FUNCTIONING FEATURES OF THE POLTAVA LOCAL MEMORIAL MUSEUMS

<jats:p>The study focuses on the functioning of local memorial museums in Poltava, specifically those dedicated to writers Ivan Kotliarevskyi and Panas Myrnyi. A feature of the activities of such museums in Poltava is the division into memorial and literary parts. Usually, each part is located in a separate building within the estate or is generally a separate museum, such as the Ivan Kotliarevskyi Literary Memorial Museum and the Ivan Kotliarevskyi Museum-Manor, located in the historical part of the city on Ivanova and Instytutska Hills, respectively, at a distance of 400 m as the crow flies. The memorial part presents furnishings with the personal belongings of the writers. The literary part presents publications of their works and everything related to literary creativity. In addition to the memorial and literary parts, the third component of local memorial museums in Poltava is the presence of a garden in the estate, the area of which varies significantly. In the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war, museums began to perform the unconventional function of rehabilitation from PTSD for military and civilians, and museum gardens in many cases became substitutes for therapeutic gardens.</jats:p>