ANIMATION AS A KIND OF CULTURAL ACTIVITY OF OPEN-AIR MUSEUMS IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to analyze the types of animation work according to the forms of socio-cultural activity. The methodology of the study is an application of the method of source analysis of the main publications on the topic (to determine the level of scientific development of the problem), terminological analysis (to clarify the basic concepts), comparison (to identify the specific features of different types of socio-cultural animation in the skansen of Ukraine), theoretical generalization to formulate conclusions). The scientific novelty is to highlight the process of formation of skansen in Ukraine at the beginning of the XXI century and to show the cultural and leisure component of their activities. Conclusions. In the article, the basic principles of animation activity of skansen of Ukraine are considered. The most popular forms of museum animation that are used in open-air institutions in Ukraine are outlined, and concrete examples of the implementation of these forms of work with visitors are given. The following concepts are specified: «museum quest», «master class», «performance», «ethno-show», «theatricalization», «historical reconstruction», «cultural-artistic» and «cultural and educational project». The specifics of the realization of specific types of museum animation depending on the direction of cultural and leisure activities of skansen and historical and cultural complexes on the territory of Ukraine are explored.