AnalysisontheCharacteristicsandDesignIdeasof

DigitalGame-basedLearninginMuseums

Wu Di

Abstract:Digital game-based learning in museums, as the new trend of the development of digital museum education, is the organic integrated product of game-based learning and museum education. Based on the theories of museology, pedagogy and game design, this paper summarizes the main characteristics of digital game-based learning in museums, such as educational, pleasant, voluntary, experience-oriented, interactivity and so on. In view of the existing problems, this paper puts forward some design ideas combined with the typical cases of famous museums: firstly, identifying target participants, paying attention to a comprehensive analysis of demands, and providing audience-segmentation design. Secondly, planning the learning content reasonably, focusing on interdisciplinary integration and application of multiple fields. Thirdly, carefully designing the way to play, paying attention to the creation of learning situation, attracting active inquiry. Finally, highlighting the educational features of the venue, paying attention to the utilization of resources, environment, and the organic integration of virtuality and reality.

Keywords:museum, education, digital game-based learning, characteristic analysis, design ideas

ExplorationoftheThinkingandPracticeonScienceMuseums’Transformation

fromthePerspectiveofDigitalization:

A Case Study on Shanghai Science and Technology Museum

Jiang Junying Huang Kai Miao Wenjing Mao Siyuan

Abstract:With the establishment of the strategic goal of developing a strong socialist culture in China, the integration of culture and technology has entered a new historical stage. The expansion of the digital economy and the sudden onset of the COVID-19 pandemic have accelerated the process of digital transformation of the cultural industry. Science museums, which have the attributes of both technical and cultural, and will also face new opportunities and challenges. The paper starts from the perspective of the essence of science museums’ digitalization, combines the dimensions of exhibition, education, collection and research, analyzes the cases of digital application of science museums in China and abroad. Combining with the specific practice of Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, this paper also puts forward the thinking and ideas of the future development trend and the transformation path for science museums in digital age.

Keywords:popular science venues, digitalization, digital economy, digital culture, Shanghai Science and Technology Museum

ExplorationandAnalysisontheCommunicationPracticeof

MobileTerminalExhibitionApplication:

TakingThePalaceMuseumExhibitionDigital Project as an Example

Kang Xiaolu

Abstract:Pushing museum exhibitions through the mobile terminal is an important part of museum informatization; however, many museums are faced with the situation of low downloads and usage due to the digital applications cannot achieve audiences’ expectation of service quality and user experience. TakingThePalaceMuseumExhibitiondigital project as an example, through the analysis of the concept and awareness of digital products development and the ability of exhibition design, this paper summarizes some means of designing digital products, like combining the museum demand with the audience demand, combining the psychological habits of the audience with the characteristics of the museum, constructing the exhibition contents with the core ofobject, balancing the knowledge and fun in the form of display, applying segmentation communication strategy and so on. It discusses the positive effect of mobile digital application on the education-oriented communication attribute of museums.

Keywords:museums, media technology, communication of mobile applications,ThePalaceMuseumExhibitionAPP

ADiscussiononMultimediaImmersiveContextReconstructionsinExhibitions

Wang Siyu

Abstract:Context is the totality of environment information related to objects, which helps to understand the meaning of objects. With a certain curatorial intent, reconstructing context of objects in museums can visualize the complex relationships among people, events and objects; also concretize abstract historical background and scientific concept. In recent years, some museums have adopted immersive multimedia devices to carry out the practice of situational reconstruction. These practices expand the scope of the reconstructed environment, innovate the visiting experience, and serve the communication aims in both educational and emotional terms. This paper attempts to study the characteristics of this kind of multimedia context reconstruction through some cases, and puts forward suggestions from the four aspects: topic selection and research, content arrangement, spatial design and interpretive activities.

Keywords:museum, multimedia, context, reconstruction

FromExcellentMuseumtoExcellentScienceandTechnologyMuseum:

Theory,PracticeandEvaluation

Shen Lulin Mo Xiaodan Wang Meili Zhao Yang

Abstract:Cultivating a group of science and technology museums with excellent characteristics is one of the important means to promote the overall quality of science and technology museums construction. This study gives an overview of the theoretical and practical achievements on pursuing excellence in the field of museums at home and abroad, focuses on the application of excellence performance model in European museums and the process of excellence certification of the American Museum Union. Combining with the practical experience of foreign science and technology museums in pursuing excellence, this paper clarifies the connotation and extension of science and technology museums of excellence, which is helpful to build the evaluation path of science and technology museums of excellence on the basis of the existing evaluation research of science and technology museums. This paper also provides reference for cultivating excellent science and technology museum groups and promoting the higher-level innovation and development of the modern science and technology museum system.

