The Science Museum: A Cultural Heritage Attraction

This report discusses the judgement on conservation practice at the Science Museum, the principles in the literature and their application in real life, the museum's visitor management practices, and the interpretative methods used to present its stories. It also examines the queuing system, timed tickets, and restrictions in place to protect the museum's objects. The report provides insights into the management and sustainability practices of the Science Museum.

The Science Museum-
A cultural of heritage
attraction

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
Judgement on conservation practice at science museum - how sensitive this site is, how well it?. 1
Using principles in the literature and apply it into real life.............................................................2
Are science museum closing parts of the sites to protect it?...........................................................2
Do science museum deliberately turn the lights that low as they're trying to preserve the paint....3
The interpretative methods and techniques which the science museum uses to present its story...3
Evidence of good visitor management - a critical assessment of visitor management....................4
Is there a queuing system? Do you have timed tickets?..................................................................4
Are you only allowed to go one way or around the science museum or do you have for quite a
few ranges go anywhere?.................................................................................................................5
What sort of basis of management is in science museum?..............................................................5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................5
Recommendations............................................................................................................................6
References:.......................................................................................................................................7

Introduction
Cultural heritage refers to the legacy of various assets which are tangible and intangible
in nature. It belongs to a group or a society which is inherited from past generations. It is not
compulsory that all legacies are of the past generations but it is a product of selection by society
itself. Cultural heritage includes the customs, beliefs, rites, rituals, ceremonies, indigenous
knowledge, social traditions, arts, crafts, music, political and ideological beliefs. All these
influences the culture and behaviour along with the history and many practices which is
concerning the natural environment, religious and scientific traditions (Macdonald, 2020). The
following discussion is based on the science museum which is a cultural of heritage attractions. It
is established in 1857 and located in London, United Kingdom. It is one of the major museum
which has city's major tourist attractions which attracts 3.3 Million visitors annually. The below
report covers the main aspects regarding the science museum such as judgement on conservation
practice at science museum using various principles in the literature and its applications into the
real life. It will include the visitor management and other issues related with the experience
observed so that proper conclusion and recommendations can be made in an appropriate manner.
Judgement on conservation practice at science museum - how sensitive this
site is, how well it?
Conservation refers to the act of trying to protect or preserve something which is a
limited resource to use. Conservation practices at museum aims to preserve the historic things by
eliminating the factors of environment. This is because environment factors causes the
deterioration. There are several factors which affects the collections in the museum and the the
major ones are the temperature and humidity. There are numerous conservators who manages
and look after such things for better maintenance of the objects kept in the science museum. For
example, they manage and preserve along with the treat and document the works of science and
artefacts along with the specimens. These are the works which highly requires the substantial
scientific research in order to find out the ways to conserve (Timothy, 2021). Conservators
initially document their findings and the treat the items in order to decrease their deterioration or
to make their original state possible by restoring it. There are procedures which are adopted by
the science museum for conservation such as development of an appropriate storage and displays
areas. They also install the mechanisms of climate control with help of careful and routine
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analysis of the materials present in the environment of museum. Also they perform the regular
evaluation of the object integrity in their collections (Macdonald, 2020).
Using principles in the literature and apply it into real life
There are various conservation principles in the literature which are supplied into the real
life science museum in the UK. The major aim of the conservation principles are to follow the
policies and guidelines because it supports the quality of decision making and the ultimate
objective of formulating a management position in all the aspects of the historic environment. It
is transparent and sustainable in its real time application. Conservation principles and policies
have the intention of two majorly guide the historic staff on best practices. These are the
principles which are to be read and used by the property owners and developers along with the
professional advisors and local authorities (Dans and González, 2019). There are some high level
principles which are used in the science museum. There are majorly six high level principles
such as the historic environment is a shared resource is the first principle. Second principle is
that each and every person must be capable of participating in the sustainable practices for the
historic environment. Third principle is to understand the significance of places which are vital.
Fourth principle is to manage the significant places in order to sustain the values. Fifth principle
is to make the decisions for the change Management which should be reasonable and consistent
along with the transparency. Sixth principle is to document and learn the distance making which
is essential. Each and every object kept in the science museum must have the evidentiary value
and historical value along with the aesthetic value and communal value. These are the principles
which are adopted by the science museum which are helpful in the conservation practices
(Cerquetti and Ferrara, 2018).
Are science museum closing parts of the sites to protect it?
Science museum has not closed enough closing parts of the sites to protect it. For example
the museum is not within the congestion charge zone. It means that the science museum is free of
cost and anyone can look out the items kept in the museum without any restrictions. But there is
one condition that the person who wants to review the museum must have to book it one month
before so that all the details and verification can be done in a proper way before entering that
person into the museum. Moreover, there is now a recent government announcement that they
must be the face coverings when India was at the museum (Smith, 2020). It is highly essential.
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The staff and other people who are working in the museum also wear a face covering for better
protection. Museum provides the self service lockers because if there is any property which is
left unattended can be removed from the museum. If a person loses any item from the self
service lockers then they can easily contact the member of staff so that they can help them find
out which is located on level one of the museum. There is the protective state which is specially
formulated for the children aged 3 to 6 along with the parents and carers. Children can explore
scientific ideas which include constructions and water along with the light and sound. They can
also about the floating and sinking along with the shadows and reflections and many more.
Therefore protection closing parts are made for the children and for the adults as well according
to the needs and requirements and also for the safety of the items kept in the museum (Du Cros
and McKercher, 2020).
Do science museum deliberately turn the lights that low as they're trying to
preserve the paint
Science museum deliberately turn the lights that low as they are trying to preserve the
