Management of risks in the field of protection of museum
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Управління ризиками у сфері захисту музейних колекцій
Management of risks in the field of protection of museum collections

Author(s): Victor Karpov
Subject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, Library and Information Science, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: museum collections; cultural values; risks and threats; special period; management; documentation; planning; protection;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the study is to identify the algorithm of action of museum institutions and executive authorities in the field of culture aimed at avoiding risks and protection of museum collections from negative influences of internal and external threats. Research methods. The basis of the choice of methods of study were the principles of systematic and integrated approach to studying the scientific problem. The research involves using the method of documentary analysis, synthesis and comparison, which allows to trace the legal mechanism of the development of conceptual model and the sequence of tasks for the protection of museum collections. Using these research methods has contributed to the obtaining of the theoretical results. The scientific novelty of the obtained results consists in the formulation and development of the actual topic,which in the scientific dimension did not receive comprehensive and objective coverage. The idea is that the protection of museum collections involves preparation and implementation of complex measures aimed at regulating the man-made and natural safety of the museum, monitoring and assessing risks and early response to threatened events in order to prevent irreparable harm to cultural values, kept in museum collections. Conclusions. The museum is part of the nationwide system for responding to external and internal threats and is one of the institutions of the object division of the territorial subsystem. The organization of risk management measures in the field of protection of museum collections depends on the number of employees and visitors. The activities concerning the protection of museum collections are divided into stages of daily operation, increased readiness for emergence of threats and state of emergency and martial law. It is stated that the integrated approach to addressing the issue of risk management makes it possible to secure museum collections from the risks of internal and external threats.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 58-65
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Ukrainian