On April, 17 at 3.00 p.m. in Info-Center of Kizhi open-air museum (Kirov Square, 10a) there opens a mobile exhibition Shingle Roofing in Kesälahti.
The exhibition is organized by Republican Center for State Protection of Objects of Cultural Heritage, Kizhi open-air museum and Regional Environment Center of North Carelia (Finland).
The exhibition was prepared within the scope of the project of Euroregion Karelia Masters of Shingle Making(project head - Hanu Piipponen). Shingle is a version of elements for covering wooden roofs of cult buildings in the countries of Scandinavia.
In Finland nearby 290 roofs of cult buildings have shingle roofing. Roofs in Finland were covered with shingles since the Middle Ages. Up to the end of the XIXth century parishioners made shingles for labour-rent, that allowed to cover plenty of roofs with shingles. Roofs were turpentined. In XX century sawn shingles gradually replaced turpentined hand-made shingles, wrought nails and berch substrates. Formerly belltower roofs were covered with very wide shingles. It also conditioned special value of belltower in Kesälahti. Pointed shingles created original pattern of its roof.
Kesälahti belltower was built in 1836. Shingle roofing of the top tier of belltower has been replaced in 1994, roof of the bottom tier of belltower remained in its original shape and demanded restoration. Restoration works were financed within the scope of the following projects: Shingle Roofing, preliminary works and the project of restoration, Kesälahti Belltower Restauration and Masters of Shingle Making.
Belltower with shingle roofing is of historical and cultural value. The presented exhibition tells about restoration of the bottom tier of shingle roofing of belltower in Kesälahti.
Shingle Roofing in Kesälahti exhibition consists of two parts. The plane part is presented by 14 banners which demonstrate process of restoration of the bottom tier of shingle roofing of the belltower in Kesälahti. The exhibition also presents 9 demonstration glass cases of samples of old shingles of the belltower roof made in 1836 and new shingles made in 2006 during restoration of the bottom tier of the roof. The samples presented at the exhibition evidently shows various stages of shingle making. All the displays are the property of Regional Environment Center of North Carelia.
During the exhibition work it is supposed to show videos about shingle making by modern masters and restoration of belltower roof.
Shingle Roofing in Kesälahti exhibition will work till May 31, 2007. Then its authors suppose to forward it to Sortavala.
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