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Serediuk H.V., Savytska A.G.
Educational potential of scientific natural groups of DPM NAS of Ukraine: museum program
"Lesson in the Museum"
The uniqueness of the Natural History Museum is that it is perfectly suited for the introduction of
interdisciplinary educational innovation. The environment of the museum has a special atmosphere,
and natural collections play an important role, as they implement not only scientific but also
educational goals. Research on the nature of communication has attracted great interest in pedagogical
science in recent years. Museum communication has certain characteristics that distinguish it from all
other types of knowledge dissemination. The specificity of the communication activities of natural
history museums is associated with the use of natural objects and biological information in this process.
A person learns new models of thinking and action if he is in direct contact with natural values and
specialists who are able to interpret them. The main target audience on which the research is focused
are children of different ages and teachers. The aim of the article is to actualize the pedagogical
significance of the museum environment and museum education collections in the context of non-formal
education. A few decades ago, the main and inviolable task of museums was to preserve and protect
the collection, but today the focus has shifted and now the preservation and protection of collections is
considered in inseparable connection with education. We are convinced that the education role of
museums should be strengthened and that it should be as important as other aspects of professional
museum practice. Educational departments in museums acquire important that reflects the relationship
of the museum community with the educational needs of society. We can state that the effective use of
the potential of museums in the school educational process is impossible without the mutual partnership
of museum and school teachers. A well-formed and completed base of educational scientific collections
is the basis of successful museum programs. A museum object is the determining factor that causes
delight, surprise and ardor in a child, which forms her new life experience and stimulates the process
of comprehension and the formation of value orientations. The resources and pedagogical potential of
the museum are fully consistent with the requirements of education and our task is to ensure its
implementation.
Keywords: education collections, lesson in a museum, museum program, museum subject, non-
formal education, museum communication.