Saint-Petersburg State University

The Department of History

The Chair of Museology

Masaryk University (Czech Republic)

UNESCO Chair of Museology and World Heritage

The Program of the International Academic Conference

“Museology – Museum Studies in the XXIst century: issues of studies and teaching”

Saint-Petersburg, May, 19 – 21, 2010

The organizing committee

Maiorov Alexander Vyacheslavovich - Doctor of Historical Sciences, professor, Head of the Chair of Museology of the Department of History of Saint Petersburg State University (Cochairman).

Dolak Jan – PhDr., Head of UNESCO Chair of Museology and World Heritage, Masaryk University (Brno, Czech Republic) (Cochairman).

Vilinbahov Georgy Vadimovich – Doctor of Historical Sciences, chairman of heraldic council under the president of Russian Federation, state king-of-arms of Russian Federation, deputy director of the State Hermitage.

Maranda Lynn – 1st vice-president of ICOFOM, curator emeritus of Museum of Vancouver


Gubankov Anton Nikolaevich – chairman of Committee for Culture of Saint-Petersburg


Znamenov Vadim Valentinovich – Honoured Culture worker of Russian Federation, President of the State Museum Culture Reserve «Peterhof».


Tretyakov Nikolai Sergeevich – Honoured culture worker of Russian Federation, PhD, associate professor, Director of the State Museum Culture Reserve «Pavlovsk».


Burov Nikolay Vitalievich – Director ofthe State Monument Museum «St. Isaac's Cathedral».

Karlov Ivan Ivanovich – PhD, deputy director of the State Russian Museum.


Davis Ann – PhD, Director and Professor The Nickle Arts Museum by University of Calgary.
Sundieva Anneta Alfredovna – PhD, Head of the Chair of Museology of the Department of Culturology of Russian State University for the Humanities (Moscow)


Voitovich Leonty Viktorovich – Doctor of Historical Sciences, professor, Head of the Chair of Medieval History of Department of History of L’vov National University named after I.Franko. (L’vov, Ukraine).


Bespalaya Maria Arkadievna – Doctor of Historical Sciences, professor, Head of the Chair of History and Museum Studies of Belarus’ State University of culture and arts (Minsk, Belarus’).


Ananiev Vitaly Gennadievich - PhD, senior lecturer of the Chair of Museology of the Department of History of Saint Petersburg State University (executive secretary).

May, 19

Plenary Meeting

The Historical Faculty, Lecture Hall, Mendeleevskaya line, 5

Data Logging 10.00 – 10.30

10.30 – 15.30

Presenters: Maiorov A.V., doctor of the historical sciences, Tretyakov N.S., candidate of the historic sciences

Working languages are Russian and English

The Welcome speech of governor of Saint-Petersburg V. I. Matvienko addressed to the participants of the conference.

The Welcome speech of director of the State Hermitage Museum, chairman of the Union of Museums in Russia M. B. Piotrovsky addressed to the participants of the conference.

The Welcome speech of director ofThe State Monument Museum «St. Isaac's Cathedral», chairman of the Public Council of Saint-Petersburg N. V. Burov.

The Welcome speech of Zbynek Z. Stransky.

Maranda L. (Richmond, Canada, The Museum of Vancouver, ICOFOM, 1st vice-president, MA) - Museum Practice, Museum Studies, Museology: Interconnections and Dichotomies.

Davis A. (Calgary, Canada, The Nickle Arts Museum University of Calgary, director, Ph.D.) -

Museum Studies: Teaching Breadth, Flexibility and Curiosity.

Gurt G. (Barcelona, Spain, Institute of Cultural Heritage of Catalonia, director, Ph. D.), Rueda Torres J. M. (Barcelona, Spain, government of Catalonia, department of culture) – The Evolution of Local Museums in Catalonia (1975 – 2010.).

Permilovskaya A. B. (Archangelsk, The Institute of the Ecological Problems of the North, Russian Academy of Science, candidate of culturology) – Open air museums in the XXI century: Minor Korely.

13.00 – 13.30 cofee break

Working language are Russian, for guests with English language – tour to the State Hermitage

Dolak J. (Brno, Czech Republic, UNESCO Chair of Museology and World Heritage of Masaryk University, PhDr.) – The Dislocation and Restitution of Museum Collections.

Vilkov A. I. (Moscow, Russian State University for the Humanities, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Arts) - International Turnover ofCultural Valuables and Topical Issues of the Museum Practice.

Maistrovskaya M. T. (Moscow, The Russian Institute of Culturology, doctor of culturology) – The Museum Design as an Object of Study and Teaching.

Sundieva A. A. (Moscow, Russian State University for the Humanities, Head of the Chair of Museology of the Department of Culturology, Candidate of Historical Sciences) – The Museum Boom of 1960 – 1980s.: view from XXI century.

Nol’ L. Ya. (Moscow, The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, head of sector, candidate of technological sciences) - 35 years of computer’s work in Russian museums.

