美国儿童博物馆的角色演变及启示

The Role Transition of Children Museums in America and Its Enlightenment

【摘要】美国儿童博物馆经历了学校教育藏品中心、独立的非正式教育机构、社区教育服务中心、公众教育服务中心四种角色的演变历程。本文从观众、资源和陈列方式三方面分析了美国儿童博物馆角色的演变规律，以期为我国儿童博物馆的建设和完善提供有益借鉴。

Children Museums in America have played the role as school education collection center, independent and unofficial educational institute, community education service center, and public education service center. This paper tries to analyze the patterns of role transition of children museums in America from the perspectives of audience, resources and ways of display, hoping to provide useful reference for the construction of children museums in China.