论美术馆的公共性及其价值功能发挥——兼论宁波美术馆的实践探索

Publicity and Value of Museum of Arts——On the Practice of Ningbo Museum of Art

美术馆的公共性决定了美术馆必须为最广泛的观众提供最大限度的文化艺术服务。美术馆除了具有教育功能、审美功能之外,还具有平等、解放等政治功能。宁波美术馆在硬件建设与软件建设方面取得了重要成就,吸引了越来越多的观众,发挥了越来越重要的价值功能。未来,美术馆需要进一步从以艺术家为中心转向以公众为中心,加强馆藏合作以合理配置行业资源,并通过建设虚拟美术馆、开展体验式教育等方式创新美术馆的展示方式,增强对公众的吸引力。

A museum of art is characteristic of its publicity of providing public service of culture and art. Apart from the basic functions of education and aesthetics, it has as well political functions to promote concepts of equality and liberation. Ningho Museum of Art has accomplished significant achievement in both hardware perspective and software perspective. It is attracting increasing number of visitors and playing an important role. In the future, the museum should shift from artist orientation to public orientation, strengthen the association with other related museums, develop a virtual museum, and improve the visiting experience, so as to increase its appeal to the public.