A new wave of museum opening: the summer has set off a "Monday non-closing" craze
In the hot summer, it is the summer vacation season, and the museum has ushered in a continuous heating up tide of visits. In order to meet the visiting needs of tourists, museums in many places have adjusted their summer opening hours, setting off a new trend of "not closing on Mondays". This change aims to provide more flexible visiting options for the majority of tourists, solve the problem of "one ticket is difficult to find", and allow more people to appreciate the beauty of culture up close.
From the Palace Museum in Shenyang to the Six Dynasties Museum in Nanjing, from the municipal museum in Lanzhou to the 11 municipal museums in Hangzhou, museums everywhere have joined the ranks of "Monday non-closing". For example, the Shenyang Palace Museum will open from 8:30 to 18:00 in the summer, and will no longer be closed on Mondays; The Six Dynasties Museum of Nanjing cancels its Monday closure from July 31 to October 8 and extends its opening hours to 17:30. Nine municipal museums in Lanzhou have implemented the "Monday non-closure" measure from August 7, allowing more tourists to have the opportunity to visit. Similarly, Hangzhou's 11 municipal museums have adjusted their opening hours, opening their doors to visitors every day.
While the summer opening hours have been extended, some museums are constantly exploring new modes of visiting. For example, the Nanjing Museum extended its opening hours to 18:00 from August 5 to August 31 to provide visitors with more visiting time; The National Museum of Classics has launched a series of special activities for night performances, extending the opening time to 20:00, presenting visitors with a different cultural experience. The Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution extended its opening hours until 20:00 on Friday, providing an opportunity for white-collar workers and tourists to visit in the evening.
Behind these reforms are the efforts and innovations of major museums. In order to solve the problem of "one ticket is difficult to find" during peak hours, museums have also put a lot of effort into optimizing the reservation mechanism. The National Museum adheres to the normal management of "limited, reservation, and peak shift", scientifically measures the actual carrying capacity, and increases the daily visitor limit by time period, so that more people have the opportunity to appreciate the national treasures. The Nanjing Museum has adopted strategies such as time-based reservations and dynamic ticket launches, and has increased the daily visitor limit to 25,000, which not only ensures the safety of cultural relics, but also improves the visiting experience of the audience. The Beijing Museum of Ancient Architecture has adjusted the daily reservation limit to 2,600 people from August 2 to ensure a smooth visit.
With the summer "Monday non-closing" craze, more and more tourists will have the opportunity to visit the museum during the holiday, appreciate the history and feel the breadth of culture. This new initiative not only makes the museum a great place for families and friends to spend fun together, but also provides more opportunities for culture lovers to learn more about history and pass on culture.
In short, as a window to culture, the museum carries the memory of history and transmits the wisdom of mankind. In this special summer, the reform measures of museums around the world have greatly benefited visitors and injected new vitality into the development of cultural undertakings. Let's grab the tail of summer vacation, walk into the hall of the museum, explore the treasures of culture together, and feel the charm of history.
In this summer museum feast, visitors can not only immerse themselves in the sea of precious cultural relics, but also feel the care and creativity behind the museum. The introduction of these measures is not only to meet the desire of tourists to visit the exhibition, but also to enhance the depth and breadth of cultural inheritance.
Looking back at history, museums have often been regarded as high-threshold cultural temples, and only a few people can enter them to appreciate the charm of culture. Today's museums, however, are breaking this by opening the door to culture through more flexible opening hours, advanced digital display technology, and a people-friendly service concept.
In this new wave of museum opening, visitors are no longer bound by time, and they can enjoy the wonderful display of cultural relics on Monday, the regular closing day. In the Shenyang Palace Museum, visitors can stroll through the ancient palace and feel the thickness of history; At the Nanjing Six Dynasties Museum, they can see the brilliance of thousand-year-old cultural relics up close. Whether it is ancient architecture or historical stories, it will be brought to life this special summer.
The reform and innovation of the museum is precisely to solve the problem of "one vote is difficult to find" in the past. By optimizing the reservation mechanism and scientifically and reasonably allocating the number of visitors, everyone can get the opportunity to enter the museum at the appropriate time period. This not only makes it easier for visitors to plan their own itinerary, but also reduces the inconvenience of waiting in line and improves the comfort of visiting.
At the same time, some museums have also launched a series of special events for night shows while extending their opening hours. This initiative not only provides opportunities for tourists who cannot come during the day on weekdays, but also creates a different cultural experience for visitors. At the National Museum of Classics, the display of cultural relics at night is particularly mysterious; At the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution, the extended opening at night makes the historical story more vivid.
Whether it is reform and opening up or optimizing reservations, these measures have given the museum new vitality. The museum is no longer a cold exhibition place, but a vibrant and creative cultural paradise. In this summer, immersing yourself in the embrace of the museum can not only feel the charm of history, but also create a closer connection with culture in an interactive experience.
Following the "Monday Closed" reform, there may be more innovative measures to make museums an indispensable part of people's leisure lives. Whether it is teenagers, scholars, or ordinary people, they can absorb the nourishment of knowledge and feel the charm of culture in the embrace of the museum. Let us all hope that this new trend of museums can continue to advance, so that more people can benefit, culture can be inherited, and history can be remembered.