How New Museums Curate in the Age of Creative Industries: From Creation to Re-exhibition

16:50 — 17:50 (May 23)
Moscow Museum
Cinema

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Case Study Presentation

Russia boasts over 6,000 museums, while the global count exceeds 100,000. Yet the museum landscape is never static: dozens of institutions undergo annual renovations to reopen in revitalized formats, while completely new museum spaces emerge in parallel.
Behind infrastructure modernization and accessibility initiatives lies a crucial mission: the formation and interpretation of museum collections.

• How are collections developed in 21st-century museums?
• What re-exhibition strategies do museums employ post-renovation?
• How to maintain equilibrium between traditional collecting approaches and contemporary practices?

Moderator:
Olesya Malevannaya, Head, Laboratory of Cultural and Educational Projects, National Center "Russia"

Speakers:
Oksana Bondarenko, Director, Moscow Transport Museum
Alexander Bychenko, Founder, Dom Kitoboya and Altes Haus Museum-Apartment
Tatiana Gafar, Deputy Director General, Bakhrushin State Central Theatre Museum
Vitaly Zotov, Director, Russian State Art Gallery
Elena Khimchuk, Director, Murmansk Regional Museum of Local History