikhail Sharomazov told about its role in preservation, restoration and popularization of historical and cultural heritage, confirming everything with facts and figures.
They paid special attention to the collaboration of the museum with the regional authorities and cooperation prospects. Speaking about the established relations of the museum and the Department of Culture, V.A. Osipovsky underlined that they would be developed in the positive direction in future. A.P. Badanina declared about her decision to become a member of the Public Council. She suggested elaborating a plan and priority directions of its work. S.V. Usov reported about close business relationship between the museum and the local authorities at this stage.
At present the final list of members of the Public Council hasn’t been formed yet, but work in this direction is being already carried out. Vyacheslav Pozgalev, deputy of the State Duma; Oleg Vasiliev, Deputy Governor of the Vologda Oblast; V.A. Kuptsov, chairman of the Regional Public Organization “Vologda Community” in Moscow; N.A. Makarov, director of the Institute of Archeology of the RAS; A.L. Kuznetsov, director of the National Park “Russian North” and several representatives of the authorities and the organizations of the Vologda region – in all, 16 persons – have already told about their willingness to join the council.
