Furthermore, museums are a wonderful place to take children for both fun and education. The earlier a child is educated on the importance of accepting and embracing diversity, the more likely they are to become kind, tolerant adults. They Display Alternative Perspectives on History Many mainstream history courses and books are biased , focusing on the perspective of the dominant culture and ignoring the thousands of minority cultures with fascinating history to be told.
Museums display histories, timelines, and perspectives you may have never heard before, potentially altering the mindsets of people who have simply never been educated outside the mainstream culture. This differing perspective is something any well-informed person should have. They Connect Those of Different Backgrounds Two types of people will visit museums in search of information on other cultures: People with that heritage, and people interested in learning about that heritage who come from a different background.
Museums focused on heritage and culture bring people together, creating a network of support for different minorities and groups. It is support networks like these that prevent cultures from disappearing and languages from dying.
Museums and their patrons are critical components in the effort to prevent culture and language loss. These losses occur when the minority culture feels inferior or unimportant and strives to make its children like those of the dominant culture. By using a museum to cultivate respect and interest in these minority cultures, we are already working to prevent cultural losses.
Catherine Workman grew up in a small town where she yearned to stretch her wings. Community Heritage Grants, National Library of Australia provide funding for significance assessments. What is significance? Why prepare a statement of significance? Collate a file containing all details about the object and its history.
This object file should be updated regularly as new information comes to hand. Research the history and provenance of the item. Consult donors, owners and knowledgeable people. Explore the context of the item. Analyse and describe the fabric and condition of the item.
Consider comparative examples. That is the conclusion of. In the publication The Social Significance of Museums DSP-groep analyzes the qualitative social value of museums, which covers five different areas.
For the Dutch Museum Association the research outcome is an incentive to stimulate cooperation between the museum sector, Governments, civil society, education, funds, media and businesses. Supported by the results of the two studies, museums have a better understanding of how to profile themselves on one of the five social values. Museum artifacts can help figures from history come to life as visitors glimpse clothing, tools, furniture, and replicas of home life for people who lived many generations ago.
You can add to this tech focus and help drive home what your students learned on their trip to the museum by assigning them a project to create their own website on the most interesting fact they learned while at the museum.
It will be fun for the kids and a great community connection for the museum. Without them, many important pieces of history would be lost or shielded from public view by private collectors. Joyce taught for decades. She and a fellow retired teacher created TeacherSpark.
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