Restoration methods of the sanctuary cross of 1774 and completion of conservation and restoration of the articles from the collections “Metal” and “Archeology” were discussed at the enlarged meeting of the restoration council in the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve.

Reporters from St. Petersburg, Vologda, Cherepovets, the Vashki district and Kirillov took part in the 15th scientific conference of the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve.

What is hidden in the library holdings of the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve? What size are the books that attract visitors’ attention and what materials are they made of? We will answer these questions now.

Employees of the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve took part in the Fedotyev Readings.

Employees of the Department of Visitor Relations and the Scientific and Storage Department went to the secondary school of the village of Nikolsky Torzhok in the Kirillov district. They presented an exhibition and read lectures on history and local studies.

New confectionary products have been supplied to the souvenir shop in the Refectory of the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve.

The Distrcit Local History Conference “World through Culture” was held in the Kirillov Secondary School on January 28. Its goal was intensification of pupils’ research work on the study of history of the Vologda region, its cultural and war-time past, sights and monuments, biographies of outstanding people, issues of geography, archeology, toponymy, folklore and ethnography.

A Christmas event of the pupils of the Sunday school in the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery was held in the conference hall of the museum on January 8.