Problems of Implementation and Prospects of Development of State Policy in the Sphere of Museum Activity at the Federal and Regional Level

• Main Authors: G. M. Tsinchenko, I. S. Orlova
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: North-West institute of management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration 2019-12-01
• Series: Управленческое консультирование
• Subjects: museum policy; heritage cultural monuments; cultural policy; european experience; public-private partnership; decentralization
• Online Access: https://www.acjournal.ru/jour/article/view/1250

The topicality of the topic is connected with the growing role of culture in the state administration of Russia. According to the forecast of the long-term socio-economic development of the Russian Federation until 2030, culture is a priority area of state support to ensure the maximum possible access of citizens to cultural values and education in the sphere culture, as well as the preservation of works of culture and art. Museums, as objects of storage and demonstration of cultural values, are an integral part of cultural policy. The state policy in the museum area consists of financial support, provision of professional staff, improvement of the legal and regulatory framework, coordination of the activities of federal and regional authorities in relation to museums. Museums are a complex and specific area of public policy and governance, as each institution has different values in importance, different possibilities of self-financing. Therefore, it is impossible to apply the same criteria to all state museums that determine its effectiveness. The article examines the main models of state cultural and museum policy in the field of protection, disposal and use of cultural monuments, reveals the specifics of the legislative framework and organizational and economic support. The conclusions are drawn that the combination of centralized and decentralized management of the museum sphere, the elimination of the contradictions of the legal and legal framework in the museum and cultural sphere, the creation of a mutually beneficial mechanism of public-private partnerships will provide the most effective model of cultural and museum policy for the protection of cultural monuments.