In recent years, cultural relic identification, as a new specialty, has emerged in the art industry and is independent from archaeology. Simple archaeology can no longer meet the needs of economic development, so the industry of cultural relics appraiser came into being. As an applied university, Beijing Peking University Institute of Resources established the Cultural Relics Project Team of Beijing Peking University Institute of Resources in 2000 to train high-level and high-level cultural relics experts by combining market with practice. The cultural relics specialty established by Beijing Peking University Institute of Resources originated from Peking University Archaeology, and it is a new specialty facing the market and employment.
This major is the Institute of Cultural Relics of Beijing Peking University Institute of Resources. It is not only a characteristic major of the school, but also a "trump card" in the field of cultural relics identification. Peking University Institute of Resources and Cultural Relics is the first formal independent major established in colleges and universities since the founding of New China. This major is a new discipline that conducts diversified research on cultural relics and antiques themselves. Teach professional knowledge of historical documents, science and technology, art appraisal, authenticity appraisal and value evaluation, and cultural relics collection of classified cultural relics, and pay attention to cultivating appraisal skills. Based on academics, with technology as its specialty, cultivate compound art experts with academic foundation.
■ Unique teaching methods
The classroom teaching of the Institute of Cultural Relics highlights the combination of theory and practice. The first and second academic years are mainly based on theory, supplemented by practical training, and the third and fourth academic years are mainly based on practice and combining theory. The academic system lasts for four years, with theoretical courses decreasing step by step and practical courses increasing step by step.
When the Institute of Cultural Relics hires first-line experts to teach, in order to let students learn the real skills and see the real things, they often use physical objects for teaching, such as paintings, ceramics, jade, bronzes and other physical cultural relics, so that students can get in touch with cultural relics at zero distance and have a strong interest. In the past four years, the total training hours of middle school students are basically equivalent to theoretical hours, and there are many internship opportunities in museums, cultural relics markets, sites and other places, and students' professional skills have improved rapidly.
In terms of examination content and form, freshmen and sophomores mainly adopt the closed form of theoretical examination, while juniors and seniors mainly adopt the open form of examination appraisal skills, cultural relics description and other practical contents. For example, in the exam, there are several genuine products. After students observe them, write down their names and years, identify the authenticity and reasons, explain the difference between genuine products and fakes, and describe the products, so as to really test students' professional ability.
■ The establishment of Heritage College and its employment prospect
At present, there are huge and rapidly developing groups in China who are keen on collection, research and management. What they lack most is correct knowledge of cultural relics and scientific appraisal and research education. The development of social and artistic undertakings urgently needs such professional cultural relics knowledge talents, and it is even more urgent for schools to cultivate such talents, so as to improve people's ability to appreciate and study China's ancient art, and make the ancient art of China in the East shine forever and stand in its due lofty position in the world art forest.
Taking advantage of the growing art market, our college has sent experts with both theoretical and practical abilities to form a teaching staff, and trained high-level talents with rich knowledge of China's history, cultural relics, appraisal and professional skills, so as to meet the needs of the vigorous development of social art undertakings, thus constantly promoting the development of various undertakings related to ancient art in China and cultivating higher-level talents, and pushing the appreciation of ancient art in China to a new stage.
■■ Employment direction
After graduation, students majoring in cultural relics identification can be competent for cultural relics art companies, galleries, auction companies, cultural relics shops, museums, cultural relics research institutions, cultural relics newspapers and periodicals, book collection companies, pawn shops, cultural relics film and television media departments and so on.