| Abstract [eng] |
The goal of Kaišiadorys Museum is to store, preserve and popularize the cultural and nature values of the municipality of Kaišiadorys region. The preservation of values is being coordinated with the education and cultural service for the society. The main problem of this museum is how to realize the activities of the modern museum which are connected with the development of the functions of culture, education and information and how to become the part of the infrastructure of culture and heritage together with the library because of the complicated local conditions. The activity of the local museum which has no rooms for exhibitions, displays, educational programs and other events has not being investigated in Lithuania yet. Two similar local museums are being compared with the activity of Kaišiadorys Museum: Museum of Prienai region (founded in 1995) as one more museum from Kaunas district and Museum of Molėtai region (founded in 1991, opened for visitors in 1997) which has it’s own internet pages. The activity of the recent ten years is being compared. Subject of investigation: Kaišiadorys Museum as an example of the local museum. Goal of investigation: to determine the particularity of one local museum of Lithuania and it‘s importance to the culture of the region. Tasks of investigation: 1. to analyse the activities of Kaišiadorys Museum, 2. to compare the forms of activities of the local museums. Methods of investigation: 1. analysis of the scientific literature, 2. analysis of the documents conditioned by the activity of the museums, 3. case study, 4. interview, 5. analysis and summing-up of the material of the investigation. Using the analysis of the documents conditioned by the activity of the museums, the pages of internet of Kaišiadorys Museum, the material from the web portal of the Museums of Lithuania, the analysis of funds and activity of Kaišiadorys Museum and methods of comparison as well it was arrived at the conclusion that Kaišiadorys museum, from its foundation collecting authentic monuments of culture and various information about Kaišiadorys region as well has the potential possibilities to satisfy the main cultural and social demands of people living in this region. The investigation may be important to the activities of the local museums, communications of the local society and the development of it‘s culture. The study will be useful for workers of municipal museums, for researchers of cultural history and museum theory, as well as for students of museology. |
