IJASOS- International E-journal of Advances in Social Sciences

Abstract

The article is devoted to an actual problem of modern museum
expositions creation in regional museums. Tourism, as a new cultural phenomenon
in business, reflects changes in modern Russian museums. In Russia, modern
expositions of regional museums should correspond to current tourist interest
in regional history and culture. Hence, creation of expositions should reveal
regional specificities. It is necessary to determine perspective directions in
which changes will occur. Museums play a key role in the formation of a
touristic region; through museums we can see how this city has changed, what
had happened in the past and where the accents of regional specifics are now.
We examined and analyzed the history of museum expositions that have been
taking place from late 19th century until present days in Yekaterinburg,
Russia. At different periods of history, museums have been constantly
addressing the regional historical and cultural component, emphasizing various
aspects, surrounding everyday life in the region at different historical
periods. Political life and regional specificity such as industry, production,
applied arts, affected museum exhibitions to varying degrees. Nowadays, the emergence of new expositions, new
museums, and new facilities increases both the flow of tourists and the
interest of local people to history of their native land. Moreover, It promotes
the need to train qualified guides. The museum of regional history provides a
lot of opportunities to develop modern culture and form new branches of economy
in the region, such as tourism.