China steel structure museum.

Focusing on the protection of industrial heritage, popularization of scientific knowledge and patriotism education, the Steel Structure Museum aims to let the audience know the development course of steel structure in the world, the rising road of steel structure in China and the unique charm of steel structure civilization.

(A) the characteristics of patriotism education

The steel structure museum shows the whole development process of China’s steel structure related technology from ancient times leading, to modern backwardness, to modern rise, and then to contemporary leading, which helps the audience to understand the history of national conditions and inspire the national spirit; Collecting and exhibiting a number of precious collections that carry red genes, unite blue power and focus on green development, and digging deep into the information and historical stories behind them will help stimulate the enthusiasm of the audience and cultivate scientific ideas; The theme is steel structure. Steel structure technology, products and works are important carriers for China to practice the "Belt and Road Initiative", build a community of human destiny and serve human welfare, and are also important starting points for telling the story of China’s revival.

(2) Free opening to the outside world.

The steel structure museum began its trial operation on May 18, 2017, and is open to the public free of charge every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. On May 1, 2018, it was approved by the Guangdong Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau and officially listed in the national cultural and cultural system; It officially opened on November 2, 2018, and the opening hours were adjusted to six days a week from Tuesday to Sunday. By the end of 2020, it had received more than 50,000 visitors. The museum has also set up online services such as visit reservation, self-help audio guide, panoramic display, etc., providing public services such as guide maps, convenient umbrellas, drinking water, and protection measures for the disabled, and regularly giving special lectures on popular science for children.

(3) Guangji steel structure treasures

The steel structure museum has collected more than 1,000 pieces (sets) of different kinds and shapes from home and abroad. The representative collections include: iron cables of Luding Bridge in Sichuan, rivets of Eiffel Tower, steel members of World Trade Center Building in New York, specifications for steel bridges of state-owned railways in 11 years of the Republic of China, 20-year annals of Showa Steel Works, coal and stone lamps of herringbone bridge in Yunnan-Vietnam Railway, draft recommendation letter of History of Wuhan Bridge Project, rivets and cables of Golden Gate Bridge in the United States, and 3D printed steel structure nodes. At the same time, according to the cultural industry norms, a collection warehouse with protective conditions was built for collection storage, and a collection and warehouse management system was established, and collection of collections continued.

(D) In-depth academic research

The steel structure museum has carried out in-depth research on the collection and history, published the Catalogue of Fine Collection (the first series), and written more than 40 articles on the Collection. Summarize the experience of enterprises in organizing industry museums, participate in the discussion of provincial and municipal industry norms for many times, share the experience of running museums and popularizing science at different theme activities, and publish many papers.

(five) to carry out social education.

The steel structure museum attaches great importance to the education of students and children, actively innovates and takes the initiative to plan and develop a series of research courses on how steel structures are "tempered", and has published a primary school edition, and will continue to compile a junior high school edition and a senior high school edition; A total of 15 public welfare lectures on "Opening of the Steel Structure Museum" were held, benefiting more than 15,000 people online and offline; Continuously held the volunteer service of "Little Interpreter Training" and carried out thematic research activities, benefiting more than 6,000 students. Co-organized a number of public welfare activities such as "prefabricated building citizen experience activities", "millions of citizens see Shenzhen" and "listening to the story of reform and opening up in the museum" with the relevant Shenzhen Municipal Bureau.

(six) extensive publicity and reporting

The steel structure museum has established an official website and WeChat WeChat official account, designed and produced brochures and guide maps, and developed various cultural and creative products such as steel structure theme souvenir covers and commemorative coins. As the only cultural institution, the Steel Structure Museum appeared in Shenzhen’s new edition (2020) city publicity film.

(seven) the social evaluation is good.

The construction and opening up of the steel structure museum has been widely praised by industry experts and the public. It has been awarded the "National Primary and Secondary School Students’ Research and Practice Education Base" and is a member unit of the China Museum Association, the National Federation of Industrial Museums and china national youth palace association.