Sectional meetings

Section “History of Museums”

May, 20

The Historical Faculty, audit. 58, Mendeleevskaya line, 5

Presenters: Basargina E.Yu., Doctor of History, Hudyakova L.A. candidate of philosophical sciencies

Working language are Russian

10.00 – 12.30

Makovetcky Е. А. (Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg State University, candidate of the philos.Sciencies) – The Beginning of Restoration: diorthosis and exegetic.

Basargina E. Yu. (Saint-Petersburg, Saint-Petersburg Branch of the Institute of the History of natural sciences and technique, Russian Academy of Sciences, doctor of historical sciences)- The development of museum complex of the Imperial Academy of Sciences in Saint Petersburg.

Burlykina M. I. (Syktyvkar, Syktyvkar State University, doctor of culturology) - The museums of the Russian institutions in the end of XIX – the beginning of XX centuries.

Gushina E.G. (Kazan, the Ethnographic Museum of Kazan State University) – The University Museums: the Evolution from the Depository of Rarities to the Academic Centers (the Case of the Ethnographic Museum of Kazan State University).

Shleeva M.B. (Moscow, the Institute of the History of natural sciences and technique, Russian Academy of Sciences) – The Role of Museums in Preserving and Studying the Monuments of Science in Russia (XVIII - the Beginning of XXth c.)

Astafiev B.B. (Kazan, Kazan State University, candidate of historical sciences) – The Society of Archaeology, History and Ethnography of Kazan State University, its experience in interpretation of Historical Monuments.

13.00 – 15.00

Kalyakina А. В. (Moscow, Moscow State University, candidate of Historical Science) – The Museums of Archival Committees (the end of XIXth – the beginning of ХXth c.).

Kushlakova N. N. (Pavlograd, Ukraine, West Donets Basin’s Institute of Economy and Management, candidate of historical sciences) – The Museum of the Ukrainian Department of the Russian Imperial Technical Society: history of Discoveries.

Tur’inskaya H. M. (Moscow, the Ethnographical Museum of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Science, candidate of historical sciences) - The history of the Moscow ethnographic museums.

Sivolap Т. Е. (Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television, candidate of the historical sciences) – The Role of Ecclesiastic and Archaeological Museums in Spiritual Life of Russia.

Martynov I. N. (Perm’, Perm State Art Gallery, candidate of Art History) - The work of A. I. Somov at the Hermitage painting collection catalogue.

Ushakova I. K. (Pavlovsky Posad, Pavlovsky Posad Museum of Art and History, candidate of historical sciences) – The Legends of Pavlovsky Posad: how a merchant became a Saint.

Kazak Т. V. (Grodno, Belarus, Grodno State Historical Museum) – Museum at crossroad of cultures: The Work of Museum in Grodno in 1920 - 1930-s.

Surikova K.V. (Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg State University) – The Transformation of a Museum into a Cultural Institute in XIX c.

Section «Actual Problems of Museums in XXI century»

May, 20

the State Hermitage Museum, the Hall of Council of State,

Dvortchovaya naberejnaya, 34

Presenters: Popravko E.A., doctor of historical sciences, Metelkin E.N., candidate of historical sciences

Working language are Russian

10.00 – 12.30

Permilovskaya A. B. (Arhangelsk, The Institute of Ecological Problems of the North, Russian Academy of Sciences, candidate of culturology) - Open air museums in the XXI century.

Popravko Е. А. (Vladivostok, The Far East State University, doctor of historical sciences) – The Formation of Private Museums in the Seaside.

Ivanova B. (Sofia, Bulgaria, The National Museum of Bulgarian Fine Arts) - The Activities of The Bulgarian Museums in the Time of Post-Totalitarian Period and the New Legislation.

Soboleva E.S. (Saint Petersburg, Peter the Great Museum of Antropology and Ethnography Russian Academy of Sciences, candidate of historical sciences), Apshtein M.Z. (Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg University of Economy and Finances, candidate of economic sciences.) – The Evolution of the Concept Of Museum in the Changing World.

Kaveckaya V. V. (Vladivostok, Pacific Institute of policy and law) - The methacultural approach in the work of contemporary Russian regional museum (A case of the Primorsky United National Museum after V. Arsenyev).

Ploshnice E. (Kishinev, Moldova, The Moldavian National Museum of Archaeology and History, doctor of historical sciences) - Main tendencies of Moldavian museum development in the present: theoretical reflections.

Tarnarutchakaya Е. V. (Samara, Samarian Literature museum after Maxim Gorky) – Experience of creation of museum of literary local history.

13.00. – 15.00

Driker A.S. (Saint Petersburg, The Russian Museum, doctor of culturology ) – The Potential of a Museum in Information Society.

Zykov S.N. (Izevsk, State University of Udmurtia, candidate of technic.sciencies), Ovchinnikova E.V. (Izevsk, State University of Udmurtia), Zimina О. М. (Izevsk, State University of Udmurtia) – The Ethnographic Museum of Wooden Architecture Ludorvai: Problems and Solutions.

