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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30.09.2015

St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum will be held in December

St. Petersburg will host the Fourth St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum from December 14 to 16, 2015. It will mark the 70th anniversary of UNESCO. It is a unique international venue for annual meetings, fruitful and open dialogue and exchange of experience between experts in the sphere of culture and cultural policy, representatives of state bodies, politicians and businessmen. Participants of the forum discuss development issues of modern world and Russian cultural life. Different events of the forum give broad opportunities for detailed exchange of ideas between experts, investors and potential partners interested in the implementation of federal and regional projects.

The forum is organized by the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of St. Petersburg with the assistance of Ministry of Culture of the RF, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the RF, and the Ministry of Communication and Mass Media of the RF. Full information is placed on the official website of the forum www.culturalforum.ru.

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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)