Museum pedagogy in the improving small city tourist attractiveness (the case of the city of Zverevo)

The article considers the influence of museum pedagogy on tourist attractiveness of cities with a weak base of historical and cultural resources, which, despite a fairly rich history, have lost their potential for economic development, which led to the outflow of the able-bodied population. It examines in detail the historical and methodological aspects of the formation of museum pedagogy in Russia and the possibility of using its innovative methods at the present stage through the example of the city of Zverevo, Rostov region. In Zverevo on the basis of the secondary school No. 5 was created modern museum "Istoki" named after ataman M. I. Platov. This museum became not only the patriotism center for the younger generation of the city, but also an object of tourist attraction for tourists from other regions. An ordinary school museum, which became a two-time winner of the Presidential Grants Fund in the nomination "Preservation of Historical Memory", took on a task that could not be solved at the municipal level and coped with it quite successfully. The experience of the creators of Istoki Museum and its interaction with the city authorities may be of interest to cities and rural settlements with similar problems for their successful solution. The authors describe in detail the main aspects of the museum's activities through museum pedagogy, its goals and objectives, the results of which were achieved by all those involved in museum activities. The main conclusion reached by the authors of the article is that it is always important to look for effective methods to increase the tourist flow, especially if in the future it can be used to preserve and increase the population of small towns and urban-type settlements.