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Intro
Chinese Museums TODAY
Preface
Contents
PART I - Introduction and context: about Chinese Museums and Chinese Museums Association
Riding the Waves and Forging Ahead
1. About the Association
2. A Witness to the Leapfrog Development of China's Museum Sector in the Past 40 Years
3. A Pivotal Role in Promoting Research and Discipline Development in Museums
4. A Leading Role in Promoting a More Robust Museum Sector
5. A Link Promoting Interactions Between Government and Museums
6. A Key Platform Promoting International Exchanges and Cooperation
7. Towards High-quality Development of China's Museum Sector
Promoting High-quality Development of Museums Through the Museum Grading Process
1. Basis and Process of the Grading
2. Results Analysis
3. Data Analysis
PART II - INSIGHTS
i - THEORY
Local Museums
1. Characteristics of Local Museums
2. Collection and Research of Local Museums
3. Exhibition Planning in Local Museums
Defining Museum Collections
How to Be "Relevant" for Chinese Museums to Foster Visitors' "Empathy"
1. Maintaining Relevance to Contemporary Society
2. Collecting Exhibits and Telling Coronavirus Stories in the Name of Relevance and Empathy
3. How to Enhance Relevance and Empathy in Theory and Practice
4. Conclusion
ii - EXHIBITION
Storytelling with China's Cultural Objects
1. Exploring the Underlying History and Culture is the Foundation for Telling Stories about Cultural Objects
2. Better Curating and Script Writing are the Key to Telling Stories of Cultural Objects
3. New Communication Approaches Are the Breakthrough in Telling the Stories about Cultural Objects
Expression of the Lofty Values of World Heritage Through Exhibitions
1. Challenges to Exhibitions in Museums at World Heritage Sites.
2. Design of the Grand Canal of Sui and Tang Exhibition
3. The Value of World Heritage and the Recontextualization of Objects
4. Conclusions
Museums Shaping and Interpreting Traditional Cultural Symbols
1. Symbols and Expressions
2. Museums as "the Third Place"
3. Narration and the Visitor
4. Conclusion
iii - MANAGEMENT
Evaluating Museums' Contribution to Tourism in the Context of Culture-Tourism Integration
1. Evaluating Nanjing Museum's Economic Contribution
2. Evaluating the Nanjing Museum's Contribution to the Tourism Image of Nanjing
3. Evaluating the Nanjing Museum's Contribution to Social Well-being
4. Conclusions
Reflections on Free Access Policy to Chinese Museums
1. Change in the Museum Environment after the Launch of the Free Access Policy
2. Achievements of Free Access Policy for Chinese Museums
Museums as Tourist Attractions and Their Development Trends
1. How Museums Become Tourist Attractions: Development Trajectory
2. Why Museums Countas Tourist Attractions: Taxonomic Understanding
3. How Museums Go above and Beyond Attractions: Development Trends
iv - TECHNOLOGY
Preliminary Study on the Core System of a "Smart Museum"
1. Building a "smart museum"
2. The Core Systems
3. "Smart Museum" Construction
Reconstructing the Order of Discourse
1. New Features Distinguishing Online Exhibitions from Offline Ones
2. Innovative Mechanismsfor Online Museum Exhibitions
v - CONSERVATION
Risk Management and Multidisciplinary Collaboration in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage in Chinese Museums
