Administrative Law Regulation of Museum Activities

Abstract

The article defines the main schemes of state regulation in the sphere of museum activities and considers the legal foundations of foundation and performance of museums. Moreover the article considers the issue of the necessity of licensing museum activities. The author determines the basic legal framework regulating the activities of museums and public authorities exercising control and regulation of museum activities, both at the federal level and at the level of the entities of the RF. The author provides the thorough examination of the powers of the Ministry of Culture and the Moscow City Department of Culture within the framework of control and regulation of the activities of the museums.