Museum Pedagogy in the Age of Digitalization: New Methodological Guidelines for Scientific Education

- Міхно, Олександр Петрович (orcid.org/0000-0002-5271-9530) (2026) Museum Pedagogy in the Age of Digitalization: New Methodological Guidelines for Scientific Education Український педагогічний журнал, 3. pp. 17-28. ISSN 2411-1317

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Abstract

The article analyzes digitalization as a complex methodological challenge that necessitates a rethinking of the theoretical foundations of museum pedagogy and the formation of new orientations for science education. It demonstrates that the digital age shifts museum pedagogy from the traditional enlightenment-based model to a space where knowledge is not transmitted but constructed through the visitor’s interaction with digital and material artifacts. Interpretation becomes a central intellectual act through which the museum ceases to function merely as a repository of memory and instead emerges as an environment of research activity and cultural reflection. The study identifies the key methodological challenges of digital transformation: preserving the authenticity of the museum experience, addressing the risks of technocentrism, strengthening the need for critical digital thinking, and redefining the role of the museum educator as a mediator between different formats of reality. Drawing on examples from European museums and digital projects of the Pedagogical Museum of Ukraine, the article examines how digital resources – from high-quality electronic reproductions to 3D models – shape a new quality of museum interaction by enhancing the visitor’s analytical and research potential. The synthesis of results made it possible to outline the methodological guidelines for the development of museum pedagogy in the digital age: interpretativity, participation and co-creation, analyticity and the networked nature of knowledge, as well as the humanistic character of digital practices. The article argues that digitalization does not weaken the humanistic nature of the museum but expands the opportunities for generating meanings and fostering scholarly reflection. Future research prospects involve the development of an integrated methodology of museum pedagogy for the digital era, combining technological innovation with the museum’s cultural and educational mission.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	museum pedagogy; digitalization; digital humanities; interpretation; science education; digital communication; museum practices
Subjects:	Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 00 Prolegomena. Fundamentals of knowledge and culture. Propaedeutics > 004 Computer science and technology. Computing. Data processing > 004.9 Application-oriented computer-based techniques Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 37.01/.09 Special auxiliary table for theory, principles, methods and organization of education Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 374 Education and training out of school. Further education
Divisions:	Generally and academic resources
Depositing User:	Олександр Міхно
Date Deposited:	31 Oct 2026 14:24
Last Modified:	31 Oct 2026 14:24
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/750618

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