Seoul Museum of Art Receives Highest Score in Public Art Museum Evaluation Certification (Overall)

Ministry of Culture Announces 41 Certified Public Art Museums Including Gyeonggi Museum of Art and Seongbuk-gu Art Museum

The Seoul Museum of Art received the highest score in the public art museum evaluation and certification.

On the 22nd, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced forty-one certified public art museums after evaluating fifty-five public art museums (registered for over three years) since July last year. The Seoul Museum of Art achieved the highest score in the combined evaluation of five categories (14 indicators): ▲achievement of establishment purpose ▲appropriateness of organization, personnel, facilities, and financial management ▲thoroughness of collection and management of materials ▲performance in hosting exhibitions and conducting educational programs ▲public responsibility. It was rated excellent in performance related to hosting exhibitions and conducting educational programs. The Busan Museum of Art received the highest score in the appropriateness of organization, personnel, facilities, and financial management, while the Nam June Paik Art Center scored highest in the thoroughness of collection and management of materials.

The public art museum evaluation and certification was launched last year to solidify operational performance and improve cultural services. Choi Jin, Director of the Cultural Infrastructure Division at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, explained, "While evaluating overall operations, we reflected improvements made over the past three years in the evaluation to ensure that differences in scale and personnel by operating entity (metropolitan or local) and establishment purpose (artist-centered institutions or local government representative institutions) do not cause disadvantages."

The certified public art museums include the Seoul Museum of Art, Gyeomjae Jeongseon Art Museum, Gyeonggi Museum of Art, Gyeongnam Provincial Museum of Art, Gyeongju Arts Center Alcheon Museum, Goam Lee Ungno Birthplace Memorial Hall, Goyang Aram Nuri Aram Museum of Art, Public Inje Naeseorak Museum of Art, Gwangju Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gimhae Culture & Arts Center Yunsul Museum of Art, Namdo Traditional Art Museum, Daegu Culture & Arts Center Museum, Daegu Art Museum, Daejeon Museum of Art, Muan County Oh Seung Woo Museum of Art, Nam June Paik Art Center, Busan Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seogwipo Kidang Museum of Art, Seongnam Art Center Cube Museum of Art, Seongbuk District Museum of Art, Soam Memorial Hall, among others. Also listed are Yanggu County Park Soo Keun Museum of Art, Yangju City Jang Uk Jin Museum of Art, Yangpyeong County Museum of Art, Yeoju World Living Ceramics Museum, Yeongam County Ha Jung Woong Museum of Art, Lee Ungno Museum of Art, Lee Jung Seop Museum of Art, Icheon City Woljeon Museum of Art, Incheon Art Platform, Jeonbuk Provincial Museum of Art, Jeju Provincial Kim Chang Yeol Museum of Art, Jeju Provincial Museum of Art, Jeju Chusa Museum, Jeju Museum of Contemporary Art, Jongno District Park No Soo Museum of Art, Jincheon County Saenggeo Print Museum of Art, Changwon City Masan Moon Shin Museum of Art, Cheongju City Daecheongho Museum of Art, Clayarch Gimhae Museum of Art, and Pohang City Museum of Art.

Director Choi stated, "Among the average achievement rates of the five categories, public responsibility was the lowest at 69.5%. Among the 14 indicators, co-prosperity cooperation (58.5%), material collection (61.8%), visitor development (61.8%), and financial management (68.5%) were relatively low." He added, "In the second half of the year, we will share excellent case studies with the staff and provide consultations on insufficient cases by evaluation category and indicator."

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