Gabrielyan Mkhitar R. (Erevan, Armenia, Erevan State University, candidate of the history. sciences) - Perception of cultural landscape (social perspective): Armenia as an outdoor museum

Kolesnikov D.M. (Kemerovo, Kemerovo State University of culture and art) – Specificity of interactivity in ecomuseum.

Kotlyarov I.D. (Saint-Petersburg, Saint-Petersburg Branch of High School of Economic, candidate of sciences in economic) – Contemporary forms of organization of historical museums.

Moiseeva A.V. (Moscow, Museum of Theatre) – Museum by House of Folklore (Sana, Yemen). Some principles of integration.

Chugunova A. V. (Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg University of Culture and Arts) - Museum Architecture in the Context of Contemporary Culture.

Yalovko G. A. (Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg State University ) – The Law Basis for the placing arms in Museums.

Section «Museum collections: History and recent state»

20, May

State Museum-Monument «St. Isaac’s Cathedral», Isaac square

Presenters: Pocelueva L. A., doctor of medicine, Kvyatkovsky A. V.

Working language are Russian

10.00 – 12.30

Onoprienko E. V. (Saint-Petersburg, candidate of art history) – Paintings in cabinets of curiosities of early modern time: Between art and nature.

Ignat’eva O. V. (Perm’, Perm’ State university of education, candidate of historical science) – Some special features of collections of antiquities in Russia in XIX – early XX centuries.

Okunev S. N. (Saint-Petersburg, State Museum-Monument «St. Isaac’s Cathedral», candidate of technical science) – A history of formation of exhibition in museum «St. Isaac’s cathedral».

Polyarnaya Gh. A. (Saint-Petersburg, Museum of mining and rocks by the Saint-Petersburg Institute of mining, candidate of science in history), Popova E. E. (Saint-Petersburg, Museum of mining and rocks by the Saint-Petersburg Institute of mining), Borovkova N. V. (Saint-Petersburg, Museum of mining and rocks by the Saint-Petersburg Institute of mining) – Some problems in the research of formation of museum collection 1918 – 1930 (A case of Museum of mining).

Rashkova R. T. (Saint-Petersburg, State Museum of History of Religion) – Forming of a collections of Museum of Religion: Works by Italian and German masters from collection of Vyazemsky-Sheremetev’s.

Voznesenskaya I. A. (Saint-Petersburg, Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineer and Signal Corps) – A collection of seals from the Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineer and Signal Corps.

13.00 – 15.00

Cerkazyanova I. V. (Saint-Petersburg, independent researcher, doctor of science in history) – A collection of Russian Germans in the Omsk Regional History Museum: History of forming and utilization.

Ragimova N. (Baku, Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan State Museum of Arts named after R. Mustafaev) –

Research work in a museum on a basis funds.

Mozokhina N. (Saint-Petersburg, State Russian Museum) – Postcard in a museum. Problems of forming and exhibiting of collections at the present stage.

Potselueva L. A. (Kazan, Kazan medical university, doctor of medicine) – Museum exposition of Yale university (USA) as a basis for studying of history of metrology.

Taksami N. Сh. (Saint-Petersburg, Kunstkamera, Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography Russain Academy of Sciences, candidate of science on sociology) – Role of Museum-Fregate (Argentina) in Latin-American Studies in Russia.

Section «Museum education: theory and practice»

20, May

State Russian Museum, Lecture hall, Sadovaya street, 2

Presenters: Zhindeeva E. A., doctor of science in philology, Akhunov V. M., candidate of art history, candidate of science in economic

10.15 – 12.30

Working language are Russian

Stepanova E. Yu. (Orel, Orel State Institute of culture and arts, candidate of culturology) – Place and role of independent museological research in the educational package «The museum studies and preservation of monument».

Zhindeeva E. A. (Saransk, State Institute of education of Mordovia named after M.E.Evsevjev, doctor of science in philology) – Museum Practice in the System of Philological Education at the Pedagogical Higher Educational Establishment of Mordovia

Gol’denberg M. L. (Petrozavodsk, State Local History Museum of Karelia, candidate of science in pedagogy) – Some problems of museum education: A case of Karelia.

Kharlova M. L. (Moscow, Russian State University for the Humanities, candidate of art history) – Copying of painting as a method of research work. A case of practical training in State History Museum.

Rodionova D. D. (Kemerovo, Kemerovo State University of culture and arts, candidate of science in philosophy) – Museum studies in Kemerovo State University of culture and arts.

Averina-Lugovaya D. Yu. (Simferopol’, Ukraine, National University of Tavria named after V.I.Vernadskyб candidate of science in history) – Thematic excursions and teaching of regional history.

Leonova B. A. (Orel, Orel State Institute of culture and arts, candidate of science in philology) –

Collections of the local literary museum in the research oа the ethno-cultural problems (A case of Ivan Turgenev’s Orel United State Literary Museum).

13.00 – 15.00

Leonova T. A. (Ufa, State Educational University of Bashkortostan named after M. Akmulla, candidate of science in history), Shutelova I. A. (Ufa, Institute of historical and legal education by State Educational University of Bashkortostan named after M. Akmulla, candidate of science in history) – A cooperation between museum and university in creation of one educational space.