Evoluce v Hrdličkově muzeu člověka

Hrdlicka's museum of man is a small university museum on Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague which was designed and opened by Czech-American anthropologist Aleš Hrdlička and other scientists in 1937. This article presents revitalization project of the permanent exhibition, new concepts in our work with visitors and use of new media theories and educational theories in museum practice. Museum presents story of human evolution, human variability, ontogeny a pathology. Students of primary and high schools are used to visit our museum regularly since 1950 – museum visit is an important part of biology curriculum. The exhibition has to meet visitors expectations, satisfy their needs as well as reflect current state of scientific knowledge. --- Museum in our understanding is a part of communication process where the institution is a partner to a visitor. With regard to current museum and educational theories we are trying to design our museum as an open and creative space where both parties have equal position. Visitor in a museum is not only looking for facts and information but also wants to find emotions, experiences and opportunities for social interactions. Small museums, like Hrdlicka's Museum of Man which is part of university infrastructure, can offer all these values. Modern visitor cannot be satisfied by the current form of the exhibition which has not changed since the establishment in 1937. If we still want to be part of biological education we really have to make exhibition more attractive. In our revitalization project we are trying to continue the tradition by combining new forms (virtual museum, app for smart phones, virtual autopsy table for interactive presentation of mummies, visualization of unrealized conceptions of museum on the webpage, use of 3D face scanner or 3D printers) with the old ones (wooden exhibit showcases).