Sancheong 'Hanuihak Museum' Transforms into a 'Smart Museum'

Selected in the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Contest... Secured 280 Million Won Including National Funds

Establishment of ICT-Based Exhibition System

Korean Medicine Museum in Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The ‘Sancheong Korean Medicine Museum’ in Gyeongnam is transforming into a ‘Smart Museum.’

On the 22nd, Sancheong-gun announced that the Sancheong Korean Medicine Museum was selected for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s ‘2022 Public Museum and Art Gallery Smart Museum and Art Gallery Construction Support Project.’

This project was promoted as part of the Korean New Deal to revitalize museums and art galleries struggling due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Out of more than 240 public museums and art galleries nationwide, 44 institutions were selected.

Sancheong-gun explained that by being selected for this public contest project, it secured a budget of 280 million KRW (100 million KRW from the national government and 180 million KRW from local government) to establish a new exhibition system utilizing ICT (Information and Communication Technology) technology.

Accordingly, under the theme ‘Smart Korean Medicine Encountered through ICT,’ the museum plans to digitize its collections into visual materials to provide various exhibition contents and offer convenient viewing services to visitors.

In particular, through a media wall, personalized services will be provided to visitors, and features such as ‘Curator’s Recommended Collection of the Month’ and ‘Ranking of the Most Viewed Collections by Visitors’ will be available.

Additionally, through a media table, complex and difficult contents such as Korean medicine books and medicinal herbs will be easily accessible as personalized Korean medicine culture and Korean medicine information.

The county expects to increase visitor satisfaction by simplifying Korean medicine books and knowledge written in Chinese characters and using visitors’ personal information to stimulate interest.

Sancheong-gun plans to complete the Smart Sancheong Korean Medicine Museum construction project within this year and begin full-scale operation from next year.

A county official said, “Through this project, we will provide local residents with new opportunities to enjoy culture and create a chance to widely promote the history of Donguibogam and the excellence of Sancheong herbal medicine to visitors. We will continue to strive to create future value for Sancheong-gun centered on Donguibogam Village.”

The Sancheong Korean Medicine Museum has been selected annually since 2019 for the Cultural Heritage Administration’s project ‘UNESCO World Documentary Heritage Donguibogam Utilization and Promotion Project,’ promoting Sancheong-gun, the home of Korean medicine culture, and Donguibogam worldwide.

Last year, it was also selected for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s ‘2021 Public Museum and Art Gallery Immersive Content Production and Experience Space Creation Support Project,’ and is currently promoting the installation of five ‘immersive content experience spaces,’ including a Korean medicine experience center, scheduled to open in April.

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