A contribution to the recent history of the methodology of ethnological museology

Starting with an examination of the history of museology as well as basic terms and definitions of museology, ethnology, and ethnological museology, the article focuses on the establishment of the so-called special branch of museology, namely ethnomuseology. One of the basic ethnomuseological functions is its developmental function, which is an invention in international museological systems and at the same time a new methodological platform for the safeguarding, study, communication, and sustainable development of both tangible and intangible heritage.