Brief Information About the Primer Mini-Museum
In 2010, the principal of the gymnasium received the first copies of primers from various years and countries, inspiring the idea to create a mini-museum dedicated to the first book. The idea proved successful and sparked great interest among the educational community, and by 2011, the collection had over 20 primers from different countries worldwide.
The collection is expanded solely through donations and from library collections and archives.
It should be noted that in some countries, buying a primer is quite difficult. However, the parents of students and gymnasium members make extraordinary efforts to obtain and donate primers to the gymnasium.
As of March 1, 2019, the exhibit includes 70 primer copies, and the number is steadily growing. The mini-museum is an unofficial part of the gymnasium library.
After a report on the primer exhibit was broadcast on central television channels in December 2018, residents across Ukraine became interested and began sending various primers. A pivotal moment in the museum's development occurred in February 2019, when the principal met with teacher Serhiy Mykhaylovych Sputai from the Chernihiv region, who spoke about Lydia Depolovych's primers published in Ukraine in the 1920s-50s.
This introduced a historical perspective to the mini-museum. The plans include not only expanding the collection but also studying the history of primer creation in Ukraine and the world.
The gymnasium's administration is grateful to everyone who donates primers to the exhibit.
In 2020, the project RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ONLY PRIMER MUSEUM IN UKRAINE was recognized as the winner of the city's public budget project competition, and in 2021, the museum will be renovated with a budget of 50,000 UAH.
Watch and read more about it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=12&v=NUen3T6d86s
http://litopys.org.ua/verbbuk/ver01.htm
