Challenges and contexts of the pedagogue’s work in the museum – a few remarks on the margins of the activity of the Władysław Orkan Museum in Rabka-Zdrój

Abstract

The main goal of the museum is to ensure the possibility of human development and its rooting in the world, building a sense of local and individual identity, and above all, creating a sense of community. The regional, ethnographic museum studies, archives and shows the entirety of human culture, his worldview, material products, beliefs, and finally his surroundings. The museum message is a source of knowledge, understanding of the processes of the contemporary world through the prism of the heritage of past generations. Museums are places where viewers gain new competences. The museum’s message reflects the human experience contained in the artifacts of the past. Through the created narrative, it influences the recipient – it causes development in the cognitive sphere in the field of memory, critical and abstract thinking, and creative focusing of involuntary and free attention. Finally, the museum has a social and environmental impact. The requirement of lifelong education is inscribed in the contemporary mission of museums, which today become places where entire families spend their time. This visible trend makes it possible to develop educational activities that could be attractive to such a group of recipients (family workshops) so that both adults and children can find content that is right for them at the same time.