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.

News

20.05.2014

Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve got special prize of “Museum Geek” Festival

People could vote for the contest works of the “Museum Geek” Festival on the website of the State Museum of History of Religion during a month. The voting came to an end on May 18 – the International Museum Day.

The First Internet Festival of Museum Multimedia “Museum Geek” was held for the first time. Museums of Russia presented various projects in several nominations, for example: virtual tours, online games and so on. The Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve sent the renewed version of the virtual tour to the contest.

The names of winners have been announced. According to the results of the people’s voting, the Museum of Architecture and Ethnography in the village of Semenkovo with its game resource “Museum Encounter” was awarded the Grand Prix of the Festival.

Besides, winners in every nomination have been determined:

Electronic collections

“Portal “Museums of Yugra”: Regional Electronic Catalogue”. The Museum of Nature and Man (Khanty Mansiysk)

Educational programs

“Vertical Distribution of Temperature, Salinity, Oxygen and Biogenic Elements”. The Museum of World Ocean (Kaliningrad)

Programs for people with special needs

“The Module of Museum Information System “Open Karelia”. The National Museum of the Republic of Karelia (Petrozavodsk)

Museum advertising and PR

“Animation of Painting and Graphic Works from the Holdings of the Fine Arts Museum of the Republic of Karelia”. It was made by the members of the studio “Clouds” within the framework of the exhibition “All 900 Days of the Blockade”. The Museum of Fine Arts in the Republic of Karelia (Petrozavodsk)

Permanent and temporary exhibition multimedia

“The Carriage of Children of Emperor Alexander II”. The State Historical Museum (Moscow)

The Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve was given a special prize instituted by the State Museum of History of Religion. The list of winners is placed on the website of the festival organizer. It is expected that the final conference “Museum Multimedia: Tasks, Problems, Implementation” will be held in autumn.

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The project is implemented within the programme of support for fine arts museums in the provinces of Russia "Museums of the Russian North" supported by "Severstal" PLC and "CAF" (Charities Aid Foundation)