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Wooden building art of Kizhi Island to be exhibited in Finland

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Wooden building art of Kizhi Island to be exhibited in Finland


12.03.2018

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Exhibition dedicated to Kizhi museum-reserve is to be opened in the Finnish capital, according to the website of the Federal Department of Culture. The exposition titled The Wooden Building Art of Kizhi Island: we learn from our ancestors, preserve for descendants and teach contemporaries will be open for 2,5 months. It will be accommodated inside the cultural center of the Karelian Union of Finland.

A unique ensemble of Kizhi churchyard will be placed in the center of the exhibition. It is believed to be one of the best patterns of ancient wooden carving and Russian church architecture.

Memorials’ miniatures will be included into the exhibition. Besides, traditional tools used by carpenters in their routine work will be widely introduced. Ancient temples were built with these tools.

Master-classes will be conducted at the exhibition. Russian experts will talk about ancient wood processing techniques and work of contemporary renovators over masterpieces of ancient wooden building art. In particular, Finnish specialists will get acquainted with restoration works of The Holy Transfiguration Church in Kizhi.

Besides, round tables will take place, where participants will discuss critical issues of the cultural heritage preservation. The creative museum band will play music compositions of peoples living at the north-western part of Russia.

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