The pedagogical principles and ideas of J. A. Comenius represent the basis for modern pedagogy, yet they are not always fully used in practice and are often overlooked. However, they are an excellent element to engage students and listeners and to make the educational process more effective. These methods and principles are very beneficial for use in museum pedagogy, but unfortunately, they often remain unused. Modern technology brings new opportunities for applying Comenius methods in teaching and disseminating them among museum educators, teachers and tutors. The following workshop will outline how the pedagogical principles of J. A. Comenius can be used in practice in the education of students and teachers alike, using the examples of programmes organised by the National Pedagogical Museum and Library of J. A. Comenius, which focus on teaching modern 20th-century history, education for humanism and combating anti-Semitism and xenophobia. In a broader context, it will show how museums can support schools in the educational process through a research-based approach to teaching history. During the workshop, the different elements of the programmes will be discussed, participants will work with the selected materials and try out how they affect them. This means that participants will try out working with materials and documents, work together and then continue the discussion, sharing their impressions of the topic discussed and how the material affected them.
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