On July 28, 2013 on occasion of 95th anniversary of Alexey Petrovich Burlai the meeting of artists, teachers and the «School of the future» exhibition participants took place in the museum.
The artist Anatoliy Sergiyenko, who came from faraway Severomorsk to his native Zaporozhye, presented his work «Brothers Ilya and Alexey Burlai in 1938». He gave a high estimation of artistic activity of Alexey Petrovich, first of all, as a monumental painting artist.
The founder of the museum Valentina Batalkina told about artistic, scientific and pedagogical activity of the museum over a period of 5 years of its existence. The artist Sergey Latansky and other participants of the meeting pointed out, in particular, the value and actuality of the «Museum and school» project and discussed the trends in museum activities. The fourth Handicraft Festival commenced.
Under the dome of the museum-gallery hall, near the family organ the relatives of the artist and museum guests could listen to the pieces of music of J.S. Bach performed by Sergey Andreyev and get acquainted with many-sided creative work of A.P. Burlai.
Сoncert to honor the memory of Oleksiy Petrovych Burlay on the 95 th anniversary of his birthday
28 July 2013. A concert took place at the Museum to honor the memory of Oleksiy Petrovych Burlay on the 95 th anniversary of his birthday. The artist’s relatives and the Museum visitors gathered around the family organ in the Museum chamber to listen to the music of J.S.Bach performed by Sergiy Andreyev and to immerse into O.P.Burlay’s many-sided legacy. A meeting of the artists and teachers with the participants of the exhibition «School of the Future» took place here as well.
The «School of the Future» Project
As has become evident in the course of time, the «School of the future» project of the founder and director of the Museum-Gallery of Applied Ceramics and Art Creativity of Ilya and Alexey Burlai, Valentina Batalkina, nee Burlai-Hiltmann, demonstrated its social significance and both pedagogical and aesthetical value for cultural life of Zaporozhye city.
Methodology of lessons is especially valuable, since they are held in the form of a free discussion, engaging all students in the process of discussion of interesting topics and not leaving them indifferent, thus developing an ability to think independently, to have their own point of view and an ability to defend it.
The role of fine art is invaluable in modern education of future generation. Variety of topics discussed during the lessons, their actuality in modern life, sets a vector in development of young people.
Development of child’s fantasy and creativity at the lessons of the «School of the future» project will result in informed choice of profession and realization of child’s fantasies in chosen profession.
I wish further creative and pedagogical success, new creative projects and their realization for the good of her home town Zaporozhye to the founder and director of the Museum-Gallery of Applied Ceramics and Art Creativity of Ilya and Alexey Burlai, Valentina Batalkina, nee Burlai-Hiltmann.
Respectfully and gratefully,
Honored architect of Russia, born in Zaporozhye
Alexander Burlai
In the center of the show-room is a sketch «Ilya» to the picture «Young Cossacks».
The original picture «Young Cossacks» is in one of the museums in Russia.
The sketch «Ilya» being an undeniable rarity was made by the Honored Worker of Arts, Gabdulla Tukay Prize Winner Alexey Petrovich Burlai
Another
During this period Zaporozhye Museum-Gallery of Applied Ceramics and Art Creativity of Ilya and Alexey Burlai did not waste any time and offered welcome to every visitor. Since the Museum carries out scientific, creative, cultural and pedagogical activities, its guests are mainly school children and students. Apart from excursions the visitors were offered to draw the «School of the Future».
Daring flight of children’s imagination… However, there are general trends: school in the sky, school on the other planet, school under water and school as a certain object or part of the body. Who knows, maybe they will become scientists, engineers, architects, builders that will make real their childhood fantasies. read more…
Museum-Gallery’s 5 th anniversary
3 June 2013. The 6 th exhibition «The school of the future» devoted to the Museum-Gallery’s 5 th anniversary was solemnly opened with a classical music concert. It was prepared by O.V.Rybalova and O.I.Isionova — the teachers of Zaporizhya Children’s Music School (ZCMS) # 6. Their pupils performed famous music pieces.
Music lesson in the museum
On March 17, 2013 the «School of the future» festival held in the museum-gallery during the school year of 2012 — 2013, opened its doors to the young musicians and teachers of Zaporozhye musical schools Nos. 5 and 6 and Zaporozhye art school No. 1. read more…
Within the framework of the «School of the Future» art festival on 07.03.2013 the teachers of the Veselyanka scientific and educational complex had a meeting with the founder of the museum-gallery, the author of the «Museum and School» project Valentina Batalkina (nee Burlai-Hiltmann).
In the process of work it has been found that the museum is closely associated with this educational complex, notably, it has a «particle of the school» (a brick, which was used in construction of the scientific and educational complex in 1882, is exhibited in the museum).
Veselyanka school was built by the end of the XIX century with the funds provided by Ivan Victorovich Kankrin.
At the meeting the problem of parallel education of schoolchildren in the museum was discussed, where a certain conditions for teaching and development of creative abilities are provided through expositions and interior design of the exhibition halls.
Development of personality, perception and understanding of creative process in art, music, history, science and exposure of inner creative potential of a person is a main purpose of the «Museum and School» project.
The life creed, the museum-gallery effective tool and the main purpose of the museum foundation is a concept of aesthetic component in each man-made thing, be it a brick or a tile. read more…
17 March 2013. A concert in honor of the famous composer S.V. Rachmaninoff’s 140 th anniversary was held as part of the festival «The school of the future». The music of S.V. Rachmaninoff, J.S.Bach, D.Shostakovich, E.Grieg, Mayer, V.Ptushkin, F.Wohlfahrt, P.Zilcher, G.Belov, Navin was played by the students and teachers of Zaporizhya Music schools # 5, # 6 and School of Arts # 1. It allowed the listeners to perceive the «pure» instrumental music whose mission is to interpret the phenomena of reality in abstract musical images.
Experimental lesson
An experimental lesson on the subject “Preservation of history of science and technology on example of museums of technical profile” was held in the museum-gallery on December 12, 2012.
The lesson was attended by students and teachers of Zaporozhye National Technical University. The issues of activities of the museum accommodated in the old building were discussed. The issues of actuality of the museum-gallery activities aimed at preservation of history of science and technology. Parallel education at the museum of technical profile. The most important principles in the museum activities such as creative development and personality formation were mentioned.
- Sacred objects of the family and knowledge of ancestral roots offer an opportunity to build the right relationship between the past, the present and the future. Problem statement and its connection with scientific and practical tasks.
- Preservation of architectural monuments and study of local history.
- Need to study the subject of history of science and technology and methods of teaching in the museum of technical profile.
- The role of a writer and a biographer in preserving the history of science and technology. Familiarization with the course of life and book of V.P. Platonov. Viewing of documentary films.
- Discussion of the subject of the lesson.