On October 1-2, 2026, the XIV Scientific and Practical Conference “Museum Pedagogy – Problems, Present, Prospects” will be held at the National Reserve “Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra” on the problems of the development of museum pedagogy, issues of updating, interpretation of historical and cultural heritage and the use of its potential in the education and upbringing of children.
Conference partners: National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, Ivan Zyazyun Institute of Pedagogical and Adult Education of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, UNESCO Department “Continuous Professional Education of the 21st Century”, Scientific and Educational Laboratory of Museum Pedagogy of the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv.
The main goal of the scientific and practical conference is to summarize the experience gained and identify new methods and forms of work in museum pedagogy, as well as to consider the process of transforming the main functions of pedagogy (scientific and cognitive and educational) to the conditions of a specific museum institution. Participation form – full-time and part-time. Please send applications and materials by September 7, 2026 to the email address: o.topylko@kplavra.kyiv.ua or o-top@ukr.net Thematic areas:
- The latest methods of popularizing historical and cultural heritage among students.
- The experience of museums in wartime.
- Recreation of military personnel and their family members in the museum space.
- The modern context of the functioning of museum and educational projects and programs.
- Experience of museum institutions, development and application of interactive methods of museum pedagogy.
- The museum and the school — we work together.
- Cooperation between museums and educational institutions, acquisition of research skills by schoolchildren.
- Accessibility of museum space for low-mobility population groups. Inclusivity in the museum and educational sphere.
- Opportunities and directions for the development of the museum sector.
- The use of information and multimedia technologies in the educational process, as well as their advantages and disadvantages.
- Designing and creating virtual museums, exhibitions and catalogs, remote museum and educational services, forming museum and educational communities, clubs and partner groups on social networks.
- Specifics of conceptual and artistic design of museum expositions and exhibitions for children and youth audiences.
- Experience in obtaining grants for the implementation of projects in the museum and educational sphere. Information management, non-commercial marketing, use of PR technologies in scientific and educational projects of museums.
Format of the event:
The two-day conference will be held in the format of a plenary session, discussions, presentations, and master classes.
Target audience: employees of leading museums in Ukraine, scientists, heads and teachers of higher, general, and secondary specialized institutions, teacher psychologists, heads and teachers of preschool and extracurricular education institutions, representatives of public organizations.
An invitation to the conference will be sent to participants additionally.
To reimburse the costs associated with the publication of conference materials, an organizational fee of 250 UAH is provided.
Materials that have not been previously published should be submitted in Ukrainian.
The main criteria are relevance to the conference topic, scientific novelty, originality of ideas, and relevance.
The conference proceedings are scheduled to be published before the conference begins.
Articles submitted after the above deadline will not be considered. Authors must provide:
1. In a separate file, an application with information about yourself: last name, first name, academic degree, academic title (if any), place of work and position, contacts for feedback, title of the article.
2. A separate file containing the text of the article up to 10 thousand characters including spaces, typed in the text editor Microsoft Word for Windows, Times New Roman font, font size — 14, line spacing — 1.5. File format — doc, rtf.
Format paragraph indents without using tabs. If you have additional fonts, submit them as separate files.
3. Illustrative material (if available). Tables with headings should be placed in the text or provided as separate files.
Numbered illustrations (no more than four units) should be provided as separate files in tiff or jpeg format (300 dpi).
Each illustration must be referenced in the text. Below the list of sources and literature used (see point 4), provide a numbered (without using automatic numbering) list of captions for the illustrations.
4. A list of sources and literature used (required), compiled in the order of appearance of references in the text, is provided at the end of the article.
Do not use automatic numbering.
References to sources and literature should be given in the text in square brackets with their continuous numbering (e.g.:[4, 25] , where 4 is the serial number in the list, 25 is the page number. If 25 is an archival sheet, then we write: sheet 25).
Sample link to an electronic publication:
Osadcha O. Fresco technique for studying the course “Work in Material” for students [Electronic resource]. — Access mode.
Reference should be made to a specific publication posted on a specific electronic resource, not to the resource as a whole.
The authors are responsible for the accuracy of the information in the materials submitted for publication.
The Organizing Committee reserves the right to selectively publish materials in accordance with the authors’ compliance with the specified criteria and requirements for design, as well as the right to literary and technical editing and correction of texts. Received works will not be returned or reviewed.
The conference materials will be published in the collection: “Museum Pedagogy — Problems, Present, Prospects”. Conditions of participation in the conference: travel, meals, hotel accommodation — at the expense of the sending party. Venue: Kyiv, 21 Ivan Mazepy St., Building No. 25 (Lecture Room).
Telephone for information: (044) 406-63-66 (organizing committee); (044) 406-63-59 (department of museum educational programs and recreation); email: o.topylko@kplavra.kyiv.ua; o-top@ukr.net
Address: 01015, Kyiv, Ivan Mazepy St. 21, building 8 Conference Organizing Committee