Redemption of «museum sins» T.Šola of engineering museology

Abstract

Purpose of the article. To reveal the theoretical consequences of the institutional critic of amuseum by T. Šola and to criticize hypothetic theories suggested by this scientist. Methodology.Criticism by K. Popper. Scientific novelty. Found out, that redemption of «museum sins» requiresinstitutional suicide of museum. Conclusions. T.Šola had fixed existential crisis of museum, whichappears in «museum sins». Scientist uses reduction of refutation of theory. This refutation based ondisaffection with the practice of some museum institutions (such as complicated explications, fakeapoliticality of museums, inappropriate ethic values, etc.). Refutation based on deductive logic,which ignored in refutations of Šola. Scientist filled engineering theory of museum with apocalypticsense, for the one hand, and another – with ideas of utopian social engineering. Further researchmight be related to the investigation of the utilitarian theory of museum (utilitarian museology).Key words: Tomislav Šola, museum sins, museology, museum studies, museum thing,engineering theory of museum, social and cultural usage of the museum, institutional specific of themuseum, institutional reduction of the museum, reduction of refutation.