Volunteering Activity in the Museums of Conscience: a combination of communication theory and cultural approaches

E S Lemeshevskaya

doi:10.21453/2311-3065-2021-9-2-185-193

Abstract

The paper represents a brief history of the emergence and development of the concept of “museum of conscience”, as well as the essence and examples of volunteering in museums of conscience. The process of the formation of museums of conscience is shown through a retrospective of the events of the 20th – early 21st centuries and the resulting cultural trends, mindsets: the struggle for human rights, equality, independence, discussions about the culture of memory, trauma, the significance of the experience of an individual for history. Examples of volunteer activities in museums of conscience both in Russia and abroad are given. In the article, the author examines the possibility of using a combination of communication theory and cultural approaches to consider the link Volunteering – Museum of Conscience – Culture.

Highlights

The paper represents a brief history of the emergence and development of the concept of “museum of conscience”, as well as the essence and examples of volunteering in museums of conscience
The process of the formation of museums of conscience is shown through a retrospective of the events of the 20th – early 21st centuries and the resulting cultural trends, mindsets: the struggle for human rights, equality, independence, discussions about the culture of memory, trauma, the significance of the experience of an individual for history
The author examines the possibility of using a combination of communication theory and cultural approaches to consider the link Volunteering – Museum of Conscience – Culture

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Introduction

Lemeshevskaya E.S. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow, Russia. The paper represents a brief history of the emergence and development of the concept of “museum of conscience”, as well as the essence and examples of volunteering in museums of conscience.

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