Special Stories of 18 Private Museums and Art Galleries Nationwide Available Online

330 Online Content Production Results Released for Private Museums and Art Galleries Support Project

Online content of Yeongam Insect Museum. Photo by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 3rd that it will release 330 results from the '2021 Private Museum and Art Gallery Online Content Production Support Project,' which was promoted in collaboration with the National Museum Cultural Foundation.

In response to the increased demand for non-face-to-face content amid the COVID-19 situation, the Ministry has been promoting the 'Private Museum and Art Gallery Online Content Production Support Project' since last year to enhance the competitiveness of museums' and art galleries' online content and to support private museums and art galleries that have faced operational difficulties due to long-term closures.

The 18 private museums and art galleries selected through last year's public contest planned various differentiated contents based on each institution's unique purpose and identity. In particular, as this was the first year of the project, the Ministry explained that expert consulting was provided from the project planning stage to further enhance each institution's online content planning and operation capabilities.

The online content being released this time includes a total of 330 items, ranging from serial works that creatively capture the exhibition planning process to animation content and virtual reality content.

A representative content is 'Art-it' by Gyodong Art Museum, which created a platform for regional cultural and artistic exchange through collaboration between local master craftsmen and emerging artists.

The Blue Me Art Museum's non-face-to-face project, the 'Table' series, exhibited the museum's garden (庭園) culture as content, expressing it through letters, music, and videos.

The Yeongam Insect Museum produced serial content covering everything from how to raise insects to the process of collecting insects and exhibiting them in the museum.

This year's project application documents will be accepted until the 7th. Detailed information can be found on the Korea Museum Association website.

A Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism official stated, "Starting this year, we plan to strengthen consultations in the areas of content promotion and utilization, encourage excellent participating institutions from the previous year to participate in the consultation process, and share various methods to enhance each institution's online content planning and operation capabilities. We will also provide meticulous support to enable the production of content with high potential for expansion."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.