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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20.04.2015

Theatre studio “Tale” told about love for neighbours and miracles

One more event of the Fourth Easter Festival “Low Sunday” was held in the museum after the one-man performance “The Last Night of the Last Tsar”. Young actors of the theatre studio “Tale” of the Sunday school in Kirillov appeared on the scene on Sunday, April 19. But first Father Superior of the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery Ignaty wished all spectators a Happy Easter.

By tradition, the performance of the studio consisted of two parts - musical and theatricalized. It was a story about a blind princess who recovered her sight at the Holy Sepulchre. Children and their parents were mainly among the spectators. They liked the acting very much. Tatiana Lyushina, head of the studio, thanked all guests and congratulated them on the holiday: the Orthodox believers celebrated Easter during the whole week.

The final event of the Fourth Easter Festival “Low Sunday” will take place in the conference hall of the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum on April 22: the ensemble “Russian Rhapsody” will present the concert program “Popular Prints”. It is based on the Russian epics and fairy tales and contains elements of sand animation. Admission is free. The age category is 5+.

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