“博物馆”一词,源于希腊文“缪斯庵” (Museion),原意为“祭祀缪斯的地方”。缪斯是希腊神话中掌管科学与艺术的九位神女的通称,她们分别掌管着历史、天文、史诗、情诗、抒情诗、悲剧、喜剧、圣歌和舞蹈. 代表着当时希腊人文活动的全部。博物馆收集、保存、研究有关人类及其环境见证物,为人们提供受教育和欣赏的机会。博物馆是传承民族优秀文化传统的重要载体。近年来,浦东一个又一个专业博物馆相继开馆,成为文化浦东建设的亮点;参观游览博物馆,从中品味民族文化的魅力和精深博大,成为浦东人文化生活的重要组成部分。 The term “museum”, derived from the Greek “Museion” (Museion), originally intended to “worship Muse’s place.” Muse is the common name for nine goddesses who control science and art in Greek mythology, and they are in charge of history, astronomy, epics, love poems, lyrical poems, tragedies, comedies, chants and dances, representing all the Greek cultural activities at that time. The Museum collects, preserves and studies human and environmental evidence of its existence to provide people with the opportunity to be educated and appreciated. Museum is an important carrier to inherit the excellent cultural traditions of the nation. In recent years, Pudong one after another professional museum have opened one after another, a cultural highlights of the construction of Pudong; visit the museum, from which the taste of national culture and profound profound, become an important part of Pudong cultural life.