Korea’s AI·VR Smart Museums in 2021

Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recently announced that they selected 104 art museums for its ‘2021 Smart Museum’ initiative. 86 public and 18 private museums will provide visitors with experience infused with artificial intelligence (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies. The government has categorized the funding into specifically (1) creating technologically integrated culture content, (2) building smart museums, and (3) creating online content. As exciting as it seems, what impact can we expect from this initiative?  At the National Museum of Korea, people can see 3D modelling recreations of famous traditional paintings from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1897) such…...