Analysis of Museums Generations: from Material embodiment to semantic discourse.

Mona Kadkhoda ¹ (Azad University West Tehran Branch)

Submited date : 2023-09-11 accepted date : 2023-09-17

Keywords: Museum generation, semantic discourse, The dignity of objects, Musealization,

Abstract :

Mankind is the only being who endeavors to uphold his place in the world by recalling and preserving his historical records. Thus, studying the process of formation of museums as the means to sustain such records could elucidate the viewpoints and reactions of different communities and societies throughout history. This study aims to further probe the historical evolution of museums from two aspects. To achieve this goal, a qualitative research approach has been used to study the process of the evolution of museums. Data has been gathered through library resources and the type of this data is based on historical, interpretive, and formal grounds. This evolution has been focused on from different aspects. Furthermore, the relation between the demands of the communities in each era and the circumstances of the formation of the museums is studied. Subsequently, a comparative study has been attempted between the different selected museums as representatives of each era. The study concludes that the structural and formal alterations of museums since the formation of ancient temples to the present day are deeply influenced by the rhythm of changes in structure, purpose, and audience. With an increase in the pace of alterations, mankind has been more eager to record these changes. What is more, as a reminiscent of history, museums, implementing the means and methods at their disposal, could enrich the process of education and upgrade their role more influential means reaching a wider range of society.