On June 9th, the “24-hour Museum” of Zhejiang Natural Museum officially opened. At present, it is open 24 hours every Saturday and Sunday, and it is open from 10: 30 am to 24: 00 am from Monday to Friday. This is also the first “24-hour museum” in the province. The address is in the north of the first floor of No.6 West Lake Cultural Square.
On the opening day, the “24-hour Museum” has attracted many passing citizens. What’s in here?
As soon as I entered the door, the reporter saw the fossil specimens of Tiantai Yuelong and Jinyun Jialong, scanned the QR code on the exhibition board and watched the exhibition with AR, and these lifelike prehistoric creatures would appear in the mobile phone.
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On the wall, specimens of butterflies and beetles with different shapes are hanging, which is very eye-catching. There are also insect-shaped page-turning books on the booth for interaction. There is an interactive answering game similar to Super Mary in the ore exhibition area, and each ore specimen can be felt at close range. There is also a water bar area and a book area in the museum for rest and reading. Badge making experience area is the most popular, and students from Zhaohui Experimental Primary School have fun here. Almost everywhere, there can be interesting interactions.
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“I like the dinosaur exhibition area here best, and I have watched a lot of movies about dinosaurs.” Huang Chenxi, from Class 2, Grade 6, Zhaohui Experimental Primary School, told the reporter, “I want to visit the museum after dinner with my family at about 8 pm.” At this time, the general museum has been closed.
In fact, the “24-hour Museum” is a brand-new exploration and practice for Zhejiang Natural Museum to achieve the “double promotion” goal of “improving after-school service level and enhancing the educational function of venues” in response to the “double reduction” of education. At the same time, it is also an expansion attempt to serve the citizens and tourists to watch the museum at night. Extending the opening hours of museums not only enriches the spiritual and cultural life of local people, but also helps the development of night economy, and also facilitates foreign tourists to share new cultural spaces and new experiences.
According to reports, the “24-hour Museum” exhibition takes animals, plants and minerals around it as its theme, selects more than 300 specimens of animals, plants and minerals that appear in Zhejiang, uses the “meta-universe” virtual technology to present massive collection information, adopts AI augmented reality, multimedia animation, scientific painting, sound installation, somatosensory interactive games and other display techniques, and supports diversified research activities to promote the close connection between museum courses and science courses. Give full play to the advantages of museum collection resources and exhibitions, meet the needs of different stages and aspects of school education, and strive to stimulate young people’s curiosity and desire to explore nature, analyze the mysteries and wonders of nature around them, and enhance their scientific interest, innovative consciousness and innovative ability.
The “24-hour Museum” is waiting for you to explore.
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