本文耙梳博物館存在事實與意義的多變性，以「博物館意識」觀點，嘗試在知識論（認識論）層次上整理出一種可以協助釐清博物館現狀的解釋途徑，並從認同與社群的角度論述「博物館人」的屬性與發展。文中以臺灣博物館質量變化的事實，省思現存現象背後的意含，並以後設博物館學的思考理路，指出博物館「想像的共同體」在現存社會中的多元發展與相互競爭，並建議從博物館意識的思維形塑理想的想像共同體，藉此促進專業博物館人以及生活中的博物館人的誕生成長。

This paper reflects on the metamorphosis of museum forms, realities and meanings. From the perspective of museum consciousness, the author attempts to provide a useful approach to clarifying the chaos of museum conditions and the different types of museum people based on their identity and social grouping in Taiwan. Through recovering the hidden meaning represented by the existing status quo, the author points out that the museum as imagined community is based on meta-museology. Finally, the author proposes the importance of enhancing museum consciousness to effectively promote the birth and development of museum people inside and outside the professional museum field.