MOSCOW, April 18. In the Year of the Family, Russian museums become platforms for communication, offering special interactive programs for children and parents. Museum directors and participants in the round table, which was held on Wednesday at the Russia Today International Multimedia Press Center, spoke about the features of the new programs and the development of forms of cultural leisure for the whole family.
General Director of the State Historical Museum Alexey Levykin noted that when developing family programs, it is necessary to maintain a balance between the requirements for storing exhibits and interactivity.
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“In our museum we store a unique collection and present rare, unique monuments in our exhibition, performing an important function in preserving the cultural heritage of our country. But we create a lot of interactive programs, where children and adults have the opportunity to touch the exhibit, pick it up and do something themselves. Of course, this should not be a museum artifact,” he explained.
General Director of the Tsaritsyno State Museum-Reserve Elizaveta Fokina said that fathers with small children are increasingly coming to them, and this is one of the new trends that needs to be taken into account in their work.
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“For example, we have an exhibition called “A Toy Grew in the Forest,” based on our collection of decorative arts. There are a lot of wooden toys, we work a lot with artists and craftsmen, and dads bring their children to handicraft workshops. We organize a large number programs for young children 0+ or 3+, a lot of dads and babies come there, their whole community, and it’s very nice,” she said.
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General Director of the Khabarovsk Regional Museum named after. N.I. Grodekova Ivan Kryukov spoke about the museum's interactive programs for the whole family and for children with disabilities.
“We are now launching an inclusive program “Mom is a Guide”. Unfortunately, in the event of serious problems with the health of children, men leave their families, mothers are left alone with their children. With the help of large public organizations, we reach out to mothers and together with them we will design museum routes , create exhibitions and develop programs for their children,” he noted.
Deputy Director for Cultural and Educational Work of the Kulikovo Pole State Museum-Reserve Kristina Stolyarova said that when creating a museum space, specialists are guided by three generations of families — grandmothers, parents and children.
“The basis of our space is the interactive educational exhibition “10 thousand years before the Tula Kremlin.” Museum Street leads to this historical and architectural monument. We tell local family audiences and tourists the history of our region from the moment when man first appeared in our region in the Stone Age , before the construction of the Kremlin and bring our visitors to the walls of this unique monument,” she said.
The head of the Children’s Club of the Victory Museum, Maria Gumenyuk, shared information about new interactive, family and vacation programs and quests. prepared for children of different ages.
«From April 27 to October 15, every weekend you can visit an interesting interactive activity in Victory Park. New exhibitions and programs for family time are opening in the museum itself. This year we are launching graduation programs for primary schools and kindergartens, children, parents and teachers can celebrate the end of the educational phase with us at an interactive program at the Victory Museum,” she concluded.