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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22.05.2015

There is less than one month left till Russian and Chinese Festival

The choir “International” from Guangzhou (People’s Republic of China) will prove that it is popular to sing Russian songs. The repertoire has already been selected.

The Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve will host the First Russian and Chinese Festival of Russian Song from June 10 to 12. Residents and guests of Kirillov will have a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the culture of China and to listen to well-known songs that will be performed by the foreign musicians. Local creative groups will support the choir “International”:

- the choir of pupils of the Kirillov Children’s Art School;

- the ensemble of veterans of the Vologda Regional Training School of Culture, the ensembles “Northern Frescoes” and “Light Chamber”;

- the Cossack Ensemble “Silver Horseshoe”;

- the veterans’ ensemble “Golden Age”;

- the veterans’ ensemble of the Kirillov School “How Young We Were”.

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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)