Yogyakarta, Media3.id – Some museums have begun to reopen to the public in accordance with local government guidelines, such as allowing visits with visitor restrictions, wearing face masks, and checking temperatures upon entry. However, according to a UNESCO report, many museums rely on donors and sponsors for around 5% to 100% of their budget.
A number of cultural institutions around the world have created dedicated online programs and are collaborating with programs such as Google Arts & Culture to make exhibitions available online. The Blanton Museum of Art in Austin Texas, avoided firing its staff during the pandemic by assigning employees with new projects. “Like digitizing their collections and handwritten thank-you cards to donors,” Museums Volkenkinde Leiden, Francine Brinkgreve, said, Thursday (12/8/2021).
Online initiatives, her add, organized by museums could inspire other museums, especially in Asian and African, small island and developing countries (SIDS), where only 5% of museums can offer online content to their audiences.
Coordinator of Public Programs, Electricity and New Energy Museum Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), Adang Suryadana said that the museum’s good practice of being proactive and utilizing digital technology was carried out by the Electricity and New Energy Museum. Adang said that he and his team learned anything relevant about electricity from lessons in elementary, middle, and high school.
“We display what children learn and need at school, and we design attractive designs so that students are enthusiastic,” said Adang.
Agreeing with the previous statement, Head of Silk Road Online Project of China National Silk Museum Hangzhou, Yilan Wong said, she had also used digital technology for virtual tours. “This is appreciated by the community,” she added.
• (Shaleh Rudianto)
