Walk into the historical scene to witness "the power of museums"

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　　Recently, with the popularity of "May 18 International Museum Day" in 2022, good news and exciting activities about museums have continued.

　　The State Administration of Cultural Heritage announced that it will further support the free opening of museum memorial halls, encourage the improvement of exhibition arrangements and enhance the level of exhibition display; the "Beijing Museum Cloud" service platform has started trial operation to open up the "last mile" between the museum and the museum; Wuhan launched the "Beijing Museum Cloud" service platform. Dozens of cultural and expo activities such as the Most Innovative Museum, "National Excellent Academic Achievements in Museology", "Meeting of Civilizations—Millions of College Students Entering the Museum"; charm……

　　What is "the power of museums"?

This year's "May 18 International Museum Day" gave the answer. Museums can bring people back to the historical scene, and have a dialogue with history across time and space. The inheritance of civilization and the wisdom of learning from the past and the present are "the power of museums".

A museum is a university

　　The Chinese nation has a long history, the Chinese civilization has a long history, and the Chinese culture is extensive and profound. A museum is a university.

It is an important palace for protecting and inheriting human civilization, and a bridge connecting the past, present and future.

　　Entering the Palace Museum, the original display brings visitors into the historical scene of Ming and Qing Dynasties, such as the Digital Museum, Ancient Architecture Museum, Painting and Calligraphy Museum, Ceramics Museum, Sculpture Museum, Bronze Museum, Clocks and Clocks Museum, Treasures Museum, Opera Museum, Furniture Museum and other special exhibition halls. , which makes people immersed in the profound Chinese civilization; entering the National Museum, the basic exhibitions such as "Ancient China", "Road to Revival" and "Road to Revival · New Era" lay out a deep historical corridor, shuttle through it , heartwarming.

Special exhibitions such as "Ancient Chinese Coins", "Ancient Chinese Jade Art" and "Ancient Chinese Porcelain Art" adorn the historical sky and color history.

There are also "Great Han Xiongfeng" and "Datang Weather" of the Shaanxi History Museum, and "Changyang Huaxia Chooses the Middle Capital to Build the Capital" and "Beautiful Central Plains" of the Henan Museum. They are like a comprehensive university, showing China's history from multiple angles. style.

　　Entering the exhibition hall of the Sino-Japanese War Museum, " Sino-Japanese War: 1894-1895" is displayed through historical pictures, weapons and equipment, character statues, etc. to restore the shocking war scenes such as "The Battle of the Yellow Sea" and "The Battle of Weihai Guard", reminding the Chinese people that the alarm bell is ringing. , bear in mind the lessons of history; walk into the Southwest Associated University Museum, the Southwest Associated University History Exhibition, the "January 2.1" Movement History Exhibition, Li Gongpu and Wen Yiduo's Life Deeds Exhibition, where the elites gathered during the national crisis and learned for the country , The historical picture of studying for the nation slowly unfolded, and the visitors were all infected by the spirit of the Southwest Associated University and deeply educated.

You can also read "a single spark can start a prairie fire" at the Jinggangshan Revolutionary Museum, experience spiritual and ideological baptism at the Xibaipo Museum, and personally experience the growing military power of China at the Chinese People's Revolutionary Military Museum. Professional colleges and universities use rich and detailed cultural relics and historical materials to describe a piece of history and a column in depth.

　　Whether you have the heart of admiration or the desire to learn, when you walk into various museums, you will definitely feel an inexplicable power in the dialogue with the cultural relics, which is the impact of history, culture, and culture. Wisdom infection.

History is a mirror. Learn from the past and the present, and learn history wisely. There are history classes, master classes, and ideological and political classes in the museum. When you walk in with a heart of reverence and come out with a lot of thinking, it is worthwhile. OK.

Colorful activities build a bridge of interest

　　In recent years, my country's museum industry has achieved rapid development.

In the process of protecting, inheriting and promoting the culture of the Yellow River, the Yangtze River, the Long March, the May Fourth Spirit, the Red Boat Spirit, the Xibaipo Spirit, the Yan'an Spirit, and the Flood Fighting Spirit, a large number of museums have sprung up.

In the process of promoting rural revitalization, a number of rural museums have also emerged, and there are many high-quality museums with prominent themes, distinctive features, ideological, intellectual, artistic and interesting.

　　The purpose of building the museum is to protect and carry forward the great spirit of inheriting and carrying forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture and the Chinese nation, but the greatest test is to make good use of the museum and give full play to its value of the times.

In essence, how to let more people know about museums and better play the social functions of museums is a common issue faced by all mankind, and it is also the original intention of "International Museum Day".

