THE SOCIO-HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF FORMER PRISONS AS MUSEUMS

Abstract

The article is devoted to modern approaches to the museumification of former prisons. Studies of the museumification of prison facilities involve the study of the processes of repurposing former places of 171 detention; the study of the organization of sightseeing activities and the analysis of the impressions of visitors to prison museums. The article summarizes the Canadian and French experience, including prison museumification strategies and the typification of tour guides. The French Virtual Museum of Justice is considered as an example of the implementation of an integrated approach to the preservation of places of deprivation of liberty as objects of cultural heritage.