| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 社會教育學系 === 102 === Military dependents village was a unique community outline that appeared in Taiwan due to particular political circumstances. The military dependents village hence evolved its very own culture which was part of the author’s childhood memory. The policy of recontruction of military dependents village thoroughly changed the face and nature of the village. The melancholy turned into motive of this research. The Military Dependents Village Museum is operated under eco-museum concept which was considered as reflectiveness of traditional museum values and was initially proposed in France, 1971. The concern for local culture and resident participation are the beliefs of an eco-museum. Based on research of local community, the The Military Dependents Village Museum developed it’s own view of local culture which are promoting understanding between either sides of military dependents village boundry, revealing the diversity of both sexes and ethnic groups, and the solidarity of neighbors who have no biological bound. Both material and immaterial manners are adopted by the museum to represent local collective memory that means culture of military dependents village in this case. Resident participation is crucial to the museum. Residents provided objects for museum exhibition, supported the museum activities and guided the audience.
However, there is gap between idea and practice. The goal of promoting understanding between either sides of military dependents village boundry isn’t fully achieved. The division is still obvious in this research. The collective memories shared by residents are different and showed diversities, but these opinions are neither conserved nor responded by the museum. Hence the representation of local colletive memory in the museum is fragmental, inconsistent and somehow arbitrary. It’s the resident interpretation of culture makes Military Dependents Village Museum distinctive. So encouraging local community to be part of the museum is a lasting mission.
The museum proposes its power through selecting the contens of display. What the audience see in the museum is determined in advance. However, an eco-museum advocates itself to balance the contention of both parties which are museum and residents. This ambition would be achieved by encouraging residents to speak for themselves. The diversities within residents shape an eco-musem, and keeping different opinions in record is the museum’s priority. The museum thereby becomes where the residents identify themselves.
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