英文摘要 |
Being institutions that exhibit, collect and research, Memorial Museums also have the responsibility to commemorate the victims and carry out history and human rights education. The National 228 Memorial Museum was established to manage the expectations of the victims' families and the society; however, since its opening in 2011, except for occasional appointment visits by groups of civil servants or victims' families, the visibility and public participation fall short from expectation. What is the reason to this situation? In particular, why do college students studying in Taipei, with geographic proximity and prior knowledge, feel relent to visit? To museums, non-visitors are considered 'potential new audiences'; and by understanding whom the potential audiences are, how to contact them, and what expectations they have for the museum, is beneficial in forming visitor development plans. The research focus of this study are museum non-visitors-students, by examining the college students of Taipei downtown area who have “never visited” the National 228 Memorial Museum. This study aims to understand the museum experience of college students, the reasons for their reluctance to visit memorial museums, as well as the imagination and expectations for memorial museums. From the results of focus group interviews, most respondents think that the themes and the content of the exhibition are irrelevant to their personal experiences and everyday life. In addition, gloomy atmosphere and insufficiency of publicity and educational activities also contribute to the lack of visiting motivation. School education and the media report on the 228 anniversary day may affect college students. This study suggests that in addition to increasing exhibition topics linking with contemporary and daily life issues, and strengthening publicity and educational programs, the museum should provide material of research and oral history for the media coverage. At last, the museum should continue to collect both qualitative and quantitative visitor studies data in order to establish potential audience development plan. |