Museum volunteering as a voluntary activity in the cultural sphere

The concept of «museum volunteer» appeared in our country in recent decades and needs to be understood in the context of general trends in the increased attention of the state and society to volunteering, manifested in lawmaking, creation of support programs and trend towards institutionalization and professionalization. The semantic field of cultural practice and scientific research has also been enriched with the concepts of «volunteers for preservation of the objects of cultural and historical heritage», which have not become the subject of a separate study yet but reflected the ongoing processes of meaningful filling of diverse voluntary activities in the cultural sphere. In the rapidly changing world of our time, the phenomenon of volunteering in the field of culture is subject to dynamic changes, however, as a phenomenon socially approved and supported by the state and society, it becomes a platform for social unification and interaction, for development of personality and culture.