[Cultural Analysis] Let the museum become the "second classroom" for children Author | Sanxingdui Museum | The Second Classroom

May 18 this year is the 48th International Museum Day, with the theme "Museums Dedicated to Education and Research". As a microcosm of history and a treasure house of culture, museums have long surpassed their traditional collection and display functions and have gradually evolved into important places for education. We send our children to school to learn, but the place of learning cannot be limited to the campus, especially for teenagers. Their minds are active and full of curiosity about everything. If they can expand their learning world and horizons and use museums as a "second classroom" for learning, I believe they will achieve unexpected gains.

Museums are not only witnesses of history, but also inheritors of culture. Museum education, with its unique resources and environment, provides children with a learning space that is different from traditional classrooms. Here, children can directly dialogue with history and communicate with art. This intuitive and interactive learning method often stimulates children's interest in learning more than words in books. For example, the Sanxingdui Museum has launched the History of Jijin Casting - an ancient bronze casting experience course. Based on Sanxingdui's unique bronze cultural relics group, it allows young people to understand Sanxingdui culture through diversified teaching and experiences, so as to achieve education and entertainment. the goal of.

Moving the classroom to a museum can cultivate children's cultural confidence and national identity. On the 2023 "Chinese Cultural and Natural Heritage Day", the Palace Museum, together with the Beijing Dongcheng District Educational Science Research Institute and Beijing No. 65 Middle School, jointly launched the "Forbidden City World Cultural Heritage Protection Publicity Week" event, through a series of museum-school cooperation The project explains the value of cultural heritage and spreads China’s excellent traditional culture. With the theme of "Protecting Cultural Heritage and Strengthening Cultural Confidence", the theme experience of "Central Axis Heritage Protection and Utilization" and special lectures on heritage protection were held to invite middle school students to enter the Forbidden City and understand the concepts and achievements of the Palace Museum in heritage protection. Let the children participating in the activity experience the profoundness of Chinese civilization up close.

The rich exhibits in the museum and the historical stories behind them can stimulate children's curiosity and desire to explore, thereby improving their overall quality and innovation ability. In the interactive experience of the museum, children can participate in hands-on activities, such as simulated archaeological excavations, etc., which not only exercises children's practical ability, but also cultivates their teamwork spirit. In addition, museum education helps develop good character. Children can cultivate their perseverance and courage to explore by learning the deeds of historical figures, and the art works in the museum can also shape their aesthetic taste and humanistic feelings.

As a natural interdisciplinary learning platform, the museum integrates history, art, science and other disciplines to provide children with a comprehensive learning opportunity. In the museum, children can learn historical knowledge and also be exposed to content in fields such as art and science. Participating in museum research activities is also an important way for children to engage in social practice. This process of applying what they have learned helps children better understand and master knowledge.

In order to create a long fairy tale, the author lived in depth at the Sanxingdui ruins for more than a year. When interviewing in the cultural relic restoration hall of the Sanxingdui Museum, through the transparent glass wall, the author can always see groups of primary school students wearing little yellow hats visiting the museum under the guidance of their teachers. The class was moved to the museum, and the children were extremely happy. With their big curious eyes open, they observed the cultural relics and restorers around them with great interest, and they were unwilling to leave for a long time.

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "A museum is a university. We must protect and manage the cultural relics that embody the traditional culture of the Chinese nation, and at the same time strengthen research and utilization, let history speak, let cultural relics speak, and inherit the achievements and achievements of our ancestors. While honoring and enhancing national self-esteem and self-confidence, we should keep in mind the setbacks and lessons of history to avoid detours and make better progress. "Inheriting China's excellent traditional culture should start with children. In the future, the cultural relics collected in museums, the heritage displayed on the vast land, and the words written in ancient books will all come alive, making museums a "second classroom" for children, enriching children's learning content, and improving their intellectual ability. Learning experience, improving overall quality and cultivating cultural confidence. With the continuous updating of educational concepts and the increasing enrichment of scientific and technological means, museum education will surely usher in broader development prospects.