On the morning of November 2, the Museum of Fine Arts of the Central Academy of Fine Arts grandly held the first 2024 meeting and exchange meeting between volunteers and the museum's leadership and the Ministry of Public Education. Nearly 80 volunteers' actively participated in the event. Since the re-recruitment at the end of June, the Art Museum has attracted hundreds of enthusiastic volunteers, and the number of volunteers currently on duty exceeds 260.
On-site volunteers
Jin Jun, Director of the Art Museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts
The conference opened with a speech by Director Jin Jun. Taking the volunteers of the Prado Art Museum in Spain as an example, he explained in depth the key role of volunteers in the work of art museums and audience service. At the same time, he thanked all the volunteers for their support to the work of the museum, and highly praised the volunteers' spirit of dedicating their time and enthusiasm to public service, emphasizing the importance of volunteers in promoting cultural dissemination and education.
Han Wenchao, Secretary of the Directly Affiliated Party Branch of the Art Museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts
Han Wenchao, Secretary of the Party Branch directly under the Museum of Fine Arts, then spoke, expressing great importance to the work of volunteers and thanking them for their hard work. He revealed that the leadership team of the museum has held many meetings to actively explore the construction of a comprehensive system of volunteer training, management and protection, and is committed to creating better working conditions for volunteers, so that volunteers can grow and gain more while dedicating themselves.
Gao Gao, Deputy Director of the Art Museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts
Deputy Director Gao Gao gave the volunteers an overview of the Central Art Museum, including the history of the museum, architectural features, exhibition lineage and categorization, academic planning and collection features. She also talked about activities such as online learning resources and lectures designed to help the volunteers gain a deeper understanding of the various aspects of the museum so that they can better serve the audience and become a bridge between the museum and the public.
Wang Jun, Program Director, Department of Public Education, Art Museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, China
Mr. Wang Jun of the Public Education Department of the Art Museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts praised and appreciated the volunteers' spirit of helpfulness and selfless dedication, and mentioned that there are many enthusiastic and responsible volunteers within the volunteer team of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, who work actively and conscientiously, and sometimes take the initiative to re-interpret the exhibitions for the audience who miss the guided tours. In order to assist the volunteers to be on duty as soon as possible, Mr. Wang introduced the current work of the guided tour assessment team of the Department of Public Education, the members of the assessment team and the specific contents of the work that each member is responsible for. Finally, Mr. Wang Jun encouraged the volunteers to continue to shine in their positions.
Ms. Liu Weihong, volunteer guide representative of the Central Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum.
Ms. Liu Weihong, as the representative of the guided tour volunteers, said in her speech: "I joined the volunteer team this summer, and I deeply appreciate that every volunteer carries the love of art and the passion for public welfare, and selflessly contributes his or her time and energy, and that we are a collective with a temperature. To do guided tour work, we need to prepare materials, familiarize ourselves with materials, and output materials, which is a tireless learning process, a job to serve the society, and an opportunity to improve ourselves. Volunteer work spurs us to always keep the enthusiasm for learning and energizes our hearts. The audience saying 'thank you' and their smiles are the recognition and emotional reward for our work, inspiring us to continue to improve."
Yue Junyao, Deputy Director of the Office of the Art Museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts
In order to ensure the logistical support for the volunteers, Deputy Director of the Office Yue Junyao explained in detail to the volunteers the Volunteer Charter and the matters that need to be paid attention to in the work, to ensure that each volunteer can complete the tasks smoothly and efficiently in the process of service.
Xiao Baozhen, Director of Public Education Department, Art Museum of Central Academy of Fine Arts
For her part, Xiao Baozhen, Director of the Department of Public Education, introduced in detail the scope of the department's work, including the specific duties of volunteers in each section. According to the needs of the volunteers, the Public Education Department also invited experts and scholars inside and outside the museum to provide courses for the volunteers from exhibition planning to the appreciation of ancient, modern and even contemporary art works. In addition, in the future, we plan to arrange for volunteers to go to other art museums in Beijing for study and exchange, so as to expand their horizons and professional skills.
In the daily work of the museum, volunteer tour guides are an important bridge between art and audience. Through the enthusiastic guiding of volunteers, the stories and knowledge of artworks are conveyed to the audience, contributing to the public education of the Central Academy of Fine Arts Museum.
Volunteers are giving guided tours in the museum
(In no particular order; space limitations prevented a complete picture of all volunteers)
In addition to volunteers from the community, the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) Museum of Art has also joined forces with the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA)'s Aesthetic Education and Innovation Society to engage CAFA students in guided tours of the museum, actively promoting aesthetic education and bringing youthful vitality to the museum.
Mr. Wang Jun led the students of the Aesthetic Innovation Club to visit the exhibition of the Art Museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts.
Group photo
Editor-in-Chief / He Yisha
Editor / Du Yinzhu
Editor / Shi Quanyue
