The Main Aspects of Studying a Museum Source

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to reveal the main aspects of studying the subject as a museum source.Research methodology. The theoretical basis for scientific generalizations of this article was the analysis of museological studies of museum sources, proposed by N. G. Samarina and I. B. Khmelnitsky.Results. It is argued that a museum source should be understood as the totality of museum objects and scientific support materials that make up the museum funds. It is established that the priority of museum research activities is the study of the museum subject as an artifact — a code and a sign of the past. It is noted that in the process of studying, properties of museum objects (collections, collections) are identified as sources of knowledge, emotions, as cultural, historical or natural values. It is emphasized that the study of museum objects (collections, collections) is of great importance for the acquisition and accounting of museum funds, for the implementation of exposition work, for the development of research activities of museums. The research in the museum makes it possible to determine the place of all components of the museum collection in the system of profile scientific discipline (branches of culture, social production, etc.).Novelty. The simulation of an approximate scheme of scientific attribution of a museum source, the basic principles of its scientific description are systematized and summarized.The practical significance. The established scheme of scientific attribution has demonstrated directly and in detail the study of the museum source. The study can contribute to conduct its scientifically correct description.