CSR講座： 博物館之旅—談博物館如何回應多元文化與當代社會議題

CSR講座： 博物館之旅—談博物館如何回應多元文化與當代社會議題

CSR Workshop: On Museum's Function to Respond to Cultural Diversity and Contemporary Social Issues

6月8日，CSR小組很榮幸邀請陳佳利教授前來事務所分享其於留學國英國所觀察到博物館的不同樣貌。在傳統上，博物館被視為文物的保存、展示及教育之機構。然而，隨著時間及社會變遷，博物館亦逐漸轉變為社會融合及處理社會議題的重要機構。

CSR was more than honored to invite Professor Chia-Li Chen, the director of the Graduate Institute of Museum Studies at the Taipei National University of the Arts, to Baker McKenzie Taipei to share her observations about the multiple functions of museums during her life as a research student in the United Kingdom. Traditionally, a museum is perceived as an institute to preserve and display artifacts and historic relics. Nonetheless, as society changed with time, museums gradually adapted their function to serve as a vital institution to integrate different ethnic groups and to reflect on various social issues.

演講中，陳教授以倫敦的大英博物館、維多利亞與愛伯特博物館及利物浦國際奴隸博物館三個案例，闡述博物館的概念及演變，帶領事務所同仁悠遊英國博物館世界的同時，也能針對「博物館」本身的社會功能，進行深度思考。現場坐無虛席，反應熱烈!

By illustrating the history and transitional functions of the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool, Professor Chen was able to show the participants the fascinating aspects of the British museums and - at the same time - to inspire them to contemplate the social functions of museums. The event was very successful and received overwhelmingly positive reactions.