The institute of art history and the problem of aesthetic education in Russia in the first quarter of the 20th century

Abstract

The article is devoted to the activity of the Institute of Art History, related to the development of aesthetic education in Russia. The author analyzes archival materials related to the Institute’s work in the first quarter of the twentieth century. The problem of aesthetic education is considered in the overall context of Russian intellectual life of this period.

Keywords

• Institute of Art History
• V.P. Zubov
• F.I. Shmit
• art education
• museum education
• museum object as learning material
• Petrograd