Museums in China keep up with young people with fresh experience
For Liu Ziqi, an eight—year old museum lover in Beijing, this winter vacation has proved a rather busy one, as she made a to—go list for newly opened exhibitions in the Chinese capital. During the seven day Spring Festival holiday starting from Jan. 21, museums in Beijing received 1.01 million visits, up 34 percent year on year, according to Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau. Like Liu, more and more young people, some not necessarily big fans of museums, choose to spend some of their spare time in a museum.
COLLABORATIONS（合作）
Collaborations between museums and arts organizations help the young people get closer to the relics（文物） by telling the stories behind them.
"Harmonious Co—existence, " the first exhibition held jointly by the two museums in recent years is a great example. Including over 400 exhibits, ' from picture scrolls depicting ancient Chinese legends to copies of philosophical, classics, it elaborates on the historical origins of the concepts of "harmony" and "unity" which are rooted in the Chinese culture.
COMMUNICATION
"More and more visitors began asking questions, " Bai Xuesong, a professional museum guide at Xi'an Beilin Museum said, adding that this shows a change in the relationship between guides and visitors – from "teaching" to communication and learning.
New technologies including AI and VR also enabled museums in China to make a change from simply showing artifacts to actively engaging with visitors.
"I saw the roof decorations for the Tang Dynasty palace, " said Liu. "It feels like traveling back to the Tang Dynasty. Now I feel closer to history. "
INTEGRATIONS（整合）
"For young people, intellectual and cultural activities are becoming an important part of their lives, " said Jin Jiangbo, vice president of the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, explaining reasons behind people's growing interest in museums.
Such integrations are changing museums from simply places of public cultural education to public service centers, meeting the needs of the young people who want to know more about different kinds of culture.
The museums are changing their forms to attract more people. Now matter how they change, there's one thing that won't change：Behind the popularity is people's positive attitude toward the country's development and their understanding of and growing confidence in national culture.
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Museums in China keep up with young people with fresh experience |
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Introduction |
*The number of visits to museums in Beijing has a lot during the Spring Festival holiday. *One of the most popular for young people is to visit exhibitions in museums when they have spare time. |
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Ways |
Collaborations |
*With the help of collaborations, young people have a understanding of the stories behind the relics. *"Harmonious Co—existence" exhibition explains how the concepts "harmony" and "unity" in the Chinese culture. |
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Communication |
*Visitors may have questions in mind so they would like to with the guides. *Thanks to the technologies, museums are to engage with visitors so that visitors can feel closer to history. |
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Integrations |
*Nowadays it is for young people to separate their lives from intellectual and cultural activities. *Museums are turning themselves into, centers providing cultural education and for young people. |
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Conclusion |
*Museums are on the way to look for new. *China's enjoying all—round development because all Chinese arein China's future and culture. |
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