Based upon investigations on domestic and overseas science and technology museums as well as literature review on museum exhibits, this paper summarizes past representative research findings on classification of exhibits in science and technology museums, attempting to conduct a further analysis on unexplored aspects of the classification of exhibits according to the principle of “Developing from inheritance, innovation from development”. The study tries to expand and supplement the classification methods to enrich research attainments in this field. It aims to provide references for future thematic plan and exhibit design for modern science and technology museums, so as to lead to a better functioning of museum exhibits discussed herein.

science and technology museums  /  popular science exhibits  /  exhibits in science and technology museums  /  classification