C sums of light | Open the correct museum education method

Author: Zhang Jingwei Shanghai Museum Associate Research Librassians and Anthropologists

The museum is always a good place to trigger thinking and inspiration. In the previous article (what information of the first -class museum to send to the reader on August 15) I have talked about how to make the audience better understand the exhibition ideas and display themes from the perspective of the museum. After all, the first priority of the museum is to let the audience understand the display of the museum, rather than satisfied with the pursuit of "showing off wealth". Then this time I will change from an angle, from the perspective of audience education, to discuss how to better improve the experience of visiting the museum.

Let your child understand the museum

I have worked in the museum for many years. The experience obtained from the field investigation from the field is that in addition to satisfying the expectations of ordinary adult audiences for the ancient world, a good museum needs to let children understand every piece of cultural relics in the museum. Because our purpose of building a museum is not only to record the past, but also for the future. And every child to the museum bears the future of society and the tomorrow of the city. Only let them understand cultural relics and love cultural relics is the core significance of museum education.

The Museum of Tiezhong, the flowing audience,, with the development of the times, our audience has become younger. Making every young audience can gain something in the museum, which is the most important task that this era has proposed to our museum workers. Therefore, although I have discussed the same problem on many platforms and on many platforms, I think it is necessary to systematically talk about it today: how to make children better understand the museum.

In order to better understand the source and cracking plan of this problem, please allow me to use the "eavesdropping" in a museum as the cut of puzzle. Recently, when I was watching the "Henzo China" Henan Archaeological Exhibition, I paid attention to the exchanges between the two parents and the children. The cultural relic education that they started may inspire our museum industry.

When I first made a progress hall, I saw the first parent in front of a Tong Ding to let his children recite "Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, Spring and Autumn Five Topo". Then, when the child managed to carry a certain country, for example, when he reached the Chu State, the parents suddenly broke the child and began to introduce the characteristics of Chu Tong Ding. I looked at the child's tears, and the expression of the infinite pity in my heart was sympathetic to this child.

I have worked in the museum for many years. I have encountered such things many times. Every time I see such a parent who is keen to pull seedlings, I don't know what to say. Fortunately, there are different parents. In front of a bronze clock showcase, I met the second parents and their children. "Do you remember Ye Gonghao's legend?" The parent was chatting with the child. I am also very curious about what is the idiom of the cultural relics and Ye Gonglong, so I took a step forward with the curiosity driving it and continued to overheat their conversation.

When the child used a tender voice and carefully told Ye Gonghao's idioms, the parents slowly pointed at the bronze chip in the showcase and said patiently, "This chime comes from Ye County in Henan. My hometown. "As the father turned the topic from Ye Gong to the bell, the child nodded thoughtfully, and I also ended the" eavesdropping "with satisfaction.

Obviously, these two parents represent two different educational methods. These two methods of treating cultural relics treating museums not only have different educational significance for their children's growth, but also have very good educational significance for our museum to adjust the public education strategy for the public Targeted inspiration.

Two different education methods

Not to mention, the education methods of the two parents made a judgment. The first parent was only mechanically repeated the knowledge points of the "Spring and Autumn Period, Five Battle of the Warring States Period", and then instilled to the children hard. The second parent is indeed worthy of a little red flower. He not only follows his children's temptation and has sufficient patience, but his knowledge reserves and random strain ability are also worthy of our praise.

Back to our museum world, in fact, there are two natural oppositional education methods. The first is obviously the most common duck filling type. When we put all the knowledge points in front of the audience, we are focusing on the history textbooks, memorizing recitation, and it is not difficult to imagine what kind of experience this will leave the audience. The second way of education, as the second parent does, we dare not guarantee that this is 100 % correct, but at least it shows that he organically combines the cultural relics in front of him with the common knowledge system in life. This reminds us that if the museum curator can find a richer connection between ancient cultural relics and daily life, and cleverly connect exhibits with daily life, maybe you can create a more affectionate museum experience atmosphere.

What can the museum do

In addition, what else can our museum do? On the one hand, we can improve the specific bond of life, so that every visitor can feel the kind side of the cultural relics. Indeed, there are many museums that have set up cultural universities for teenagers. On the other hand, museums cannot completely replace parents' role in children's participation in museum education. After all, parents are the first instructor of their children's life. So, if our museum is aiming at the children to offer various courses, by the way, they also use parent -child courses to cultivate parents and let more parents understand the museum. If they gain something in the museum, it is possible that more good at discovering " The parents of Ye Gonglong ". Finally, make a summary. Now the museums in each city are getting bigger and bigger, and the newer and the newer, there are four or five floors high in the light floors. In the case of hardware enough hardware, software and details can go further. We must not only do more exhibitions, but also do more exhibitions that ordinary audiences are willing to watch and understand. Attracting each parent and their children to go to the museum a few more times during the weekend, so that they can enjoy a great gain in the museum while enjoying the valuable weekend parent -child time. I think this is also the best embodiment of the close combination of today's museum and modern life.

Source | Jingbao APP

Edit: Chen Jianguo

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