Sancheong Museum Selected for Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Project 'Online Experience Sancheong Seonbi Day'

The Only Selection in the Province, Receiving a Budget Support of 10 Million Won

Sancheong Museum Exterior [Image Source=Sancheong-gun]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The Sancheong Museum in Gyeongnam has been selected for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's public contest with its non-face-to-face educational program "A Day in the Life of a Sancheong Seonbi Experienced Online," which highlights local characteristics.

Sancheong-gun announced on the 13th that the Sancheong Museum was selected for the "2021 Museum and Art Gallery Week, Future of Museums, Recovery and Reimagining" program contest conducted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the National Museum Cultural Foundation.

This contest was held to respond to social changes caused by COVID-19 and to explore the future roles and directions of museums and art galleries.

A total of 74 public, private, and university museums and art galleries nationwide applied, and after document and presentation evaluations, 21 programs were finally selected.

The program submitted by Sancheong Museum was not only selected as a representative program of this contest but was also the only one selected from Gyeongnam Province.

The selected program will receive a budget of 10 million KRW and is scheduled to be operated during the "2021 Museum and Art Gallery Week" from May 14 to 23.

A Sancheong Museum official said, "Youth will be able to experience the wisdom of their ancestors and the digitalization of tradition through smartphones without being restricted by place or time," adding, "We will prepare well to make it an excellent program that allows indirect experience of Sancheong's cultural heritage and historical value."

Meanwhile, the Sancheong Museum has been supporting creative cultural and artistic activities of local residents, having been selected for three consecutive years since 2019 in the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Library and Culture Promotion Agency's "One Library, One Museum, One Art Gallery" project.

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