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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29.04.2015

Greetings from front: wartime letters will be presented in museum on May 7

The Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve holds the action “Let Us Never Forget” marking the 70^th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War. First events are scheduled for May 7.

The exhibition “Wartime Letters and Photographs” will be opened in the conference hall at 15:00. The museum collection contains over 250 letters written during the Great Patriotic War. 45 of them were displayed in the Museum of Town and District History in 2013. We continue exhibiting the letters written by the natives of the Kirillov district during the war on this jubilee year. They will be supplemented with photographs. Visitors of the display will be able to see unique documents that give a chance to look at the war through the eyes of its participants.

After the opening ceremony of the exhibition, guests of the museum will be able to enjoy the concert program of Elena Antonova – local performer singing songs of various genres. She regularly takes part in different concerts on the Russian grounds as a member of the Cossack Ensemble “Silver Horseshoe”. Elena Antonova’s solo programs are very popular with residents of Kirillov. Guests of the town also appreciate her talent.

Other events of the action “Let Us Never Forget”

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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)