"Conversations about important things" on January 19 — the topic and program of the lesson

On Monday, January 19, another lesson from the series "Conversations about important things" will take place in Russian schools and colleges. It is dedicated to the 170th anniversary of the State Tretyakov Gallery and is dedicated to the museum business. Izvestia tells us how the lesson will go in different classes.

"Talking about important things" on January 19 — the topic of the lesson

The next lesson from the series "Conversations about important things" will be devoted to the museum business and its role in preserving the cultural heritage of Russia. The lesson is timed to coincide with the 170th anniversary of the founding of one of the country's largest museums, the State Tretyakov Gallery. The purpose of the lesson is to enrich students' ideas about serving the Fatherland through the preservation of culture, to deepen their understanding of the social and spiritual significance of creativity, as well as to form an idea of the importance of the work of museum staff.

Students will talk about the role museums play in preserving and enhancing the tangible and intangible heritage of Russia. Using the example of the Tretyakov Gallery and other museums, students will see how experts accumulate historical experience, emotions and impressions of past generations.

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The lesson will be held in the format of an informative conversation with interactive elements lasting 30 minutes. The federal speaker will be Tatiana Vitalievna Yudenkova, Doctor of Art History, Deputy General Director of the State Tretyakov Gallery for Scientific Work. All methodological materials are available on the official portal of the Conversations about Important project.

"Conversations about important things" January 19 — lesson program

For students of the first and fourth grades, the lesson will begin with a conversation about what culture is and where to see works of art. Teachers will teach children that museums are repositories of people's memory. Using the example of Pavel Tretyakov, the founder of the Tretyakov Gallery, they will be introduced to the concept of "patron of the arts", and the practical task "Secrets of the Keepers" will allow elementary school students to become museum workers for a while: they will have to "restore" the lost fragments of Viktor Vasnetsov's famous painting "Heroes". At the end of the lesson, the students will formulate the rules of behavior in the museum.

Fifth– and seventh—grade students will begin the lesson by analyzing portraits of their peers from past eras - this will be the starting point for a conversation about art as a universal language. Students will discuss why artists continue to paint in the age of photography, and what information works of art carry for viewers from other eras. Teenagers will also learn about the history of the Tretyakov Gallery and the exploits of museum workers during the Great Patriotic War. And the interactive task "Encrypted paintings" will help you remember the names of famous masterpieces in a playful way.

Eighth and ninth grade students will talk about the museum as a place of memory and vivid impressions of generations. Teenagers will learn more about the history of the Tretyakov brothers, as well as listen to a fragment of Pavel Tretyakov's letter to the Moscow City Duma, which will allow them to better understand the motives of patronage. In addition, students will learn about the creation of the first museums in other Russian cities (Krasnodar, Irkutsk, Saratov) and the heroic work of museum workers during the Great Patriotic War, in particular, the director of the Pavlovsk Palace Museum, Anna Zelenova, who helped preserve the museum's collection. The interactive "Filword" will consolidate new concepts. In conclusion, students will reflect on their personal contribution to the preservation of cultural heritage.

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The senior students will begin the lesson by discussing the influence of Russian art on world culture and the reasons why some museum collections become national treasures. An interview with Tatiana Yudenkova and the story of the Tretyakov brothers will become the basis for an analysis of the phenomenon of patronage in Russia in the 19th and 20th centuries and the connection of entrepreneurship with personal responsibility and moral values. The key practical task for high school students will be the project work "Museum of your Childhood", in which they will create a concept for a museum that will be able to tell about the values of their generation in 30 years. Special attention will be paid to the feat of the staff of the Tretyakov Gallery during the Great Patriotic War, their role in preserving the collection and the rapid opening of the museum after the Victory. At the end of the lesson, students will discuss how art unites nations and why it is important to learn to understand it.

"Conversations about important things" on January 19 — about the project

"Conversations about important things" is a series of extracurricular activities dedicated to the history, culture and geography of Russia, as well as topical topics from the daily life of schoolchildren. It was launched by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation in 2022. Classes are held every Monday in all schools and colleges in the country.

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