The sacristy is included in the composition of the Sergiev Posad state history and art Museum-reserve, founded in 1920. For the monastery, which now is one of the four buildings, the Museum became the custodian of unique exhibits. He literally saved the treasures of the monastery from destruction in times of turmoil. Exposure constantly replenished. Since its creation the collection has increased more than ten times. "The Hermitage Museum of Russian culture" - so named Museum of the academician D. S. Likhachev.

The sacristy is located in the monastery along with Domesticity the residence of the connecting passage. The exhibition and the Museum will explain the change of Russian culture from the fourteenth century to the present day. Many noble princes and representatives of prominent families, as well as kings and emperors made donations to the Holy Sergius monastery. Among the objects of gold and silver, antique sewing handmade, handwritten books, icons and stuff. Ivan the terrible is especially favored laurels. Its offerings comprise a major part of the exposition of the Trinity-Sergius Sacristy, where the main treasure of the monastery. Jewelry work of the Moscow Armory, crowns of gold for the decoration of the icon of Andrei Rublev "Trinity", a Golden cover for the icon of Sergius of Radonezh 14 masters of the Armory is only a small part of the gifts of the first Russian Tsar.

A room on the first floor of the Sacristy devoted to the iconography and book miniatures of the XIV-XVII centuries. Here you will find all the famous image of the virgin of Vladimir, Kazan, don Bogolyubsky, Tikhvin and other). Widely the works of famous painters, including monastic schools, as well as icons, painted on wood boards from the Shrine of St. Sergius of Radonezh. The works of Andrei Rublev and his masters is in the exhibition a special place. Identifies and works of the late XVII century, the famous master of the Armoury Simon Ushakov, who wrote the icons for the Trinity Cathedral and the Dormition Cathedral of the monastery.

On the second floor there are exhibits devoted to decorative arts. Pictorial needlework of the XVI-XVII centuries different luxury. In his works of the masters used not only gold and silver thread and precious stones. Of particular interest are the veil of the virgin Mary prep. Sergius of Radonezh", sewn with silk, gold, silver and pearls and presented to Trinity monastery begging for child birth in the family of Vasily III; sumptuous feast and Church clothes, also embroidered with precious stones.

The Museum is filled with works of masters of the gold and silver of different eras from the fourteenth century to modern. This Church vessels, crosses, chalices, icon frames and biblical Scriptures from the simple to the stamped, blackened, covered with enamel, filigree and carved.

In the Sacristy you can see quite things of the world: paintings, lighting, furniture, located in the chambers of the monastery's abbots, home clothes of Ivan the terrible. A large number of portraits of the Royal families decorate the halls of the Museum.

Exhibits Vestry tenderly kept throughout its existence. For example, in 1812, count Rostopchin had contributed to displacement values monastery in Vologda in order to save them from Napoleon. But after 1917 the monastery operated a special Commission for the protection of ancient monuments of the Trinity-Sergius monastery. This is largely rescued the Trinity-Sergius Lavra from ruin. Goshen, robbing the Church of her relics, did not touch the old things that were created before 1725, and from the exhibits of the next century left the most valuable.