Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 29-30/2. (2010)
Mueum pedagogy
Dana Roxana HRIB The “Discovering the Museum” programme was launched at the beginning of school year 2008/2009 (15th of September 2009 - 15th of June 2008). At the moment, its second year is running for 2009/2010. Scope of the project: aims and objectives On short term, the Brukenthal National Museum aimed at encouraging students of different groups of age to become familiar with the Museum through recurrence in visiting, to discover it step by step, having the possibility of learning, being creative and enjoying in recreation. On medium term, the Museum aimed at a different approach to the Sibiu community through the means of creating events dedicated to children and teenagers, involving teachers, parents, press, other institutions. On long term, the Museum aims at serving as model for other museums in Romania, in order to form through today’s children and students the future museum-oriented public, which at the moment doesn’t exist at the national level. Stages of implementation 1. Dissemination The broad educational offer for the school year 2008/2009 (a step-by-step activities timeline comprising 57 themes and eight projects) was disseminated at all urban or rural levels, being handed over to schools and to the County School Inspectorate under the form of printed materials. For the school year 2009/2010, the offer is structured in accordance with the target group on three categories: primary, secondary and high school. The educational offer it is also posted on the education page of the official website of the museum http://www.brukenthalmuseum.ro/educatie, the events related to the education activities are announced on news and events web page and Museum’s press releases, the exhibitions being posted on the temporary exhibitions page (Fig. 2). Establishing the activity categories The Museum educational offer includes basic guided tours, thematic guided tours, thematic projects, contests, workshops, exhibitions, guided tours for disable children and their parents, ethnic and ecumenical oriented activities. Strategies The main patterns of the project were set during the school year 2008/2009 in which concern the activity types, publication concepts, establishment of relations with schools and other institutions education-related through the means of written agreements. There were also established rules of participation, means of information, and means of popularizing the results. The main strategy was to focus on what the museum in general and the Brukenthal National Museum in particular has characteristic. On the other hand, the educational project was thought to respond to the needs of institutions involved, accommodating their own specificity. Partners Until the end of year 2009, the project involved the participation of 11 high schools in the city of Sibiu, 2 urban high schools in Sibiu County, 13 schools (primary & secondary teaching) in the city of Sibiu, 2 urban schools (primary and secondary teaching) in Sibiu County, 164
