April 18, 2018 on the basis of the Kharkov Historical Museum was held Scientific Conference XXIV Sumtsov readings "Museum in the global world: innovation and preservation of traditions". The conference is dedicated to the memory of the outstanding Ukrainian scientist and public figure, academician N.F.Sumtsov. The head of the department of historiography, source studies, and archeology, prof.S.I.Posokhov, and also prof.S.M. Kudelko, took part in the conference.