I am not at home, I am on my way to the museum.

Author: Li Junming
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: Britain is the country where museology developed, and it is also the world's most densely populated with museums, with London being the capital of museums. After reading this book, it is not difficult to discover the author's secret. On the surface, it is like a window that opens up a beautiful, colorful, and dreamlike visual journey. The deeper secret is that he tells you 99 kinds of associations and recording methods for playing with museums. London is home to numerous museums with a long history of development, and their charm lies in the rich and diverse curatorial practices that are closely tied to reality, allowing people to see the past, experience the present, and imagine the future, thereby overturning people's conservative stereotypes about museums.
Certainly, famous museums like the British Museum, Jeffreys Museum, Tate Modern, National Gallery, and others, have many interesting expressions in terms of architecture and spatial design. However, many smaller museums with fascinating themes, such as the Fan Museum, Canal Museum, Design Museum, Toy Museum, War Museum, Garden History Museum, and Drama Museum, hold more surprises. In fact, London's museums are very approachable—most are free to enter, and many offer tours and educational programs for children/adults to bridge the gap between the public and museums.
In reality, one does not need an exceptionally rich artistic background to appreciate the joy museums and galleries bring. The most important thing is to quiet the mind and deeply feel. Whether it's architecture, history, exhibits, curation, leisure, or atmosphere, as long as you open its doors, there lies the pleasure of "discovery." The author of this book combines objective observations, reports, and personal experiences, making "reading" museums an art of life and travel.