'Ensuring Cultural Enjoyment Without Blind Spots'... Incheon City Supports Museum Visits for Culturally Vulnerable Groups

Incheon City is promoting 'Museum Renaissance Incheon,' a program that supports free admission to museums and art galleries for culturally vulnerable groups.

As part of the Incheon Museum Council support project, Museum Renaissance Incheon provides opportunities for cultural enjoyment by supporting admission fees, transportation vehicles, and assistant personnel for the elderly, disabled, and children who have difficulty visiting museums due to low access to viewing information and accessibility.

The program aims to support all Incheon citizens in enjoying culture without blind spots and was first launched last year. This year, reflecting the opinions of participants from the first year, the number of viewing facilities increased from 13 to 26, the number of sessions from 8 to 16, and the number of participants expanded from 506 to about 950.

According to a survey conducted on last year's participants, 98.2% (411 out of 418 respondents) answered that they were 'satisfied' with the program, and 98.6% (412 respondents) expressed willingness to participate again and recommend it to acquaintances.

Regarding satisfaction with the program, respondents ranked the museum's diverse collections (40.2%), program content (31.3%), and enjoyable time with members (24.9%) in that order.

Users of Dadream Regional Children's Center in Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, are participating in an experiential activity at the Nokcheongja Museum in Seo-gu on the 26th. 2024.7.26 [Photo provided by Incheon City]

The city plans to support about 10 museum and art gallery tours in the second half of this year. Earlier, on the 26th, 39 users of the Dadream Regional Children's Center in Bupyeong-gu visited the Nokcheongja Museum in Seo-gu and the Haedeun Museum, where they enjoyed viewing and pottery decorating experiences.

An official from Incheon City stated, "In addition to the Museum Renaissance project, we are promoting various museum revitalization support projects such as publishing catalogs for private museums, the Museum Festival with citizens, and the Incheon Museum Professionals Conference," adding, "We will ensure that all Incheon citizens can enjoy culture and arts more conveniently without any blind spots in cultural enjoyment."

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