Museology and Its Theory

Museology as a university discipline has been cultivated for almost sixty years. During that time, it has taken a great step forward, not least in quantitative terms. There are hundreds of university departments named museology or museum studies all over the world. The book, magazine and internet output dealing with museology is enormous. However, we are witnessing a certain loosening up of the whole discipline. There is therefore a need to examine its theoretical basis, the terminology it uses and its research methods, to examine how and in what direction museology is developing and to subject its development to critical analysis. This book seeks to critically summarize the current trends in theoretical research in the field of museology, including the latest trends, to take from both older and newer approaches that which is truly alive and to say goodbye to development dead ends.