ECOLOGICAL MUSEUM "THE TYULBERSKY GORODOK" AS AN EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC CENTER FOR ETHNOECOLOGICAL RESEARCH OF THE TOM’ RIVER VALLEY

Abstract

The current research features the concept behind the Ethnic and Ecological Museum "The Tyulbersky gorodok" and gives a retrospective view of its history. The main distinctive feature of the museum is that, unlike other ecomuseums of the Tom’ River valley within the Culture of Kuzbass program, it owes its existence to a confluence of favorable circumstances. It emerged due to the resolute actions of the local archeologists and ethnographers, the patriotic sentiments of the former leaders of the Kemerovo district, the support of the JSC Kuzbassenergo of the Northern Electrical Networks, the Kemerovo state University, the professional work of architects and designers and the skill of the conservation specialists in carpentry. The initial stage of its development involved the archeological excavations and studies on the local flora and fauna performed by the KemSU academic staff and students. Kuzbass school students participated in the Educational scientific center of the ethnoecological researches "Gorodok". In 1998 university students had their first field practice in the camp created with the financial support from the Northern Networks. The second stage was the official opening of the eco-museum in 2003. It achieved the following official status: municipal budgetary institution of the Kemerovo municipal district Ethnic and Ecological Museum "The Tyulbersky gorodok" with temporary preservation of the Educational scientific center of the ecomuseum and KemSU on the basis of the Contracts on cooperation and joint activity (2003, 2005 and 2007).