Assessing the role of collaboration in the process of museum innovation

ABSTRACT

The relationship between collaboration and innovation in cultural organisations is an emerging topic that has drawn particular attention from scholars and practitioners. The main aim of this study is to assess the role of collaboration in the process of innovation in museum organisations. To achieve this aim, first, we develop a four-domain analytical framework by matching innovation types to cultural production processes to reflect the peculiarities of museum innovation. By applying this framework to the multiple case studies from four Spanish museums, we identify three main motivations (supplementing manpower, compensating for the scarcity of knowledge, improving demand-driven innovation) and four forms of collaboration (teamwork, outsourcing, consortium and conversation) and summarise the different modes of collaboration involved in various domains of production and innovation. An assessment is conducted subsequently to evaluate the effectiveness of existing collaborations in achieving technological and cultural innovation in museums. Finally, a list of implications for museums’ innovation management is presented.     

面向高阶思维培养的博物馆课程话语分析实证研究

近期,国务院相关部门出台了一系列政策,鼓励利用博物馆资源开展系列活动课程,博物馆的青少年教育功能逐渐受到重视。文章以北京科学中心的10门课程作为研究对象,采用内容分析和滞后序列分析等方法探究课堂上师生对话的特点和学生高阶思维的发展情况。研究发现:博物馆课堂上存在四种典型的对话结构,且博物馆课堂中存在大量的实践环节,衍生了多样的教育内容和教育形式;教师使用合适的引发和反馈话语,如追问、解释等,能最大限度地促进学生高阶思维发展;学生在博物馆课程中展现出高阶思维的比例约为44%,但展现的高阶思维类型不均衡。针对研究结论,提出充分利用博物馆中的教育资源以提高课堂协同知识建构水平,优化话语策略以促进学生高阶思维发展,加强制度设计以促进博物馆教育高质量发展等建议。     

《上博简(二) 》《容成氏》编连问题补议

《上博简(二)》中的《容成氏》篇记载了上古帝王的传说事迹，内容十分重要。但是原书整理者在对竹筒进行拼合编连时存在不少问题，致使很多本来文义清楚的地方变得含混不清，全文的叙事脉络也由此而变得混乱。后经北京大学陈剑先生重新整理编连后，已基本上可以通读，但仍有几支简的位置不太好确定。拟在陈剑先生研究听基础上，对这几支简的简序重新进行编排，并结合历史文献，对简文中的相关文句加以解释。     

大英博物馆阅览室与“书荫幽谷的居民”——《新格拉布街》中的作家生存危机

大英博物馆阅览室是小说《新格拉布街》的一个重要场景。已有研究发现,该阅览室是小说中象征作家异化的中心标志。不过,对于19世纪末的作家而言,一个与作家异化密切相关,却又更加迫切的问题是作家的生存问题。小说中存在着与阅览室密切相关的两个隐喻。它们与历史文本产生互文性,共同揭示了在高度商业化的文学场中作家所面临的生存危机。     

Postcolonial remembering in Taiwan: 228 and transitional justice as “The end of fear”

ABSTRACT

This essay examines the contested dynamics of postcolonial remembering in Taiwan. Focusing on the long-suppressed 228 massacre in particular and the White Terror period in general, we bring Taiwan’s postcolonial remembering into international and intercultural communication studies by analyzing two contemporary sites: Taipei’s 228 Memorial Museum and the Cihu Memorial Sculpture Park. As our case studies demonstrate, Taiwan’s postcolonial remembering offers unique indications of how public memory work can help move a culture toward a sense of reconciliation, thus promoting what one of our collaborators called “the end of fear.”     

新型博物馆信息化建设的探索——首都博物馆案例

近年来,博物馆界对于博物馆数字化建设的认识和理解日益提高,博物馆数字化建设的实际成果不断涌现。文章首先介绍了首都博物馆信息化的基本构思,然后从基础平台层面、信息采集层面、数据加工和管理层面、应用层面对首都博物馆的信息化建设探索进行讨论。     

Finding the skills for tomorrow: Information literacy and museum information professionals

This paper presents results from 21 semi-structured interviews with museum information professionals who were asked about their experiences working with information resources, tools, and technologies in museums. The interviews were analyzed to develop an understanding of the information literacy skills of museum information professionals. This paper presents the results of this analysis, and discusses the state of information literacy in museums, and the increasing need for museum information professionals to possess information literacy skills. The results illustrate how information literacy is defined by information professionals in museums, and how perceptions of information literacy and its importance to museums have changed over time.     

狂欢化解读《大英博物馆在倒塌》的颠覆主题

《大英博物馆在倒塌》是英国著名学者、小说家兼评论家戴维.洛奇的天主教小说之一。小说讲述了主人公亚当.埃普比一天的生活经历,表现了天主教教义对人生理和心理的压抑。小说用滑稽、幽默、充满了喜剧色彩的狂欢化语言进行叙述,浸透着对权威的颠覆精神。     

论扬州博物馆藏清代“福”与“寿”年画艺术特色

对扬州数百片清代年画古版片进行梳理与研究,发现以字为主体形象的“福”与“寿”年画尤具特色:在图像构成上突破传统构图藩蓠,字画结合,将传统经典故事嵌入双勾字中,具有道德、文化内涵和以图代字、以文化人的教化作用;在表现技法上与苏州桃花坞年画相比,略胜一筹,具有中国人物画的笔墨意趣;对其图像渊源进行考证,推断出作品时代和图像来源,彰显年画的文化价值、艺术价值、社会价值。