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As one of the first museums in the world to display its whole collections online, the Palace Museum of China spent three years in building its digital community.
It has now realized a variety of functions such as public education, cultural presentation, virtual tour, entertainment, academic exchange and e-commerce.
In recent years, the museum has launched nine APPs in total, winning a high praise from the media -- APPs by the Palace Museum are of best quality.
With the Night Revels of Han Xizai APP, users are welcomed to explore the famous Chinese painting of the same title that vividly depicts the luxurious court life during the Five Dynasty period (906--960AD).
The APP offers insightful explanations on the painting’s history, main characters and artistic skills.
What’s more, the music and dance performances recorded in the APP bring the painting back to life, giving users a rare chance to appreciate ancient performance art.
From the Qing Emperor's Wardrobe APP, users will understand the difference between imperial dress of Qing dynasty(1644-1911AD) and the costumes in the current popular TV dramas.
Users can also learn about the function, ritual use and symbolism behind the imperial dress and accessories.
The Palace Museum Exhibitions APP allows users to experience the museum’s past and current exhibitions through their phones.
The Palace Museum plans to spend another three years in building an intelligent museum with stronger security system and communicating ability.
With new technology and advanced equipment, the museum has developed a digital museum consisting of original projects that dig deep into the data of collections and ancient architecture.
A good example is the Digital Map of the museum, which contains information regarding its 1,200 buildings and 9,371 rooms.
Another project is Digital Calligraphy where users have the chance to practice after the example of the 7,500 masterpieces treasured in the museum, and receive feedbacks such as “brilliant” or “horrible”.
With Digital Handscrolls where valuable scroll paintings are exhibited, viewers can get a closer look at many works of art that are too fragile to display.
The Digital Treasury program presents users with a diverse selection of magnificent Chinese cultural heritage in 3D models.
Thanks to virtual reality technology, viewers can get a glimpse of the rooms that are not yet open to the public, such as the Hall of Supreme Harmony and Sanxitang (the Room of Three Rare Treasures).
At the core of building Intelligent Palace is the program of World Cultural Heritage Monitoring. There are 3,500 high definition cameras in use to monitor the museum.
However, the concealed spaces above the ceiling or underneath the roof tiles are still waiting to be monitored.
The Palace Museum is determined to upgrade itself in the digital era to offer the world an easily accessed goldmine of cultural treasures.
(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)
