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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09.07.2015

Local residents’ creative works are displayed in Museum of Town and District History

The exhibition “Pleasure of Creative Work” from the series “World of Town Dwellers’ Hobbies” was opened in the Museum of Town and District History. It presents some articles created by residents of Kirillov – N.V. Krasilnikova and L.P. Semyonova. They devote all their spare time to needlework – cross-stitch and ribbon embroidery. The main subjects of their pictures are wild and domestic animals, flowers, and surrounding landscapes.

The permanent exhibition of the Museum of Town and District History is interesting because it reproduces the interior of a typical dwelling house of local inhabitants of the late 19^th century. The peculiarity of the new display is that its exhibits have become an integral part of the interior.

You can visit the Museum of Town and District History from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day, except Monday and Tuesday. An entrance ticket costs 40 rubles for adults, 20 rubles – for pensioners. Admission for children under 16 is free.

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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)