Kirianova O.
Abstract. The article is a review of the main events in the history of the development of Church Museum institutions from the middle of the last century to the present time. The author proposes a periodization of this process, due to significant quantitative and qualitative changes in the field of Church Museum construction, and considers the legal aspects of organizing the activities of ROC Museum institutions.
Key words: ancient repository, church museum, church-historical study, church-archaeological study, diocesan museum, monastery museum, temple museum, Russian Orthodox Church.
Kirianova Olga Gennadievna,
post-graduate student,
Russian Scientific Research Institute for Cultural and Natural Heritage
named after D.Likhachev (Moscow),
e-mail: psk-ok@mail.ru