Preschooler and heritage - research at the museum

U radu se ukazuje na potrebu i mogućnosti organiziranja edukacijskih aktivnosti za djecu predškolske dobi u upoznavanju i istraživanju kulturne baštine u muzejskom kontekstu. Pri tome se posebna pozornost posvećuje temeljnim polazištima u istraživanju baštine u muzejskom okruženju. Na kraju se daje kratki prikaz iskustava u organizaciji posjeta Etnološkom odjelu Narodnog muzeja u Zadru. Muzejski eksponati izazvali su zanimanje u djece te ih potaknuli na diskusiju i različite vrste aktivnosti u vedrom i spontanom ozračju.The paper points to the need and possibilities for organizing educational activities for pre-school children in learning about and exploring the cultural heritage in the museum context. It pays special attention to the fundamental starting points in the heritage research in the museum environment. At the end of the article there is a brief overview of experience in the organization of the visit to Ethnological department of the National Museum in Zadar. The museum exhibits have aroused a great interest in the children and encouraged them to discuss and engage in the different types of activities in a joyful and spontaneous atmosphere