Keywords:excellent science and technology museum, excellent museum, assessment, modern science and technology museum system

Re-recognitionoftheEducationalValueofMuseumInterpretation

fromthePerspectiveofNarration

Jin Miao

Abstract:As the most basic and traditional content of education service in museums, interpretation has the characteristics of multi-disciplinary integration, developing inculcation and exploration simultaneously, and learning space remodeling. The content, method and object of interpretation compose the human-centered narrative of the museum, which connects to the narrative thought of the public, represents the concreteness, visualization, situational and direct experience of individual psychological activities. Also, it has certain educational value in some aspects, such as understanding narrative content, forming cognition, awakening and adjusting existing cognition to assimilate new cognition, triggering active thinking, improving logical thinking ability and so on.

Keywords:museum， education， interpretation， narrative thinking

AnalysisontheElementsofRegionalScienceMuseumCluster:

Taking Yangtze Delta Alliance for Popular Science

Museums as an Example

Ji Minqing Zhang Guangbin Fei Xiang

Abstract:By reviewing the theory and current situation of popular science industrial cluster, this paper sorts out the function and value of science museum resource elements, and puts forward the cluster operation mode of multiple popular science organizations based on common popular science goal. Combining with the practical case of Yangtze Delta Alliance for Popular Science Museums, this paper discusses how the main resource elements promote the formation of science museum cluster. On the basis of analyzing the problems, the development strategy of regional cluster of science museums in the future is proposed.

Keywords:science museum, integrated regional development of Yangtze River delta, cluster, resource elements

ExhibitionPlanningandPracticeCenteringonExhibitionTheme:

Curator Notes of the Permanent ExhibitionProtectingOurHomePlanet

Wang Liwen Cui Shengyu

Abstract:The permanent exhibitionProtectingOurHomePlanet, as one of the renovation projects of China Science and Technology Museum, regards establishing correct relation between human and earth as the core to determine the exhibition theme. It guides the public to understand the relation between human beings and their homes properly, build ecological civilization concept of harmonious development between human beings and nature, work together to address the challenges faced by ecological environment, and take care of our only home. This paper analyzes the train of thought in determining the theme of the exhibition, discusses and summarizes the thinking and inspiration involved in curating the exhibition around the theme.

Keywords:science and technology museum, the Earth, exhibition, theme, planning

ThoughtsandPracticesonScientificMethodologyEducationinMuseums:

Digging Deep Information of Exhibits and Communicating Scientific

Methodologies Through the Practice of Inquiry

Lu Junhui Zhao Hongtao

Abstract:Over recent years, more and more museums have represented and communicated scientific methodologies in educational activities, but there are still many problems demanding prompt solution. This study finds that the root cause of these problems is that the curators of many museum educational activities have not figured out the following three issues: “Is there any” - Is there any connotation of scientific methodologies embedded in the exhibits? “How to find” - How to discover and unearth the scientific methodology information in the exhibits? “How to teach” - How to use the exhibits to effectively carry out educational activities of scientific methodology? This study puts forward several strategies and suggestions on promoting science methodologies education in museums, with its core as follows: digging out the information in exhibits in depth and learning science methodologies in thescientificinquirypractice, that’s the exact value and unique advantages of carrying out educational activities of science methodologies in museums.

Keywords:museum，scientific methodology，educational activities，core concepts，case analysis

AStudyontheTypes,PurposeandOrientationofNaturalHistoryMuseums

EstablishedbyWesternersinModernChina

Jiang Fan

Abstract:Natural history museum is one of the earliest types of museums in modern China, including the British Museum in China, Ziccawei Museum, Shanghai Museum and Musée-Laboratoire Hoangho Paiho Museum. Through an in-depth study on the discussions at the beginning of the construction of these museums, and a comparison of the specific intentions and practices of the these museums’ founders, we can see that these museums are mainly aimed at serving the study of western natural history, but they have different construction orientations. These natural history museums not only provide Chinese specimen materials for western natural history research, but also become a platform for Westerners in China to carry out natural history research, and provide natural history research results for them.

Keywords:history of Chinese museums， natural history museum， type， purpose and orientation