Beginning in the 1960s, Japan's so-called "third generation" museums began to embrace a more interactive approach to exhibits. The new approach encouraged museumgoers to handle exhibits, and offered a new role to museum volunteers.
從一九六○年代到一九九○年代，日本所謂「第三代」博物館逐漸走向重視互動及參與的建構，除了鼓勵參觀民眾實地操作之外，義工的角色也有進一步的詮釋。