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MUSEUM AS A COMPLEX INSTITUTION AND A UNIVERSAL PLATFORM FOR DISTRIBUTION OF BROAD INTEREST IN MUSICAL ART
Mikhail A. Bryzgalov, President of the Association of music museums and collectors, General Director of the Russian National Museum of music, and honored artist of the Russian Federation, gave an interview on topical issues of Museum business. The interview shows how regional and international partnerships are developing, the educational environment of the museum is increasing, work with music collectors is being intensified, and interactive elements are increasingly enriching var-ious forms of scholarly activity. In the context of a steady increase in competition in the cultural and leisure environment, music museums pay close attention to working with an untrained listener, focusing on the availability of material presentation while maintaining a high level of quality. The approach to filling the exposition spaces is changing, which is not always built according to the chronological prin-ciple and is conducted along the non-linear narration path. This is especially important when working with a musical context since sound comes to the fore as an independent object of exposure.
One of the principal indicators of the Museum’s success today is the growth in the number of visitors. Solving this problem requires constant work to promote the Museum’s heritage. Scientists, psy-chologists, teachers, designers, sound engineers, architects, and developers of multimedia solutions are involved in the creation of exhibitions. In virtual reality, the authors of Museum projects manage to implement the most daring, unexpected solutions. State-of-the-art digital platforms for hosting virtual exhibitions allows viewing the collection in a new context, in which it is not represented in real space.