Browse

In this work, authors present the study of two examples of modern museums, i.e. the Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum in Jerusalem (YVHHM, Israel) and the Family Home of John Paul II Museum in Wadowice (JP2FHM, Poland). The main objective of the research was to analyze the influence of the multi-method style of narration on stimulating learning environments in both museums. On the first stage of the study, the literature review was prepared. On the basis of the other authors’ observations as well as own experien...

Museum exhibition not only display objects, it tells the stories behind them, brings the ideas and concepts which were the source of their creation. The fundamental aspect of museum exhibitions is to create a space where the process of interpretation and conferring of a meaning will occur as an essential “content” of the museum. Therefore the overriding aim of this paper is to provide specific example of the role of museum exhibition in the process of constructing historical knowledge, based on the uniqueness of c...

Participation in culture is an important element in the proper development of children. Thanks to the encounter with culture, they develop internally, become more open to the world and other people. This is extremely necessary in the modern world, because it is very diverse. There are many institutions that popularize culture These include cultural centers, also called centers. They conduct cultural and educational activities, often connected with sports or recreation centers. The cultural institution is a library...

The aim of the present study is to consider the perception of synagogues in the contemporary cultural space of Latgale. The study is based on the fact that Jewish cultural heritage on the territory of Latgale has been being reconsidered. At the present stage, intensive work on the restoration of the tangible and intangible Jewish cultural heritage has been being carried out, and the objects of cultural heritage have been being transferred into the sphere of tourism. The Daugavpils synagogue is a functioning synago...

Museums are essential memorial institutions that keep information about the lives of our ancestors. Museums are well-suited for collecting and preserving artifacts of all sorts. For long-term conservation of objects, it is essential that risk management processes are gradually introduced into the museum processes. Managers of the museums and cultural heritage managers regularly have to prioritize and decide how best to use available resources to protect collections, buildings, monuments and places. Firstly, that m...

This paper presents an example of historical research for investigating a couple of old locks used for raising and lowering watercraft between stretches of water of different levels on one of the waterways of Milan (Italy), better known as “Navigli”. The “Navigli” canals wooden locks, which nowadays are preserved in the National Museum of Science and Technology “Leonardo da Vinci” of Milan (MUST), are considered an excellence of 15th century Lombard cultural heritage. A current historical analysis was mandatory gi...