Chuanbo responds!, Does the guide use a laser pen to take photos of ancient paintings? Netizens question the commentator | explanation | laser
Recently, a netizen posted that while visiting the Sichuan Museum, a guide used a laser pen to illuminate ancient paintings, which sparked heated discussions.
On the evening of July 9th, the Sichuan Museum replied to the netizen on Weibo, saying "I am deeply sorry and will take it as a warning. We will draw lessons from it, strictly regulate the use of explanatory and auxiliary equipment, and do a good job in employee training and practical supervision."
According to the netizen's description, on July 7th, while visiting, he encountered a museum guide using a laser pen to illuminate and explain a Ming Dynasty painting by Chen Hongshou lent by the China National Art Museum, and a notice prohibiting the use of flashing lights was posted on the glass of the exhibition cabinet.
When asked if it was possible to use a laser pen to illuminate cultural relics, the commentator first said "we won't take photos for a long time" and "we'll pay attention later". However, after turning around, he continued to use a laser pen on the flower and bird collection in the Forbidden City and explained some parts of the work.
The netizen posted this experience on Weibo and expressed that they can understand that "sometimes protection and popularization are contradictory and need to find a balance, but this incident is also unnecessary destruction.".
In its response on July 9th, the Sichuan Museum also mentioned "protection and popularization", stating that "as you said, 'Sometimes protection and popularization are contradictory.' We need to constantly improve our work methods, optimize management, and find suitable ways between protection and popularization."
Is it appropriate to use a laser pen to illuminate cultural relics?
In fact, many museums have signs prohibiting the use of flash lights for photography, but there are also many people curious about whether the rule of flash lights applies to laser pens?
Some netizens have said that "laser pens have little impact on cultural relics, but it is still advisable not to use them" ↓
Some netizens also believe that such mistakes should not be made.
The reporter noticed that a museum explicitly stated in its "visit guide" that the use of flash lights is prohibited in the exhibition hall, and tools with strong light sources such as laser pens and flashlights should not be used in the museum.
According to Pengpai News, Chen Lusheng, former deputy director of the National Museum, said, "If you cannot take photos with flash, it is obviously not appropriate to use a laser pen to shoot. There is no doubt that this kind of navigation method using a laser pen will affect the viewing of other viewers to a certain extent. Because there are other viewers when the guide explains, using a laser pen will cause visual interference to other viewers. Museum guides still rely more on language to narrate, and for a certain part, they can also use their fingers to guide the audience's line of sight."
At the same time, he believes that at the current stage, there is still a lack of aesthetic education for citizens, and some viewers lack basic understanding of history, cultural relics, and art.
At the British Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the United States, there are a few in-depth explanations for teams. However, our explanations have become a common demand, and all team visits hope to be equipped with explanations. At the same time, many museums in China have large volume and wide distribution of explanations, which are also a form of interference.
Some museums establish rules for "explanation"
On July 9th, the National Museum issued a notice on regulating the order of lectures in the museum. Starting from July 16th, no unit or individual is allowed to conduct lectures in the museum without the permission of the museum.
The notice states that the tour guide must obey the management of the on-site staff, comply with relevant regulations of the National Museum, and strictly prohibit behaviors that affect the normal order of visitors, such as loud noise, staying in favorable positions for cultural relics viewing for a long time, leaning against exhibition cabinets, and attracting visitors on site.
On July 11th, the Tianlongshan Grottoes Museum issued a notice on regulating the order of explanations within the museum. It is emphasized that starting from July 12th, without the permission of the museum, no unit or individual is allowed to carry out explanatory activities inside the museum.
