Feel at home. How a London shelter became a museum and ideas for Ukraine

Fortunately, you can't choose a family. That's why people with opposite temperaments and views sometimes gather under one roof. They gather and find understanding with more or less success. The Museum of the Home in London aims to be a place where everyone feels at home. A prosperous Victorian-style hall, a room of Caribbean immigrants, stories about the lives of single mothers, here the experiences of people who'd never meet elsewhere otherwise coexist.

May 18 is the International Museum Day. The event was initiated by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) in 1977. The theme of Museum Day 2021 was formed as "The future of museums: reinventing and rethinking." Ukrainian museums are also working in these areas, even with perpetually limited budgets. They're looking for novel forms of working with visitors, rethinking the exhibition, and rebranding.

Rubryka had a sneaky (virtual) peek at the Museum of the Home, which opened in June after a long reconstruction. We learned how the museum rethinks its work and how it stays in touch with visitors, even when it's closed. Perhaps some of these examples will inspire Ukrainian museum workers to experiment. After all, this story isn't so much about multimillion-dollar investments, but searching for alternative approaches to work.