Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 31/2. (2011)

Museum Pedagogy

Ana-Maria MESAROS, Gabriela CUZEPAN

Conclusions

In order to ensure survival into the next century, museums must demonstrate their social relevance and use by developing their public service functions and becoming more knowledgeable about the needs of their visitors and more adapt at providing enjoyable and worthwhile experiences [4]. Education as a crucial museum function has been recognised as long as there have been public museums. Studies of learning style reveal that every student has a preferred learning style which facilitates and enhances his learning. Different methods of teaching are necessary to maintain student’s interest and increase their desire for further learning. No matter the age they all show interest and are willing to participate in museum educational activities. The Natural History Museum from Sibiu through the educational project My Hero from Nature developed its educational functions towards a sustainable society. The project involved the participation of over 1000 students from 11 schools from Sibiu County in only 3 months, significant numbers in comparison to other museum educational projects (for example an educational project dedicated to the primary school was attended by 3060 participants during the entire school year 2009-2010).

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Rodica Ciobanu head of the Natural History Museum department for her constant support in implementing our projects and ideas and to Dana Roxana Hrib, head of the Brukenthal P.R., Marketing and Education department, for advertising the project.

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MUZEUL DE ISTORIE NATURALÄ SIBIU -PROIECTUL EDUCATIONAL EROUL MEUDINNATURÄ

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Muzeul de Istorie Naturalä din Sibiu promoveazä, prin intermediul activitätilor sale, educatia ecologicä. Educatia ecologicä creazä elevi entuziasmati, profesori inovativi fi inspirä participandi la astfei de manifestari, sä respecte natura sub toate aspectele ei. Unul dintre proiectele muzeului, initiat in 2011, a fost Erőül meu din natura, care s-а desßifurat pe perioada a trei luni (februarie — aprilie). Fiecare luná a fost dedicatä unui animal din fauna Romániei. Obiectivul general al proiectului a fost acéla de a le oferi participantilor modele pozitive de urmat, eroi din lumea animalelor, exemple de putere, fortä, adaptare fi in acelafi timp elevii sä descopere notiuni noi legate de morfológia, habitatul fi etológia acestor animale, notiuni elementare pentru a intelege de ce este esential ca eie sä fie protejate. La proiect au participat peste 1000 de elevi apartinänd la 11 institutii de invätämänt din judetul Sibiu, clasele luänd parte la 55 de activi táti educationale de-а lungul celor trei luni, activi táti sustinute de coordonatorii proiectului Mesarof Ana-Maria fi Cuzepan Gabriela.

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