I. Protection of human cultural heritage
Second, the development of information resources.
Third, the function of participating in social education.
1. The function of ideological education
2. The educational function of the construction of two civilizations
3. The educational function of cultural quality
4. Enrich the function of mass cultural life education.
Museums:
Museum phenomenon originated from people's collection consciousness. More than 4000 years ago, the rulers of Egypt and Mesopotamia paid attention to finding treasures and treasures.
In the 4th century BC, Alexander the Great of Macedonia, in the military action of building a great empire across Europe, Asia and Africa, handed over many precious works of art and rare antiquities collected and plundered to his teacher Aristotle for sorting out and studying. Aristotle used these cultural heritages to teach and spread knowledge. After Alexander's death, his subordinate Ptolemy Soto established a new dynasty, continued to fight in the south and north, and collected more works of art. In the third century BC, Ptolemy Soto established a Muse Temple in Alexandria, Egypt, to collect cultural treasures. This "Muse Temple" is recognized as the earliest "museum" in human history. The word museum evolved from the Greek word "muse".
Different from the museum we see today, the Muse Temple is actually a specialized research institution, with a hall research room displaying astronomical, medical, cultural and artistic collections, where scholars gather for research work. Legend has it that Archimedes, a famous physicist who discovered the law of buoyancy when taking a bath, and Euclid, a famous mathematician, are both engaged in research work here.
The Muse Temple, the earliest museum in human history, was destroyed by war in the 5th century.
Modern museums appeared in the late17th century. In the18th century, there was an English doctor, hans sloane, who was a collector with a wide range of interests. In order to make his collection "complete and inseparable" forever, he decided to donate nearly 80 thousand pieces of his collection to the British royal family. The royal family decided to build a national museum. 1753, the British Museum was established, becoming the first large museum open to the public in the world.
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But the library can read many books. . . I wanted to be a librarian since I was a child. .