The museum was established in 1924 in the walls of the closed Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery as a branch of the Cherepovets District Provincial Museum. In 1926, it became an independent institution. By the decision of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR, in 1968, the museum received a new status and name: the Kirillo-Belozersky Historical, Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve. In 1997, by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve was included in the State Code of Especially Valuable Objects of Cultural Heritage of the Peoples of the Russian Federation. In 2000, the Museum's branch, the Museum of Dionisius Frescoes, was registered in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The Museum collection holds more than 86.5 thousand museum items, of which nearly 70 thousand belong to the main collection. Every year, the museum opens more than 60 expositions and exhibitions, holds scientific conferences, and is actively involved in monuments restoration works.
The souvenir sheet features one of the Museum objects - the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery.
| Paper |
Printing method |
Perforation |
Format of the stamp |
Format of the block |
Edition |
| Chalk surfaced |
Offset + figure cutting + security system |
Frame 11½ |
65 × 32,5 mm |
122 × 98 mm |
16 thousand blocks |