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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10.09.2012

The museum of Dyonisy’s frescoes presents the exhibition “Autumn 2012”

It is an annual display of works painted by artists who live in the outskirts of Ferapontovo in summer. This exposition is peculiar because there are pictures created not only by masters, but also by their children and artists-beginners. Love for this area unites all of them.

Colours and spirit of the works determined the concept of the exhibition: “morning, evening and night”. The oeuvres are displayed on the eastern, southern, western and northern walls of the exhibition hall in accordance with the sun movement.

We hope that thanks to the presented works, people will be able to understand feelings and impressions of the artists which they had in happy moments of flash of inspiration in summer 2012.

Participants of the exhibition: F. Bukh, I. Brykina, A. Gudkova, A. Zamula, O. Zovutina, A. Kozlova-Messerer, T. Kistanova, O. Lelyakova, A. Messeser, D. Morzhina, E. Nemirovskaya, A. Pesterev, E. Skrynnikov, E. Stroeva, O. Teplitskiy, I. Shchechkina.

Children: Lev Vasiliev, Borya Messerer, Nina Messerer, Sasha Messerer, Seraphima Osipova, Tikhon Skrynnikov.

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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)