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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09.02.2015

Participants of project “It is My Town” will remember history of Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery

The project “It is My Town” has been implemented in Kirillov for several months. It started in October 2014 and was initiated by the activists of the Youth Centre “Alfa” with the assistance of the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve and the town administration. The next contest titled “Intellect Boom” is due to begin in the middle of February. Both adults and children will take part in it.

What is “Intellect Boom”? The organizers of the event give a logical answer to this question on the page of the social networking site “Vkontakte”: “It is a mind game certainly connected with Kirillov. It will be not only about the history of the town, but also about its modern life”.

The contest will be held in the Youth Centre “Alfa” twice – on February 14 and 17. Teams of participants are being formed now. Each of them is to consist of 4 people. Applications can be sent by e-mail to etonashgorod.proekt@mail.ru or in the social networking site “Vkontakte” - https://vk.com/id287281993.

The contestants are to be ready to fulfill tasks on 10 subjects. Nine of them have already been published, but the last one is still kept secret. The Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery tops the list of topics.

You can find full information about the game here: https://vk.com/intellektbum_kirillov

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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)