The purpose of the article is to show that museum having been one of the first establishments for a long time,became a multicultural space.The author describes the main stages of the museum spaces'development and points out the cultural and social processes that influenced the functional composition throughout the whole history.The comparison of modern museum and proto-museum institutions is given,common features that stay unchanged and perform practically as a core of its'functioning are highlighted.Moreover,the links between museum typology and ongoing processes in society are demonstrated and grounded.The article stresses out the museum spaces'multicultural features and the way how urban environment changes in its turn,being influenced by it as a culture-forming establishment.
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