St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design

The concept of cultural and natural heritage. The role and functions of cultural and natural heritage in the past and present. Categories of cultural monuments (history, theory, practice). Categories of natural monuments (history, theory, practice). Systematization, classification, and typology of cultural and natural heritage objects. History, theory, and practice of cultural and natural heritage protection. Museum: historical transformation of the concept. Protected and protected areas. History of Museum Work and Restoration. Theory and Practice of Museum Work. The Formation of Museology as a Science. Scientific Schools of Museology. Museology and cultural studies. Interaction of disciplines. Museology and art history.