Perancangan Konsep Museum Virtual Universitas Kristen Maranatha

Maranatha Christian University Museum was officially established on October 16, 2015, to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of Maranatha Christian University. The museum, named "Museum Maranatha," presents a collection of historical objects related to the journey of Maranatha Christian University since its establishment in 1965. However, the Maranatha Museum still has obstacles in the form of limited visitor access, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. On the other hand, information technology and media, proliferating at this time, can be used as a solution to the limited access of visitors to public spaces. The background of this research is an effort to present new virtual spaces so that access is not limited so that the purpose the importance of the historical aspects of the founding of Maranatha Christian University can be more widely known by the public, especially within the scope of Maranatha Christian University. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative using purposive sampling and snowballing approach with relatively narrow inclusion criteria and is interested in the museum and its development. The collection and processing of data from respondents who were distributed exclusively to the Maranatha Christian University were considered when designing the virtual museum concept of Maranatha Christian University.   Keywords: Maranatha Museum, Maranatha Christian University, Virtual MuseumMuseum Universitas Kristen Maranatha telah resmi berdiri pada 16 Oktober 2015, bertepatan dengan nuansa Dies Natalis ke-50 Universitas Kristen Maranatha. Museum yang diberi nama “Museum Maranatha” menghadirkan koleksi benda-benda bersejarah berkaitan dengan perjalanan Universitas Kristen Maranatha sejak berdiri pada tahun 1965. Namun, Museum Maranatha masih memiliki kendala berupa terbatasnya akses pengunjung, terutama pada masa pandemi Covid-19. Di sisi lain, teknologi informasi serta media yang berkembang pesat pada saat ini dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai solusi atas terbatasnya akses pengunjung pada ruang publik. Hal ini yang kemudian melatarbelakangi penelitian ini sebagai upaya untuk menghadirkan ruang-ruang baru berwujud virtual, sehingga akses menjadi tidak terbatas sehingga tujuan penyebaran informasi dan edukasi mengenai pentingnya aspek sejarah berdirinya Universitas Kristen Maranatha dapat lebih luas diketahui oleh publik, khususnya dalam lingkup Universitas Kristen Maranatha. Metode yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif dengan menggunakan pendekatan purposive sampling dan snowballing dengan kriteria inklusi yang cukup terbatas dan memiliki ketertarikan terhadap museum maupun perkembangannya. Pengumpulan dan pengolahan data dari responden yang disebar secara ekslusif pada lingkup Universitas kristen Maranatha tersebut dijadikan bahan pertimbangan dalam proses perancangan konsep museum virtual Universitas Kristen Maranatha.   Kata Kunci: Museum Maranatha, Museum Virtual, Universitas Kristen Maranath

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