Miklashevich E.A.

Key words: rock art, meseumification o monuments, Khakassia.

The article considers the experience of the museumification of the rock art sites in the Republic of Khakassia. Recently in the region, full of archaeological sites, the widest museum net in Russia in the open air has appeared. The most of them use the sites of the rock art as the main objects of the exhibition. Each museum is described briefly. The specification of the museumification of different rock art objects is analyzed. The general problems of new open-air museums, achievements and bad points are set out. Recommendations for improving the preservation works and using rock art sites are given.