1. Remarkable Achievements in the Preventive Conservation of Museum Collections Based on the Risk Management Theory
2. Multidisciplinary Collaboration to Promote the Rapid Development of the Science of Cultural Heritage Conservation.
3. Advantages of Multidisciplinary Collaboration Fully Tapped to Establish Research Institutes Specializing in Cultural Heritage Conservation and Training Professionals with Multidisciplinary Backgrounds
4. The Future of Cultural Objects Conservation in Chinese Museums
Conservation Cycle
1. Introduction
2. Textiles from the Dunhuang Grottoes from Northern Dynasties to Yuan Dynasty (2012-2014)
3. Silk Costumes from Zhao Boyun Tomb of the Southern Song Dynasty at Huangyan (2016-2018)
4. Ming Dynasty Silk Costumes from Wangdian, a Joint China-Korea (CN-ROK) Conservation project (2019)
5. Weaving Project of Han Jin-silk on Han Pattern Loom (2017-2018)
6. Conclusions
Research on the Size and Structure of Collections of Museums in China
1. Size of Collections of Museums in China
2. Regional Distribution of Museum Collections in China
3. Structure of Museum Collections in China
vi - EDUCATION
The Definition and Understanding of Museum "Field Trip"
1. The Background of Field Trips
2. The Definition of a Field Trip
3. The Definition of MuseumField Trips
4. Conclusion and Discussion
Reflections on a Museum's Educational Activities for Family Visitors
1. The Teaching Objectives of Family Activities
2. The Contents and Organizational Forms of Family Activities
3. Parents Self-identity in Family Activities
4. Parents and Children's Conversations in Family Activities
5. Parents and Children's Ways of Interacting in Family Activities
6. The Implementation Effect of Family Activities
7. Suggestions on Family Activities in Museums
Museum Services in the Context of Culture-Tourism Integration
1. From Museum and Tourism to Museum Tourism
2. Opportunities and Challenges in the Era of Cultural Tourism
3. New Concepts and Approaches for Museum Services.
Developing a New Museum-School Partnership Model in China
1. China's Policy Environment for Museum-School Partnerships
2. Data Analysis on Student Groups to the Palace Museum Under the Free Museum Admissions Policy
3. Forms of Museum-School Partnerships
4. Complementary Resources: Schools and Museums
5. Rethinking Museum-School Partnerships
vii - INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Symbolismand Professionalism
1. Governmental Support and the Symbolism of International Exhibitions
2. Museum Curatorship and the Professionalism of International Exhibitions
3. Exhibition diplomacy as Active Collaboration Between Governments and Museums
viii - ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE AND MUSEUM
The Development of Archaeological Site Museums in China
Acknowledgements
About the Journals.
Chinese Museums TODAY
Preface
Contents
PART I - Introduction and context: about Chinese Museums and Chinese Museums Association
Riding the Waves and Forging Ahead
1. About the Association
2. A Witness to the Leapfrog Development of China's Museum Sector in the Past 40 Years
3. A Pivotal Role in Promoting Research and Discipline Development in Museums
4. A Leading Role in Promoting a More Robust Museum Sector
5. A Link Promoting Interactions Between Government and Museums
6. A Key Platform Promoting International Exchanges and Cooperation
7. Towards High-quality Development of China's Museum Sector
Promoting High-quality Development of Museums Through the Museum Grading Process
1. Basis and Process of the Grading
2. Results Analysis
3. Data Analysis
PART II - INSIGHTS
i - THEORY
Local Museums
1. Characteristics of Local Museums
2. Collection and Research of Local Museums
3. Exhibition Planning in Local Museums
Defining Museum Collections
How to Be "Relevant" for Chinese Museums to Foster Visitors' "Empathy"
