Exploring The Need for Islamic Museology in Contemporary Museum Development

Abstract

Western museum scholars, Klas Grinell and Valerie Gonzalez insist that no Islamic Museum guidelines can be followed. Thus, western museum curators had to study the text of the Quran, and Sunnah and examine the views of Islamic scholars in various fields of knowledge to find out the guidelines for the construction of Islamic museology. The action is of course based on the Western worldview which is against the Islamic worldview. This study aims to propose the concept of Islamic museology by using the design and development Research method. This method is modified and contains three main phases, namely a) Needs Analysis Phase; b) Design and Development Phase and c) Guidelines Applicability Evaluation Phase. As a result, this study will contain two main points. First, evidence of the awareness of the new museum and second, the rationality of the concept of Islamic museology. Among other things, the rationale behind the establishment of the concept of an Islamic Museum is to provide scientific answers for the concept of Islamic museology; the need to support the development of Islamic Eco-Tourism; proactive efforts to save Muslims from extremism and finally selective efforts (wasatiyah) with museum ethics.