Exposition and Exhibition Activity of Omsk State Museum of History and Local Lore in Late 1950s - Early 1990s
The article is devoted to the development of exposition and exhibition activities in the Omsk State Museum of History and Local Lore from the late 1950s to the early 1990s. The scientific significance of research on the history of the development of various areas of museum work is associated with the problems of studies of museum processes in all their chronological depth and originality. This specific historical study is designed to solve the problem of periodization of museum activity, which attracts the attention of modern museum scholars, to identify the general and characteristic features of this process in various regions of Russia. The authors of the article sets a goal to present a complete picture of the development of the exposition and exhibition activities of the Omsk State Museum of History and Local Lore within one of the stages of the development of the museum work in Omsk region. Methodologically, the research was based on a systematic approach and was considered from a local perspective. From our point of view, several trends in the development of the exposition process were characteristic of this time. Museum exhibitions were built on the principle of conformity of materials to socio-economic formations of society. At the heart of the display of exposition material, there have been changes from the achievements of Soviet society towards the demonstration of newly discovered archival materials, the development of previously closed and unpopular topics. The latter contributed to the establishment of broad and mutually beneficial links with other scientific and educational institutions. There was an improvement in the material and technical base and the incorporation of a number of branches into the created museum association, which led to the expansion of the exposition and exhibition areas. Exhibition activity has intensified due to the variety of thematic displays.