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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03.06.2014

Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve is preparing for scientific conference

The scientific conference “Ornament and Sacred Space” will be held in Kirillov from June 28 to 29, 2014. It is organized by the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve and the Ferapontovo Society of Preservation and Study of the Russian Cultural Monuments.

The conference will take place within the framework of the celebrations of the 90^th anniversary of the museum foundation. The list of participants is being prepared now. They can give reports on various subjects: ornament in icon-painting, ornament in cast copper icons and crosses, ornament and folk culture, ornament in church architecture, ornament and books, and so on. Besides, the exhibition “Ornament in Icon” is due to be opened in the Museum of Dionisy’s Frescoes on June 28. It is also planned to arrange a round table discussion on this subject.

The museum will host such an event not for the first time. For example, last year the conference “Russian Saints” was held at the same time.

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