박물관 교육프로그램의 현황과 역사 학습

Abstract

Recent studies have reported that the focus of museums has shifted from exhibition and research to public education and collective consciousness. On-site education as well as interactive learning also encourage museums to provide educational programs relating school curricula and exhibitions. However, it has not been much known yet about student visitors’ learning itself in the context of museum environment. Given educational programs via museums having positive contributions to students’ historical learning, this study analyzes the goals and activities of various educational programs offered by Korean public and private museums. Data collected from on and offline venues include teachers’ guides and worksheets. Educational programs can be categorized in terms of their goals such as observation and information acquisition of each exhibit, inquiry of the themes and representations of exhibits, and finally the reconstruction of exhibition motifs and curatorial suggestions. Educational activities in each category reveal the relevance to exhibition types and distinctive questions which guide students to engage in exhibits. In order to improve students’ historical learning in museums, educational programs should provide opportunities and methodological perspectives for them to observe and regenerate curatorial ideas and storytelling activities. For further studies, visitor studies and evaluation tools for programs can be suggested.