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A Case Study of the Error of Paleontology Exhibition Datas in the Natural History Museums of Korea

한국 자연사박물관 내 고생물학 전시자료들의 오류발생에 관한 사례연구

  • Received : 2015.05.26
  • Accepted : 2015.06.28
  • Published : 2015.06.30
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Abstract

This study investigated the errors in presenting paleontology exhibition data in 9 natural history museums for 2 years and two months from 15, Aug. 2013 to 25, March 2015. It was found that seven natural history museums presented 28 difference cases of data in error. The purpose of this study was to investigate why the errors occurred and how to prevent the errors from occurring and finally how to correct the errors earlier. For this purpose, this study review related literatures using conference proceedings, books, conducted a survey via natural history museums. Results suggested five ways to correct errors in the future. First, it is suggested that the authorities of the museum increase the number of curators and have specialists participate in excavation and maintenance, research, preparation of the exhibition data through a collaboration with universities and research institutes. Second, it is also suggested that the authorities establish the classification system to use in the exhibition process and secure a job for their maintenance specialists. Third, the authorities of museum should put an examination process in place as a system by inviting the external experts into the exhibition process and also establish a process of collecting errors identified by any museum visitors. Fourth, the authorities of museum should make an efforts to increase the participating rate of correcting errors through SNS, Docent, and educational programs among the community members and students. Fifth, they also should use mass media to show and present the research-proven figures of paleontological fossils, which hopefully helps resolve issues of the prior unchanging cultural inertia.

저자는 2013년 1월 15일부터 2015년 3월 25일까지 약 2년 2개월에 걸쳐 우리나라 9개 자연사박물관을 방문하고 오류연구를 하였다. 그 결과 7개 박물관에서 총 28개의 오류를 발견하였다. 본 연구의 목적은 이러한 오류가 왜 발생하는가, 또 오류가 발생하지 않게 하거나 발생한 오류를 조기에 수정하는 방법은 없을까 하는 대안을 찾는데 있다. 그렇게 하기 위해 선행논문과 서적을 연구하고 대상 자연사박물관에 대한 설문조사를 하였다. 연구결과를 토대로 다음과 같은 대안을 제시하였다. 첫째, 세부전공 분야별 학예사 인력을 확충하되, 단기적으로는 대학 등과 연계하여 자료 발굴, 보전, 연구, 전시자료 작성 등에 전문가를 참여시킨다. 둘째, 전시과정에서 미리 분류체계를 수립하며 보전전문가를 확보한다. 셋째, 전시과정에서 외부 전문가의 심의과정을 만들고, 관람자의 의한 오류 시정 절차를 구축한다. 넷째, SNS, 도슨트, 교육프로그램을 통해 학생과 주민이 오류시정 참여하도록 해야 한다. 다섯째, 대중매체를 통해 명확한 학술적 배경을 기반으로 만들어진 고생물들의 참신한 모습을 보여줌으로써 기존의 문화적 관성을 해결한다.

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