The Community Museum Development for Learning in Art Creation

Abstract

This  research article was five objectives: 1) to design and develop a community museum as a source of creative art learning, 2) to copy the patterns of ancient royal banners in the creation of contemporary royal banners, 3) to design visual art patterns for the development of livelihoods for villagers in the community, 4) to organize calligraphy carving activities for learning in the field of art education for youth, villagers, and the public, and 5) to develop a tourism plan for the preservation of local arts. This was a research and development study using in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with key informants in Wat Tha Kham (Chai-Chana) community, Hang Dong district, Hod district, Chiang Mai province.

The results of the research found that: 1) The design and development of the community museum as a source of creative art learning is a single-story brick building with a clay tile roof. There is one loft floor. The ground floor is divided into 5 rooms: Room 1 is the room for displaying the arts and history of Hod, Room 2 is the room for displaying the art of royal banners, Room 3 is the room for displaying the art of Lanna calligraphy, Room 4 is the room for displaying artifacts and antiques of Hod, Room 5 is the room for selling community products, and Room 6 is the community coffee shop and the public relations room.  2) The copying of ancient royal banner patterns in the creation of contemporary royal banners. The creation of two pieces of copied ancient royal banner works, 15 pieces of contemporary royal banner works, and 13 pieces of calligraphy works to be installed in the community art museum.  3) The design of visual art patterns for the development of livelihoods for villagers in the community. Using the murals of Wat Tha Kham (Chai-Chana) temple to convey the Buddhist beliefs and customs of the 12 months, 108 auspicious images, and zodiac images to the design of artistic elements in handicrafts, packaging, symbols, and product posters. 4) Organizing calligraphy carving activities for learning in the field of art education for youth, villagers, and the public for academic service to society and the conservation of arts and culture, the development of a network of art education learning in Chiang Mai province, and the development of an art education network to the community. 5) The development of a tourism plan for the preservation of local arts in accordance with the principles of cultural landscape. By creating tourism geospatial information in Hod district for dissemination and promotion, and a system for searching for information on famous tourist attractions, religious and cultural tourist attractions, natural tourist attractions, and amenities in an efficient information system.