Chernihiv Archaeological Congress 1908 year. Museum history pages

The 14th All-Russian Archaeological Congress was the most significant scientific and cultural event in Chernihiv of the 20th century. The decision to hold it was made at the previous meeting, Katerinoslavskyi, congress in 1905 Dr.. That also played a significant role in the selection of the next meeting place of scientists, that the 1,000-year anniversary of the historic Chernigov was approaching. On 1906 preparatory work began, which covered the province: archaeological excavations intensified, practical activities on the creation of the Diocesan Ancient Repository began, sights in Nizhinsky were surveyed, Krolevetskyi, Novgorod-Siverskyi, Borzensky Districts. The congress worked with 1 to 12 August 1908 year, під час його проведення заняття в навчальних закладах міста були скасовані.

Chernihiv Archaeological Congress became the first, and the only one, conducted in a small, provincial city, which did not even have significant scientific forces, nor a large number of cultural monuments known to the general scientific community, and the first archaeological congress, на якому дозволялося виголошення доповідей української мовою.

An important part of the congresses was the exhibition. Chernihivska became one of the best. Exhibits began to arrive at the end 1907 year. They built an exhibition at the Real school. Their catalog was published on time, which was distributed to congress members already on the opening day. Those who wished were given an explanation. The exhibition was a well-deserved success among experts as well, and in ordinary citizens. It was visited by more than 11 тисяч людей, which is equal to about a third of Chernihivs.

More than a hundred years have passed, but even today we use the congress legacy. Table books of Chernihiv local historians, and too much - museum workers became "Trudy" of the congress and the Chernihiv preliminary committee, Catalogue, special editions of "Izvesty", праці Д.Я. Самоквасова тощо.

The expeditions of 1906–1908 replenished the museum collections. New museums appeared. The Church Archaeological Commission and its museum - the Chernihiv Diocesan Repository of Antiquities was organized (ЧЕД). Collections, подаровані після закриття виставки Чернігову, formed the city museum and at the same time were attached to the museum of the Chernihiv Provincial Archival Commission (WAIT UNTIL), which received a new name - Chernihiv United Historical Museum of the City and Scientific Archive Commission, in memory of the 1000th anniversary of the historical existence of the city. Chernihiv. All Chernihiv museum workers took an active part in the congress, organization of his exhibition. Артефакти з’їзду і сьогодні можна побачити в експозиціях і на виставках Чернігівського історичного музею ім. VV. Tarnovsky.

The preparation and holding of the congress put on the agenda the question of unification of the already existing Historical Museum of the Chak, Музею українських старожитностей В.В. Тарновського та щойно народженого ЧЄД. З’їзд зробив і перший об’єднавчий крок – З’єднаний музей.

Scientific secretary of the museum, Ludmila Linyuk