Beijing, January 29 (Reporter Ying Ni) The reporter learned from the summary meeting of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the National Art Museum of China that from May 31, 2023 to January 14, 2024, 96 volunteers of the museum participated in 1,103 guided tours, with more than 10,000 hours of various volunteer services and nearly 60,000 visitors. Among them, 60 red scarf volunteers guided 8 lectures for 120 hours.
Group photo of outstanding volunteers. Courtesy of the National Art Museum of China.
2023 marks the 60th anniversary of the opening of the National Art Museum of China, and it is also the year in which the volunteer team of the National Art Museum of China has been guided for the longest time and served the largest number of visitors. In 2023, a total of 45 new volunteers joined the volunteer family of the National Art Museum of China, further improving the quality and service level of the entire team. In terms of hardware, the volunteer tour introduces simultaneous audio tour equipment to improve the exhibition hall environment and enhance the audience's viewing experience. Continue to develop love cushions to facilitate the use of the audience and convey the temperature of the National Art Museum of China. Since the launch of "Beauty in the New Era: A Series of Exhibitions Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the National Art Museum of China", volunteers can be seen in every thematic exhibition.
The volunteer service of the National Art Museum of China is not only based in the museum, but also radiates to the whole country. Since February 2023, the "Statues for the New Era" exhibition has traveled to 7 art museums across the country, covering 6,050 kilometers, exhibiting for 230 days and serving 170,000 visitors. The National Art Museum of China trained 271 local red scarf volunteers and participated in more than 20 guided tours370,000 people benefited from the voluntary guided tours. During the tour, the expert volunteers of the National Art Museum of China also carried out various forms of volunteer activities, enriching the local cultural life and expanding the depth and breadth of volunteer services at the National Art Museum of China.
Wu Weishan, director of the National Art Museum of China, said that as a national art palace and public cultural service platform, the National Art Museum of China adheres to the concept of "people first", and has worked high-quality collection, high-level utilization and high-quality service, and has created a high-quality volunteer team. Since its establishment 17 years ago, the volunteer service team of the National Art Museum of China has adhered to the spirit of sincere love and selfless dedication to art, disseminated the charm of art with true feelings, touched the emotions of the public, enriched the lives of the public, shouldered the mission of "art communicator", and has become a beautiful landscape of the National Art Museum of China.
At the summary meeting, the National Art Museum of China presented outstanding volunteers with awards such as Outstanding Contribution Award and Honorary Volunteer. (ENDS).
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