1. Maintaining Relevance to Contemporary Society
2. Collecting Exhibits and Telling Coronavirus Stories in the Name of Relevance and Empathy
3. How to Enhance Relevance and Empathy in Theory and Practice
4. Conclusion
ii - EXHIBITION
Storytelling with China's Cultural Objects
1. Exploring the Underlying History and Culture is the Foundation for Telling Stories about Cultural Objects
2. Better Curating and Script Writing are the Key to Telling Stories of Cultural Objects
3. New Communication Approaches Are the Breakthrough in Telling the Stories about Cultural Objects
Expression of the Lofty Values of World Heritage Through Exhibitions
1. Challenges to Exhibitions in Museums at World Heritage Sites.
2. Design of the Grand Canal of Sui and Tang Exhibition
3. The Value of World Heritage and the Recontextualization of Objects
4. Conclusions
Museums Shaping and Interpreting Traditional Cultural Symbols
1. Symbols and Expressions
2. Museums as "the Third Place"
3. Narration and the Visitor
4. Conclusion
iii - MANAGEMENT
Evaluating Museums' Contribution to Tourism in the Context of Culture-Tourism Integration
1. Evaluating Nanjing Museum's Economic Contribution
2. Evaluating the Nanjing Museum's Contribution to the Tourism Image of Nanjing
3. Evaluating the Nanjing Museum's Contribution to Social Well-being
4. Conclusions
Reflections on Free Access Policy to Chinese Museums
1. Change in the Museum Environment after the Launch of the Free Access Policy
2. Achievements of Free Access Policy for Chinese Museums
Museums as Tourist Attractions and Their Development Trends
1. How Museums Become Tourist Attractions: Development Trajectory
2. Why Museums Countas Tourist Attractions: Taxonomic Understanding
3. How Museums Go above and Beyond Attractions: Development Trends
iv - TECHNOLOGY
Preliminary Study on the Core System of a "Smart Museum"
1. Building a "smart museum"
2. The Core Systems
3. "Smart Museum" Construction
Reconstructing the Order of Discourse
1. New Features Distinguishing Online Exhibitions from Offline Ones
2. Innovative Mechanismsfor Online Museum Exhibitions
v - CONSERVATION
Risk Management and Multidisciplinary Collaboration in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage in Chinese Museums
1. Remarkable Achievements in the Preventive Conservation of Museum Collections Based on the Risk Management Theory
2. Multidisciplinary Collaboration to Promote the Rapid Development of the Science of Cultural Heritage Conservation.
3. Advantages of Multidisciplinary Collaboration Fully Tapped to Establish Research Institutes Specializing in Cultural Heritage Conservation and Training Professionals with Multidisciplinary Backgrounds
4. The Future of Cultural Objects Conservation in Chinese Museums
Conservation Cycle
1. Introduction
2. Textiles from the Dunhuang Grottoes from Northern Dynasties to Yuan Dynasty (2012-2014)
3. Silk Costumes from Zhao Boyun Tomb of the Southern Song Dynasty at Huangyan (2016-2018)
4. Ming Dynasty Silk Costumes from Wangdian, a Joint China-Korea (CN-ROK) Conservation project (2019)
5. Weaving Project of Han Jin-silk on Han Pattern Loom (2017-2018)
6. Conclusions
Research on the Size and Structure of Collections of Museums in China
1. Size of Collections of Museums in China
2. Regional Distribution of Museum Collections in China
3. Structure of Museum Collections in China
vi - EDUCATION
The Definition and Understanding of Museum "Field Trip"
1. The Background of Field Trips
2. The Definition of a Field Trip
3. The Definition of MuseumField Trips
4. Conclusion and Discussion
Reflections on a Museum's Educational Activities for Family Visitors
1. The Teaching Objectives of Family Activities
2. The Contents and Organizational Forms of Family Activities
3. Parents Self-identity in Family Activities
4. Parents and Children's Conversations in Family Activities
5. Parents and Children's Ways of Interacting in Family Activities
6. The Implementation Effect of Family Activities
7. Suggestions on Family Activities in Museums
Museum Services in the Context of Culture-Tourism Integration
1. From Museum and Tourism to Museum Tourism
2. Opportunities and Challenges in the Era of Cultural Tourism
3. New Concepts and Approaches for Museum Services.
Developing a New Museum-School Partnership Model in China
1. China's Policy Environment for Museum-School Partnerships
2. Data Analysis on Student Groups to the Palace Museum Under the Free Museum Admissions Policy
3. Forms of Museum-School Partnerships
4. Complementary Resources: Schools and Museums
5. Rethinking Museum-School Partnerships
vii - INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Symbolismand Professionalism
1. Governmental Support and the Symbolism of International Exhibitions
2. Museum Curatorship and the Professionalism of International Exhibitions
3. Exhibition diplomacy as Active Collaboration Between Governments and Museums
viii - ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE AND MUSEUM
The Development of Archaeological Site Museums in China
Acknowledgements
About the Journals.