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Carrying traces from history to the present; Museums, which enable us to blend cultural values with our current knowledge, reveal the endless historical that social studies teachers can pass on to their students and new generations. It is ensured that students can make learning permanent by reinforcing the education they receive in the classroom during formal education, together with museum tours, and learning while having fun with cultural activities. In this context, the aim of the study is to examine the postgraduate theses examining museum activities and trips in social studies teaching between 2000-2021. This research is descriptive research using qualitative research method and the data were analyzed by document analysis method. Theses were examined according to the years and universities, research topics, research methods, target groups and museum types used. The findings indicated that the majority of the studies in this context were conducted between 2015 and 2019, that Afyon Kocatepe University had the most thesis published, and that the most studied issue was the usage of virtual museums in the social studies course. Furthermore, when the theses were reviewed according to the research's target group, it was discovered that the student groups were primarily explored. Among the research approaches performed, quantitative research was found to be the most commonly used approach. The quantitative research approach was determined to be the most popular among the research methodologies employed. In addition to the study's findings, certain recommendations for the usage of museums were presented.

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