Museum Education and Methodology Centre, or Múzeumi Oktatási és Képzési Központ in Hungarian, is a professional museum center, providing research and development for museums, as well as its renewal. It is located in Szentendre, Hungary in the area of Hungarian Open Air Museum.
Museum Education and Methodology Centre was established in 2006 as a result of the agreement between Ministry of National Heritage and the Hungarian Open Air Museum.
The main target of the centre in period 2008 - 2013 is to accomplish "Museum for Everyone" program.
Vision and mission
Museum Education and Methodology Centre was established to make museums in Hungary:
have an important role in preserving, spreading Hungarian culture on both national and international level.
represent substantial national asset through their collections, exhibitions and academic activities
have constant renewal in order to be able to cope with society's needs
be able provide appropriate programs for all age groups
a source for knowledge and experience
Its mission is to "assist renewal and self-renewal of museums in Hungary by methodology training and development, by operating a coordinator network and by professional counselling in order to create modern exhibitions, a visitor- and school-friendly environment, exciting programmes which educate in an entertaining way, and provide high level services. Our priorities include supporting competence development in public education by introducing and disseminating modern museum education solutions extensively as well as modernizing cooperation between museums and public education institutions." (Museum Education and Methodology Centre, 2016)
training, methodology study-aid, curriculum
publishing research results, case studies
training, counselling, and information services
information about repository of knowledge and database
publishing best practices in museum education and sample projects
providing professional advice as well as counselling in grant applications directly through coordinator network by organizing information days
public newsletter, information continuously updated on website
organizing conferences, consultancies
e-learning curricula
(Museum Education and Methodology Centre, 2016)
Accomplished methodology research and development
compiling a national museum education database
research to meet the needs of public education
learning from European best practices in museum area
provide museum professionals to serve the needs of public research
releasing sample prijects
Learning is fun, entertain to learn – method in museum education project.
Partnership of schools and museums – teacher training project.
Train the trainer of teachers – utilizing museum in education project.
Do you understand? – Yes, I do! – Welcoming handicapped people in museums project.
Museum management project.
School-friendly museum environment project.
