PROBLEMS OF USE OF VIRTUAL MUSEUM RESOURCES IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS

Abstract

The article presents possibilities of a virtual museum as a socio-cultural space. The advantages of a virtual museum over traditional museums are presented. The specifics of the work of the virtual museum are highlighted: forms of interaction with visitors that are different from traditional ones; availability; existence beyond time and boundaries; broadcasts of exhibits; promotion of a real museum. The directions of using the materials of the virtual museum in the educational process (video and audio materials, presentations, lectures, tours of the halls, etc.) are determined. The problems of using virtual museum materials in the process of teaching and educating schoolchildren are highlighted. The author examines the virtual museum from different perspectives: leisure center, educational and cultural center. Functions of the virtual museum are identified and characterized: educational, communicative, spiritual and educational, social, mobilization, entertainment.