The Golden Decade of university museums development in China

The development of university museums in China has undergone an accelerated pace since the beginning of the twenty-first century, with the period from 2012 to 2022 witnessing unprecedented growth, marked by a significant leap in the scale of new museum construction. However, the sharp upward momentum has noticeably weakened since 2023. Based on field investigations and data analysis of dozens of Chinese university museums, this study presents, for the first time, a relatively accurate count of Chinese university museums and documents their fundamental characteristics. On this basis, this paper proposes and substantiates the concept of the ‘Golden Decade’ as a high-speed development period of university museums in China from 2012 to 2022. Through extensive case studies and data analysis, the paper analyses this rapid development and explores significant issues that emerged during this period, providing a comprehensive exposition of the concept and the developmental landscape of the Golden Decade

China · Data science · Engineering ethics · Political science · Computer Science · Engineering · Higher Education Governance and Development · Law · Medicine · Museums and Cultural Heritage