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| Extracurricular activity of 8/3 Kindergarten ( Nam Dinh city) at the Provincial Museum. |
Established in 1958, Nam Dinh Provincial Museum has undergone many upgrades and expansions. By 2021, the Provincial Museum was ranked as Grade I by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, affirming its position in the Vietnamese museum system. Currently, it is preserving about 25,000 valuable artifacts. Of which, more than 2,000 typical artifacts have been selected for permanent display, systematically recreating the historical and cultural process of Nam Dinh land. The museum's display system consists of two parts: interior and exterior. The exterior harmoniously combines gardens, trees, lawns and large artifacts such as ancient architectural pieces, mascot statues, archaeological artifacts, weapons and military equipment used in the resistance war against the US. In particular, within the museum grounds is the Flagpole relic - an important construction of the Nguyen Dynasty's Southern Citadel, ranked as a national monument. The interior introduces the historical and social process of Nam Dinh province in chronological order from prehistoric, early historical, Ly - Tran dynasties to the resistance war against French colonialism and American imperialism. Besides, there are typical topics such as: "The Vietnamese belief in worshipping the Mother Goddess of the Three Palaces - Identity and value", "Uncle Ho with the Party Committee and people of Nam Dinh", "The relics that go through the years"...
In order to improve the experience of visitors, especially students, the Provincial Museum focuses on applying technology in displaying and introducing artifacts. The website "baotangtinhnamdinh.vn" was born, integrating 3D virtual tour technology. Just at home, visitors can explore the entire space, see each artifact up close. At the museum, a 3D artifact information lookup machine is placed next to the artifact, helping visitors easily learn details with just a few simple steps. Digital transformation helps to better preserve documents and expand accessibility, raising public awareness of historical values. Implementing the Project "Promoting lifelong learning activities in libraries, museums, cultural houses, and clubs", many schools in the province have actively coordinated with the Nam Dinh Provincial Museum to organize useful extracurricular programs for students. Ms. Hoang Thi Minh Nguyet, Principal of Tran Bich San Secondary School (Nam Dinh City) shared: “In addition to classroom teaching hours, the school also organizes many experiential activities for students, focusing on taking students to visit museums and historical sites to enrich their practical knowledge. Experiential and learning activities at the museum have initially formed students' abilities to learn and exploit historical values such as knowing how to collect, gather, and process information and historical materials to study and explore history. At the same time,educating students to appreciate and spread the values of history and national culture of Thanh Nam land”. In addition to specialized programs, the museum also organizes many diverse cultural activities such as water puppetry, Chau Van singing, Xam singing, folk games such as o an quan, tug of war, blindfolded drumming... Socialization activities are promoted with many individuals and organizations donating valuable artifacts, enriching the museum's archives. Nguyen Bao An, class 3A4, Tran Nhan Tong Primary School (Nam Dinh city) shared: “I am very impressed with the ancient artifacts and stories about national heroes. The knowledge I heard and saw at the museum helped me understand more about Vietnamese history and make me even more proud of my hometown Nam Dinh”.
Along with the activities of explaining and introducing artifacts, Nam Dinh Provincial Museum continues to innovate traditional educational methods through a series of diverse and interactive experiential programs. Students are transformed into folk cultural spaces with activities such as playing traditional games, taking historical knowledge competitions, learning about Tet customs, practicing agricultural skills, learning how to tie scarves, wearing traditional ceremonial costumes, etc. The highlight is the spaces that recreate cultural activities such as water puppetry, "Traditional Vietnamese Kitchen", Northern villages, where students directly participate in the process of milling rice, pounding rice, cooking rice in clay pots, etc. From there, a lively learning environment is formed, helping students deeply explore traditional cultural values associated with Vietnamese people's lives through the ages.
Comrade Hoang Van Cuong, Director of Nam Dinh Provincial Museum said: “The core mission of the Museum is not only to preserve artifacts, but also to transform historical and cultural values into living knowledge for the community. All professional activities are aimed at improving the effectiveness of heritage education, increasing accessibility for the younger generation through modern technology and innovative display forms”. In order to promote the value of revolutionary historical artifacts, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has coordinated with departments, branches and localities to implement many activities connecting museums, cultural heritage and the education - tourism system. Through cooperation with schools and travel agencies, tours, learning and experience programs at the Provincial Museum are organized regularly, especially on major national anniversaries such as Southern Liberation Day, National Reunification Day (April 30), War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27), National Day September 2, Vietnam People's Army Founding Day (December 22)... On average, each year, Nam Dinh Provincial Museum welcomes about 12,000 visitors, of which nearly 9,000 are students from educational institutions inside and outside the province. They participate in vivid traditional educational activities, from observing artifacts, listening to explanations, to thematic talks and traditional storytelling. Thereby, contributing to reviving historical memories, helping the younger generation better understand the arduous struggle and indomitable spirit of the nation. In many localities, schools and mass organizations also organize extracurricular activities, field research, and Party membership recruitment at museums and traditional houses. These are practical activities to educate ideals, arouse pride and responsibility in preserving cultural heritage in each student.
In the era of digital transformation, Nam Dinh Provincial Museum not only performs well in its function of preserving heritage but also affirms its role as an open educational space, connecting the past with the present. Through exhibitions and experiential activities, the museum contributes to fostering cultural foundations, arousing national spirit and a sense of responsibility to preserve heritage in the younger generation.
Article and photos: Viet Du
Source: https://baonamdinh.vn/van-hoa-nghe-thuat/202506/bao-tang-tinh-nam-dinh-gop-phan-giu-lua-truyen-thong-a232579/
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