Title: Understanding the Importance of Education Through Museums: Spreading Peace Post-Pandemic
Stream: Museum Education
Presentation Type: Live-Stream Presentation
Authors:
Parin Somani, Independent Scholar, United Kingdom
Abstract:
Museums serve societies in multiple ways through education, facilitating societal development and contributing to local revenue. They are open to all members of the public to learn about tangible and intangible heritage associated with humanity and environmental factors. There are several genres of museums each proposing to encourage study, enjoyment and aiming to educate societies.
This study aims to understand how museums educate societies. There is a focus on promoting peace and how education is imparted to individuals within museums. A systematic review is carried out by means of a thorough literature search. Results have indicated that there are multiple definitions of peace through which museums educate individuals. Peace memorial museums display artifacts recovered through tragic events, in comparison education is imparted through its architecture illustrated through the Aga Khan Museum (AKM) in Toronto which promotes peace through diversity and pluralism. This study has deduced that museums use several methods to educate societies. They provide individuals with a platform to explore their identity, be inspired, and simultaneously used as a supplement to theoretical learning. Prior to the covid-19 pandemic, physical presence in a museum to attain knowledge was important however, during the pandemic virtual platforms with artificial intelligence are utilized to provide virtual learning opportunities for the public which is accessible from remote locations. Therefore, innovative methods are being developed to educate societies on history, promoting diversity, and pluralism cultivating understanding towards sustainable societal peace post-pandemic.
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