Around the "May 18 International Museum Day" in 2022, various activities in various parts of my country have built bridges of interest between the general public and museums, making museums at all levels play their due value.

　　As the main venue in China for the "May 18 International Museum Day" in 2022, Wuhan will hold themed exhibitions "Harmony: The Power of Music - China's Early Musical Instrument Culture", "God and Man Harmony", "Harmony and Peace", "Harmony" The five units of "Bangguo", "Harmony but Different" and "Heaven and Earth Harmony" are splendid. More than 80 exhibits (sets) from 7 cultural and museum institutions across the country are displayed in Hubei Provincial Museum, including Jiahu Bone Flute, Chongyang Bronze Drum, Qin Gongfu and other well-known musical artifacts.

During the exhibition, top experts at home and abroad explained the technology and cultural concepts behind the musical relics to the public through a series of lectures combining online and offline, presenting a cultural feast.

　　In recent years, striving for a "museum city" has become the conscious pursuit of many cities. This ethos has driven the construction of museums, and has also boosted the innovative ideas of major museums to attract citizens and tourists, and strive to maximize the value of cultural relics.

In order to welcome the "May 18 International Museum Day" in 2022, Xi'an City gave full play to the advantages of "Natural History Museum", planning and launching a large number of themed exhibitions, and also through "Chinese traditional hairpin production", "Woodblock New Year picture printing" and "Museum". Activities such as "Dream of Painting in the City" mobilized citizens and students to participate widely and enjoy the cultural nurturing of the museum; Nanjing City mobilized the city's museums to carry out relay live broadcasts, which not only exhibited a large number of precious cultural relics that debuted, but also Nanjing paper-cuts, gourd paintings, and kites. Intangible cultural heritage such as , lanterns and national style performances are combined with national style performances, and there are continuous surprises; Changsha Museum has launched a "Wow, Museum!" mini-exhibition for children, bringing children to understand the past and present of cultural relics, experience the process of cultural relic restoration, and cultivate cultural relics protection awareness. Teaching is fun; Shanghai Museum has also specially prepared online micro-courses for hearing-impaired students, introducing the treasures of the museum through sign language guides, so that special students can experience the charm of ancient Chinese art without any obstacles.

Let cultural relics come alive and let history speak

　　It is precisely because museums and cultural relics play a special role in the inheritance of Chinese civilization and the exchange and mutual learning of world civilizations that the party and the state have repeatedly emphasized that "making cultural relics alive will become a profound nourishment for strengthening the construction of socialist spiritual civilization, and become a means of expanding the international influence of Chinese culture. important business card".

　　In recent years, Henan Satellite TV's exploration attempts around museums are worth learning from.

From "Tang Palace Night Banquet", which put the Tang figurines in the museum on the stage, to "Little Fat Girl of the Tang Dynasty" shuttled through the museum in "Wonderful Night at the Museum", telling the stories behind the cultural relics, and vividly interpreting the "let the cultural relics speak, let the cultural relics speak" History speaks".

The dance poem "Only Blue and Green" displays the collections of the Palace Museum on the stage, conquering the audience with classical beauty and freehand beauty.

In the past two or three years that Sanxingdui has been continuously updated, CCTV used technical means to make the bronze Dali people dance in related programs, and joined hands with the host to walk into historical scenes and report to their homes, which also made the eyes of the majority of netizens shine.

This move not only made the bronze Daliren "out of the circle" quickly, but also brought fire to the Sanxingdui Museum.

　　In addition to theaters, stages, and programs, cultural relics draw attention to technical means and literary innovations, and many museums also have many attempts to "make cultural relics come alive".

For example, in the Hubei Provincial Museum, in addition to the permanent exhibition of chimes of Marquis Yi of Bao Zeng, there is also a special chime performance to take tourists to the fifth century BC to experience the ancient civilization of ritual and music; in the Suzhou Pingtan Museum, it focuses on the historical development of Pingtan. In addition to the full picture and the performance characteristics of famous genres, regular performances give new life to the art of Pingtan, making it "live" in the moment, and the fire is in the moment.

　　Making cultural relics come alive and letting history speak is an important way to tap and exert the "power of museums".

In this process, we also need to pay attention to some problems.

To activate the vitality of museums and cultural relics, we must always adhere to the principle of "protection first, rescue first, rational use, and strengthening management" to avoid damage to cultural relics; museum construction cannot be "one thousand museums", and museums should not copy and copy; The exhibition should not be only about cultural relics without culture, but by sorting out the context and carefully setting up the exhibition, it is necessary to present the history behind the cultural relics, the culture behind the history, and the power contained in the culture.

　　(Author: Yu Huajun, deputy director of the library and museum of China Jiliang University, associate professor)