Making a museum
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Postel explained that displaying the works is very important and that his museum has many conveniences, including chairs for people to sit and relax in, enabling them to enjoy the displays very carefully and comfortably.
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Museum of Oriental Art in France. |
Zhu said that every article on display has an introduction and catalogue of stories behind it, which is not only helpful for those who already know about Oriental art and culture, but also inspires those who know nothing about it.
Postel said that in most of the museums in China, both large and small in scale, there is little or no opportunity for people to learn about the works on display.
"When I was interested in some special articles, there was no way to get more knowledge about it instantly," Postel said about his recent visits to small Chinese museums, explaining that some didn't even have a caption.
He added that simple things such as lighting are very important to showing the objects correctly. In his museum he invites professors to help carefully light details that he thinks are the most interesting and important to audiences.
"It is of no difficult technically doing this, but it can make the exhibits much more beautiful and what's more important, easier to observe carefully," Postel explained.
"Almost all the small non-governmental museums in China are like the same," museum expert Zhang Bai told the Global Times. "You can hardly find any that are warmly welcomed by visitors."
Very few small-size museums are successful or well-known in China, let alone have achieved international recognition like the Museum of Oriental Art.
"Some of them are just opened without a plan on long-term development and many then close as few visitors go to these museums," Zhang said.
Li Jianming, a 38-year-old man working in a State-funded museum, told the Global Times that new innovations need to be introduced into Chinese museums to attract more visitors, just like the Museum of Oriental Art has done.
Zhang said that problems facing small Chinese museums are varied, but the most common is lack of money.
He added that many researchers and museum owners complain about the shortage of funds, but maybe they could learn something from the privately-owned French museum, rather than lamenting on the limited State-support.
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