Title: Museum as technology Abstract: There are no complex studies in the field of cultural theory on the effectiveness of the museum. It is not clear what are the main versions of the sociocultural purpose of the museum. It has not been revealed which sociocultural applications of the museum are harmful to the institution and society as a whole, and which are not. The meta-problem of research is caused by the fact that the empirical question of choosing the best strategy for the functioning of the museum has not been brought to the theoretical level. There are only particular scientific discourses that have not passed the procedure of scientific criticism and logical-deductive testing. Thus, the scientific problem of the sociocultural purpose of the museum in view of its institutional specifics can be solved by formulating scientific theories that correspond to the particular directions of empirical use of the museum. Author: Rudenko Serhii Publication order reference: Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts, Department of Museum Management, Ukraine, e-mail: rudenkosb@ukr.net , https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2319-1845 Source: Muzeológia a kultúrne dedičstvo, year: 2023, vol.: 11, number: 1,  pages: 5-17. Key words: museum as a sociocultural institution, the sociocultural purpose of the museum, the institutional specifics of the museum, curatorship, culturological museum, sociocultural technology Language: English online full-text PDF DOI: 10.46284/mkd.2023.11.1.1 Title: Generation Z perspectives on museum sustainability using Q methodology Abstract: Museums and researchers require knowledge of how museums think about and practice sustainability to understand how sustainability considerations can further be incorporated and institutionalised into museum practice on four pillars: environmental, social, economic and cultural. A systematic literature review was carried out to explore the theoretical background of sustainable museums. This study, which used Q methodology, was designed to determine museum visitors’ preferences related to the most important sustainability elements of museums. The participants in the study were 24 museum visitors from Generation Z in Hungary. Data were collected through 37 Q statements. According to the findings of the research, young museum visitors can be distinguished into three groups (factors): Conscious, Experience-seeking, and Enthusiastic-to-learn visitors. Authors: Ásványi Katalin, Fehér Zsuzsanna Publication order reference: Department of Sustainable Development and Environmental Economics Corvinus University of Budapest, 8 Fővám Square, 1093 Budapest, Hungary, e-mail: katalin.asvanyi@uni-corvinus.hu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1594- 8879; Ludwig Museum, 1 Komora Marcell Street, 1095 Budapest, Hungary & Tourism Department, Corvinus University of Budapest, 8 Fővám Square, 1093 Budapest, Hungary, e-mail: feher.zsuzsanna@ludwigmuseum.hu, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7700-2966 Source: Muzeológia a kultúrne dedičstvo, year: 2023, vol.: 11, number: 1,  pages: 19-35. Keywords: sustainable museum, Q methodology, Generation Z Language: English online full-text PDF DOI: 10.46284/mkd.2023.11.1.2 Title: From Biography to a Net of Interpretations: The Plurality of Approaches to Vladimír Karfík’s work Abstract: The aim of this study is to justify a partial shift from the biographical approach in the author’s ongoing research into the work of architect Vladimír Karfík’s, especially if that research is directed towards raising present-day appreciation of his output. The inspiration comes from pragmatic aesthetics, as understood by philosopher Richard Shusterman, which considers the possibility of appreciating a work of art and architecture without the premise of one universal truth. The “net of interpretations” metaphor suggests that different interpretative lines can be perceived as equivalent in all their diversity, and there is no single “true” image of the work that lies underneath. The proposition of the study is argued both on a theoretical level and through the analysis of existing publications devoted to Karfík’s work and personality. Author:  Bartošová Nina Publication order reference: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Institute of History and Theory of Architecture and Monument Restoration, Námestie slobody 19, 812 45 Bratislava, Slovakia, e-mail: nina.bartosova@stuba.sk, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1903-1045 Source: Muzeológia a kultúrne dedičstvo, year: 2023, vol.: 11, number: 1,  pages: 37-51. Keywords: interpretation, Vladimír Karfík, biography, cultural turn, architectural historical research Language: English online full-text PDF DOI: 10.46284/mkd.2023.11.1.3 Title: Preparing for the post-war reconstruction of historical monuments in Ukraine: Considerations in regard of the ongoing Polish post-WWII experience and international law on the protection and conservation of historical monuments Abstract: The article deals with three groups of issues, which are closely interrelated. The main problem discussed is the issue of the reconstruction, revalorisation and protection of Ukrainian monuments exposed to destruction as a result of warfare and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The second issue presented is the experience of Polish conservators in the area of cities destroyed during World War II. The third issue is international legislation in the field of heritage protection, which was analysed for the planned activities in the area of reconstruction and revaluation of Ukrainian monuments after the end of the war. The above-mentioned research was carried out by a Polish-Ukrainian team of heritage conservators, which seeks to be involved in the process of saving Ukrainian cultural heritage. Authors: : Ivashko Yulia, Tovbych Valerii, Hlushchenko Artem, Belinskyi Sergii, Kobylarczyk Justyna, Kuśnierz-Krupa Dominika,  Dmytrenko Andrii Publication order reference: Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Ukraine, e-mail: yulia-ivashko@ukr.net, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4525-9182; Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Ukraine, e-mail: tovbych@gmail.com, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4794-4944; Head of the Department of Urban Planning and Architecture of the Chernihiv Regional State Administration, Ukraine, e-mail: gluschenko.art@gmail.com, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6186-0387; Knights of the Winter Campaign, 28th separate mechanised brigade, Ukraine, e-mail: serhii_belinskyi@meta.ua, https://orcid.org/0000-0003- 2359-2507; Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture, Poland, e-mail: justyna.kobylarczyk@pk.edu.pl, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3358-3762; Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture, Poland, e-mail: dkusnierz- krupa@pk.edu.pl, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1678-4746; National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”, e-mail: metr5555@ukr.net, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4757-5218 Source: Muzeológia a kultúrne dedičstvo, year: 2023, vol.: 11, number: 1,  pages: 53-71. Keywords:  problems of destruction, experience of restoration, legislative bases, preservation, consequences of war, Ukraine Language: English online full-text PDF DOI: 10.46284/mkd.2023.11.1.4