民间收藏在文化遗产保护和博物馆建设中的作用

The Role of Private Collecting in Cultural Heritage Protection and Museum Construction

民间收藏是用私人力量搜集保护历史见证物的行为,是人们丰富精神生活的一种活动。民间收藏具有参与人员广泛性、收藏内容宽泛性、私人藏品专题性、藏品搜集便利性的特点。民间收藏在文化遗产保护和博物馆建设中具有重要作用,它是文化遗产保护的具体行动,是国有博物馆藏品来源的主要渠道,是民办博物馆建设的基础。要加强对民间收藏的组织领导,使民间收藏在和谐社会建设中发挥更大的作用。

Private collecting represents an involvement of private forces in collecting and protecting witnesses of the history,and is an activity enriching our spiritual life as well. It is characterized by a broad participation and a broad range of contents ;the collections are usually monographic and are convenient to be accessed. Private collecting plays an important role in cultural heritage protection and museum construction,being a practical action to protect cultural heritage, a main source for state museum collections,and a basis for the construction of private museums. Therefore, the organization of private collecting should be reinforced so as to fully play its role in the construction of a harmonious society.