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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.
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.
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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28.05.2015

Artist, actor and director Shavkat Abdusalamov met with residents and guests of Kirillov on May 27. The event was held in the conference hall of the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve. By tradition, Natalya Serova, film expert from Vologda, was a master-of-ceremonies. Local people know her thanks to the previous meetings with representatives of cinematograph.


First spectators could see the film “Eternal Wanderer” telling about the life and creative work of Shavkat Abdusalamov. Then the guest answered various questions. This interesting dialogue with the audience was concluded with recitation by one of the spectators – V.S. Malanchuk presented some verses that he wrote himself.


The museum thanks its permanent visitors – T.A. Klubkova, E. N. Burlakova, G.V. Semyonova, students of the Vologda Regional Training School of Culture and teachers of this educational institution I.N. Kryukova and V.L. Nuzhina - for the inexhaustible interest in the events.