paint. This is because the paints which are used at the science museum are the scientific object
which has the history and research content about the quality of paint and how it is used for the
walls. Intentionally such types of lights are turned in the museum so that the paint can be
preserved along with the low energy consumption in the museum. This helps the science
museum to maintain sustainability and a healthy environment. If a science museum turns the
highlights then it can directly affect the wall paints and also the other scientific objects kept in
the museum. This is because every object and wall paint has their own needs and requirements to
be kept safe without any damage. And therefore the science museum turns the lights low because
it not only preserves the paint but also each and every object kept in the museum for the
betterment and long lives quality of the items (Janes and Sandell, 2019).
The interpretative methods and techniques which the science museum uses to
present its story
There are various interpretative methods and techniques which the science museum uses to
present its stories. Science museum uses the labels which tell about the artefacts. Sometimes the
curators also use the videos and pictures to help narrate a story about the object which also
contains the information of different artefacts and labels along with the pictures and videos. The
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display of the exhibition includes the special arrangement and installation design along with the
visual and contextual aspects in order to present information of each and every item presented in
the museum (Antón, Camarero and Garrido, 2018). It also displays the physical and
interpretative environment through which the artworks and different artefacts are presented.
There are various interpretative devices which are used by the science museum to display the
information about the object such as any text and image along with the design feature and audio
which is followed by the video and any other architectural feature which is intended to review
the messages for the visitor (Machidon, Duguleana and Carrozzino, 2018).
Evidence of good visitor management - a critical assessment of visitor
management
Science museums have good visitor management because they have formulated their
museum visitor’s space welcoming their audience which is formulated and developed at the
entrance point along with the welcome sign. Museum has made their museum space interactive
so that the visitor at the museum can easily communicate and have a good communication flow
with the staff and can easily learn about the things kept in the museum which helps in the
strategic interaction among the audiences and the objects kept in the museum (Richards, 2018).
Science museum also utilizes social media so that the engagement with the museum visitors can
be in an effective and efficient manner with good participation and more interest from the
visitors towards the science museum. The science museum also has taken advantage of digital
technology for museums for better security and good management of visitors so that keeping
track of the records can help them for the big data management. Moreover, the science museum
has the ability to control the museum traffic flow with the people counters without any large
crowds. These are the strategies which are adopted by the science museum in order to get good
visitor management for better flow of the people in a smooth manner (Vu, Luo, Ye and Law,
2018).
Is there a queuing system? Do you have timed tickets?
Science museum has no queuing system because the tickets are booked 1 month ago are free
of charge. Free charge tickets need the good identity and proper cross verification of the people
who will be visiting the science museum. This is the reason where 1 month ago booking is
required to visit a science museum and to look for the scientific objects and learn about them.
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Talking about the queuing system, there is a big line if a large number of tickets book a
particular date for example on weekends. And there are also a small number of people who
booked on the same date and therefore a small line is formulated to enter in the science museum.
This is the entire concept of the queuing system and time tickets in the science museum (Zhou,
Shen, Wu and Shen, 2019).
Are you only allowed to go one way or around the science museum or do you
have for quite a few ranges go anywhere?
Science museum permits the visitor's to move around the science museum with some sort of
restrictions but not fully free and not fully restricted. It means that there are some restrictions
which are to be followed by the visitors because these restrictions are for the benefit not only for
the science museum and their objects but also for the visitors as well. This is because there are
various objects in the science museum which can be harmful to touch and go nearby, for such
restrictions are compulsory to be followed by the visitors. Moreover there are some objects
which can harm the visitors if they touch or go nearby so therefore it is compulsory to follow the
restrictions for the benefit of the science museum and its objects. Other than this clause
restrictions are not full but partial as per the needs and requirements of the visitors and the
science museum and its items (Chen and Rahman, 2018).
What sort of basis of management is in science museum?
Science museum manages its organization by simply operating under some form of the
governing body. This is a body which refers to the general policy of the museum and also the
necessary controls due to which the resources are delivered. The director of the organization and
the staff members are responsible for the science museum. It is considered as a non profit and
permanent institution in the form of service of the site which is in the development phase every
time and open to the public which requires and researches the conservation and communication
along with the exhibition of the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity. It also relates with
sustainability and environment the motive of education and study along with the enjoyment
(Mata-Perelló, Carrión, Molina and Villas-Boas, 2018).
Conclusion
It is concluded that cultural heritage is an important concept to learn and study so that its
applications can be applied in the real world sites. This is because it is the term related with the
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emotions of the people which is a part of their day to day living. Therefore, there are various
museums which are considered as the attraction of cultural heritage and it is discussed in the
above report. The above information is all about sharing of the experiences after observing
several things of management and sustainability in the museums. Hence, it is important to
analyse the judgement on conservation practice at science museum. It is essential to examine the
principles in the literature and application into real life. It is necessary to determine the science
museum closing parts of the sites to protect it. It is significant to gain the knowledge about
science museum turn the lights that low as they're trying to preserve the paint. It is imperative to
assess the interpretative methods and techniques which the science museum uses to present its
story. It is vital to study the evidence of good visitor management. It is crucial to investigate the
queuing system and timed tickets along with the allowance to go one way or around the science
museum or a few ranges go anywhere and also the basis of management in science museum.
Hence, this report covers all such areas in order to better understand the conception of cultural
heritage.
Recommendations
It is recommended for the science museum to maintain its cultural heritage by proper
management of the diversity and assorted culture in one museum for better attraction of the
customers towards the science museum. It is suggested that the science museum must display the
rare artwork related to the science items along with the utensils and Maritime equipment which
is followed by the currencies and other items of the olden times which are scientific in nature and
provide a lot of learning about the practical world. It is suggested that the preservation of the
beliefs and culture must be maintained within the science museum so that the diverse number of
audience can get attracted with a full comfort and convenience zone in the science museum.
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