In traditional museum studies, the main function of art museums is to collect, display, and study collections. The "New Museology" proposed in 1984 emphasizes the shift of the core of art museums from the study of objects to a human centered approach. With the widespread application of computer and network technology, China began to enter the construction of digital art museums in the late 1990s. The theme of International Museum Day 2022 is "The Power of Museums", specifically "The Power of Achieving Sustainable Development, the Power of Digitalization and Accessibility Innovation, and the Power of Community Building through Education.". The current art museums have a trend towards becoming a vast information complex, gradually shifting from simple digital construction to exploring the new intelligent system of digital art museums. The external information dissemination of art museums has also shifted from one-way output to two-way communication with audiences, and constructed new possibilities for growth in the future. We need to discuss and utilize digital technology in the context of an information age to enable art museums to better and sustainably provide higher quality public cultural services to the whole society.

 In view of this, the "Digital Era and the Future of Art Museums" academic forum will invite professionals from representative and important institutions in China, as well as interdisciplinary digital technology experts, to discuss the development and construction of digital art museums, exploration and practice in the technical field, as well as the expectations and challenges of digital art museums.

Date: December 11, 2022

Format: Tencent Meeting QR Code

Chief Academic Host: Zhang Zikang, Director of the Art Museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts

Host: Zhang Xinying, Chief Editor of Shenzhen Guan Shanyue Art Museum

Meng Yao, Editor in Chief of Illustrated Magazine

Organizers: Shenzhen Guan Shanyue Art Museum and "Illustrated Magazine"

Funding: Shenzhen Special Fund for Propaganda and Cultural Development