Abstract
Narrativity plays an important role in the functioning of modern museums, which is reflected both in their external presentation and popularization activities, and in the construction of the exhibitions themselves. A special area for investigating the functioning of narrativity in museums is the area of museum presentation of contemporary history. Although every grasp of history (and historical consciousness as such) contains a strong narrative aspect, it is precisely contemporary history that can be spoken of as a kind of narratological problem.
The article presents the author's proposal for a typology of narrative modes in the museum presentation of contemporary history. It discusses their specifics, advantages and risks.