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.

News

14.04.2009

The 5th scientific conference “Culture of Belozerye of the X-XX centuries”

The Kirillo-Belozerski museum-reserve, Institute of History of RAS (Russian Academy of Science) and the Northern department of the Archeographic commission of RAS will hold a scientific conference “Culture of Belozerye of the X-XX centuries” devoted to the 85^th anniversary of the Kirillo-Belozerski museum-reserve in September, 10-11, 2009.

Themes of the reports:

- History, archeology;

- Fine arts, architecture;

- Problems of presentation, use and restoration of timber monuments;

- Attribution and restoration of exhibits;

- Restoration and museum studies of the architectural monuments;

- Folklore and folk art;

- Investigators of culture of Belozerye;

- Problems of preservation and use of cultural heritage.

The XVI All-Russian meeting will be hold within the limits of the conference. It will be devoted to discussing some questions concerning study and editions of cadastres and other historic-geographical recourses about history of Russia of the XVI-XIX centuries.

During the conference it is also planned to open the exhibition devoted to the 85^th anniversary of the Kirillo-Belozerski museum-reserve.

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