Museum Education: The Learning Power of Museums

Abstract

Education is seldom limited to the classroom, as learning experiences have the potential to happen at any moment. Many educational systems around the world adopt this philosophy and often utilize museum education to provide children hands-on experience. Museums allow students to not only grow in terms of their knowledge, but the exposure to different situations and ideas can cultivate them as individuals as well. The importance of museum education for students lies in the fact that it helps to enrich learning in various fields, gain experiences in a new environment, and provide a unique setting for educators to teach a wide range of topics. Museums have generally updated their practices to implement a range of programs geared toward specific audiences, exhibits that encourage sensory interaction, inclusion of social and cultural context, and group learning sessions, among others. Because of the continuous developments in modern technology and the enthusiasm deriving from the advent of the era of digitalization, the traditional model of museums, is currently leaving room for new technological improvements. In the particular case of museums, information and communication technologies (ICTs) effectively led people to interpret culture in an entirely original and challenging way, by enhancing the communication between the structure of the institution, the exposed artifacts, and its diversified public.

Keywords: museums, education, learning, experience, ICTs