產業遺產(industrial heritage)自二十世紀以後成為遺產保存的新類型與課題,其發生和時代變遷下產業技術的發展、生活型態改變,以及戰爭破壞後的都市重建、都市計畫概念的發展有關,也因此具有表徵社會生活、社群文化等特性。遺產保存的觀念,也從傳統的美感、歷史性等標準轉向對於常民生活的關注,產業文化和物件方成為遺產論述的一部分。而將產業遺址再利用為博物館是常見的保存途徑,由於展示等博物館技術有「詮釋溝通」的特性,對於物件和現象進行深度的探索;藉由分析展示規劃的概念、架構和技術,可以了解規劃者如何定位產業遺址博物館,如何透過展示詮釋建構產業知識和脈絡,以及背後隱含的權力運作和產業文化特質。 本文以高雄縣橋仔頭糖廠的製糖工場為議題探討的平台,從台糖公司的遺產保存脈絡和態度,分析其展示架構和詮釋觀點;並描述從保存運動到遺址博物館的成立過程,以突顯產業遺產和地方及不同社群之間的連結。研究發現:產業傾向從科技的脈絡詮釋其遺產,較缺乏對於社會人文面向的關懷和負面議題的探討,未能呈現完整的產業文化內涵;台糖公司的案例更能看到產業以經濟獲利角度思考遺產保存工作。被視為社會運動基地、公共領域和教育機構的博物館,必須能提供觀眾從多元觀點去思考和討論;藉本研究提醒詮釋產業遺產時,不只是形式上學習博物館展示的做法,還要掌握詮釋溝通的目的、核心概念和博物館性質,才能真正有助於產業遺產保存。
The industrial heritage is a new type of heritage, which conservation has become an important subject since 20th century. The industrial heritage is about the development of industrial technology, the changes of life style, the re-construction of urban city which was heavily destroyed by war, and the urban planning of modern times. By far the concept of heritage conservation has changed from not only the beauty and the age but also including more characteristics, such as to consider “what is heritage” and the notice about heritage of people’ s life, which represent social life and community culture. That is why the industrial culture and technical objects are so important and becoming “heritage.” Museum seems to be the correct and perfect way to re-use the industrial heritage for its multiple functions, especially its way to interpret objects. Museum curators research and discover the story of objects or phenomena, to re-organize all the documents and sources, then to show and tell the amazing stories to the public. Moreover, during the process of constructing a museum, experts from different academic fields and people who care about the heritage all join in and build a broad network of social resources. By analyzing the structure of an exhibition and the technology in use, we can understand how the curator define the museum, his or her opinion on interpreting the industrial heritage, the un-discovered operation of power, and the characteristics of industrial culture. This research takes Kaohsiung Sugar Refinery for example to explore themes about interpreting the industrial heritage: analyzing the structure of exhibition and the opinion of the curator (Taiwan Sugar Corporation), and depicting the process from the movement of preserving the sugar refinery to the set of museum. The aim is to point out that the firm and close relationship between industrial heritage and different communities. Finally, we found that the curator’s opinion and the community culture have great influence on interpreting industrial heritage, most industry or company prefer to set their heritage in the context of industrial technology and science and to show their achievements, but there is a lack of considering the social and cultural aspects, and they seldom talk about the unpleasant issues, such as the harm to people health. Museum is thought to be the base of social movement, the public sphere, and the institute of social education, ought to supply audiences multiple opinions/ideas and chances to think and to discuss. I also want to remind that when interpreting industrial heritage one should not only care about the formation of a museum, but to grab the central concept and function of communication and the nature of museums. That will really help the conservation of industrial heritage.