The Anchoring and Reform of Museums for Education and Research:a Discussion on the Theme of the International Museum Day 2024
The theme of International Museum Day 2024,"Museums for Education and Research",reflects the importance and universality of education and research as the functions of museums.Museum education is multidimensional in its features,including informal,voluntary,emotional,and transformative.It has unique value in promoting cultural transmission and individual development.The drive for knowledge creation is the cornerstone of museum research and has become the ultimate demand of different types and purposes of research based on collections,museum institutions,and heritage.Museum education and research can jointly support the concepts dissemination and specific actions of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs).Therefore,museums should engage the 5Ps and 3 categories of the SDGs,to realize the social value and cultural innovation of education and research by guiding the direction,supporting other sectors and reforming the museums themselves,so as to build an ecology of museum education and research that is adapted to the changes of the new era.
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