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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06.08.2014

Organizers of exhibition “Stamps of Principality of Liechtenstein” visited Kirillov and Ferapontovo

The Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve and the Museum of Dionisy’s Frescoes continue receiving distinguished guests. The delegation consisting of Konstantin Nefedov, Consul of the Russian Federation in Switzerland, Rainer Vollkommer, director of the National Museum of Liechtenstein, and Alex Doll, honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts, went to see Kirillov and Ferapontovo. They got acquainted with several exhibitions and had walking tours of the museum grounds. The guests also visited the Assumption Cathedral and the Church of St. Kirill in Kirillov and the Church of St. Martinian and the Nativity of the Virgin Cathedral in Ferapontovo.

Mr. Rainer Vollkommer signed the Distinguished Visitors’ Book in the Museum of Dionisy’s Frescoes: “The visit to the monastery and the wonderful frescoes made a great impression on me. Preservation and restoration of this monument are just excellent. The tour was very interesting. Thanks a lot! Director of the National Museum of Liechtenstein Rainer Vollkommer”.

The delegation of the Russian Consulate in Switzerland is on an official visit to the Vologda region. It is connected with the opening of the exhibition “Stamps of Principality of Liechtenstein. History of One Project” in Vologda. The display organized by the National Museum of Liechtenstein and the Modern Art Gallery “Red Bridge” marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Liechtenstein.

According to the information of the website cultinfo.ru, the exposition includes 28 series of the stamps of different years. The oldest one among them was issued in 1937. The display consists of three blocks. The first one gives a chance to trace the history of postage stamps in Liechtenstein. The second one includes the series “In the Footsteps of A.V. Suvorov in Switzerland” consisting of 10 stamps of the Post of Liechtenstein. It was issued in 2014 by the Philatelic Service of Liechtenstein on the occasion of the 215^th anniversary of the Alexander Suvorov’s crossing of the Alps. 10 pictures of artist Alex Doll were placed on them. The third block presents a stamp issued by the Post of Liechtenstein on the occasion of the 22nd Winter Olympics in Sochi. It was created using the sketches of Russian artists Alex Doll and Natalya Brovko who claimed a win in the contest for the best project of the postage stamp about the Olympic Games.

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