XXII Annual International Conference «Genius Loci of Russian Cities» from the Cycle «Leontief Readings»
On March 1-2, 2024, the XXII Annual International Conference «Genius Loci of Russian Cities» as a part of the «Leontiev Readings» cycle, was held. Participants included Prof. Valery Gordin, analyst of the laboratory Anastasia Polomarchuk and Valeria Zalozhnykh, a fourth-year student of the Bachelor programme in «Public Policy and Analytics».

VII International Forum «Creative Industries of the Arctic Region: Experience and Development Prospects»
From November 28 to 30, 2023, the VII forum «Creative Industries of the Arctic Region: Experience and Development Prospects» took place in Murmansk. This event was organized by partners of the Laboratory for Management in Culture and Tourism as part of the «Mirror Laboratories» project.с
Implementing Digital Technologies: analysis of foreign experience in (Based on the Annual MuseWeb Conference)
Ekaterina Marmilova, PostDocof the Laboratory for Management in Culture and Tourism, participated in the VII Kaliningrad School of Humanitarian Informatics, held from November 23 to 25, 2023, at the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University.

Irina Sizova on the Development of Virtual Museums in Russia
In terms of digitalisation, the rapid development of virtual museums is a major phenomenon. However, while some issues in this field are clear on paper, the reality is less straightforward. In a new research paper, Irina Sizova, Associate Professor at the Department of Management, and her colleagues explore the legislative regulation of virtual museums in Russia. Irina explains in her new interview.

Digitalisation of Museums: Challenges, Achievements, and Prospects
A study of the digitalisation process of Russian museums has been conducted by the Laboratory for Management in Culture and Tourism at the HSE University–St. Petersburg, with the support of the Russian Committee of the International Union of Museums (ICOM Russia). The results of the study provide information on factors that contribute to failure or success in the museum digitalisation efforts and reveal its prospects, raise questions on tools that could be applied for attracting more visitors, as well as touch on possibilities for monetising museum online product range.
XX Annual Conference of the Cycle «Leontief Readings»
On September 11, 2021, Valery Gordin and Anastasia Polomarchuk made a presentation at the conference «Regional Economic Development and Regional Policies».
How museums are conquering the digital environment. Kartaev and Makharadze's show on radio Mayak
On April 27, Irina Alekseevna Sizova, a researcher at the Laboratory, became a guest expert in the Kartaev and Makharadze's show on radio Mayak.
XIX Round Table of the State Hermitage Museum “The Museum and Problems of Cultural Tourism”
On April 1, a researcher of the Laboratory, Irina Alekseevna Sizova delivered a report “Development of the digitalization process in the activities of Russian museums (based on the materials from a survey of members of the Union of Russian Museums)” within the framework of the 19th Round Table of the State Hermitage Museum “The Museum and Problems of Cultural Tourism”.
Online conference "INFORMAL APPROACH 4.0"
On October 23, Irina Alekseevna Sizova, a researcher of the Laboratory, made a presentation at the online conference "INFORMAL APPROACH 4.0", organized by MOSGORTUR.
International Scientific and Practical Conference "Museum in the context of Education: Results and New vectors of development"
Valery Ernstovich Gordin, head of the Laboratory, and Irina Sizova, a researcher at the Laboratory, made a presentation at the International Scientific and Practical Conference "Museum in the context of education: results and new vectors of development", which was held on October 12-13 in a remote format.