A Practical Study Of The Museum Open To The Public At Night

With the evolution of society,museums constantly adjust their roles and directions,and gradually draw closer to the audience through different ways.In recent years,under the background of developing night-time economy,some domestic museums have tried to explore opening to the public at night.By holding colorful cultural and social education activities at night,they attract visitors and expand the audience of the museum.In view of the new phenomenon of museum opening to the public at night,this paper puts forward the following four research questions based on three case studies: What is the history and current situation of museum opening to the public at night at home and abroad? What is the background and planning of opening Qingdao Museum,Chengdu Museum and Capital Museum to the public at night?What is the composition of the evening audience in Qingdao Museum,Chengdu Museum and Capital Museum? How to optimize the practice of museum opening to the public at night? The three chapters of this paper aim to answer the above four research questions.The first chapter mainly discusses the practice of foreign museums opening to the public at night by historical comparison.The first section summarizes the reasons,processes and significance of South Kensington Museum’s opening to the public at night.The second section summarizes the practice of opening museums to the public at night in modern times,including the opening of individual museums to the public at night and the "European Museum Night" as a kind of night festival activity.The second chapter is the focus of this paper,mainly using field research,investigation method and historical comparative research to discuss the practice of domestic museums open to the public at night.The first section summarizes the four types of domestic museums open to the public at night.The second section makes a case study on the practice of night opening to the public in Qingdao Museum,Chengdu Museum and Capital Museum,analyzes the background and reasons of night opening of each museum and the content of the activities,conducts a questionnaire survey on the audience on the spot.On this basis,research findings and suggestions on the practice of opening to the public at night in each museum are written.The third chapter on the basis of three case studies from the perspectives of the government and the museum respectively put forward the optimization of museum opening to the public at night,and try to summarize the significance of museum opening to the public at night in China.