中国博物馆的发展新导向

2008年以来,中国博物馆进入高速发展时期,政府支持、政策完善、理念优化、社会关注使得博物馆无论在个体数量还是观众人数的增长方面都取得了举世瞩目的成绩。近年来,学者们呼吁的中国博物馆应注重从"数量增长向质量提升转变",正是基于对上述快速扩张隐忧的建议。面对新时代的机遇和挑战,中国博物馆更需要在坚守自身使命,充分实现博物馆功能的基础上,努力为社会和公众提供更多更好的文化服务和文化产品。要达成这一目标就需要运用新理念、新方法、新技术去打造博物馆的核心竞争力和社会美誉度,构建开放包容、智慧通达、共建共享的博物馆应该成为行业管理者、博物馆从业者和社会公众共同努力的方向。

New Orientation for the Development of Chinese Museums

Since 2008, Chinese museums have been embracing a period of rapid development. With government support, policy improvement, concept optimization, and social attention, Chinese museums have gained world-renowned achievements, as seen in the prominent growth of museum numbers and audience visits. The recent call from the academia for Chinese museums "to seek the improvement of quality rather than quantity" reflects a concern on the drastic growth. Facing the opportunities and challenges of the new era, Chinese museums should strive to provide more and better cultural products and services for the public on the premise that the mission is adhered to and the basic functions are realized. In doing so, new ideas, new methods, and new technologies should be applied to increase core competitiveness and social reputation of the museum. To build an open and inclusive, smart and intelligent, sharing and participative museum should be a common goal pursued by museum leaders, operators, and practitioners as well as the public.