SECOND INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL CONFERENCE «GEOLOGICAL MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS: THEIR ROLE IN SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND TOURISM»

Abstract

Information is provided about the Second International Scientific and Practical Conference “Geological Museums and Collections: Their Role in Science, Education and Tourism”, which took place on April 10‒14, 2025 at the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. It was attended by 146 participants representing higher education and scientific institutions, specialized museums and production organizations of Ukraine, Armenia, Spain, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, the USA, and the Czech Republic. The following topics were discussed at the conference: experience of geological museums; scientific research based on geological museums and collections; use of geological collections in education, museum pedagogy; geological museums, collections and exhibitions as objects of geotourism; history of collections and museums of geological interest; research into the history of mining and use of minerals, archaeomineralology. The participants took part in two excursions held in partnership with the geotourism community “Geoatractions” at the end of the conference.