Digital Technology Facilitated MLA (Museums, Libraries, and Archives) Service Innovation

James Quo-Ping Lin

Director General, Dept. of Cultural Creativity and Marketing , , Taiwan, R.O.C.

National Palace Museum

The National Palace Museum houses the finest Chinese artifacts collected from the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties

Collection: 682,000 items Exhibition Space: Northern Branch: 9,613.91 m² Southern Branch: 5,913 m²

Museum Collection

Painting and Rare Books and Calligraphy Antiquities Historical Documents Digital Data Retrieval System

Antiquities Painting & Calligraphy

Historical Documents Rare Books NPM Artifact Integrated Search System Collection Management System

3D Virtual Collection Collaborated with Academia Sinica, National Taiwan University and Industrial Technology Research Institute to build 3D models of five selected objects 3D Laser Scanning 360 Virtual Exhibition 3D Tools

• Maya • 3D Max • Laser Scanner National Palace Museum Website

Languages: •Chinese •Simplified Chinese •English •Japanese •Korean •German •French •Spanish •Russian •Arabic •Portuguese Virtual Museum Website

• Audiences from around the world can access the museum through the virtual museum website.

• Comprehensive on-line visitor guide provides an informative and enjoyable digital experience.

Exhibition Theme Sites

LANG SHINING The Calligraphic World of Mifu’s Art 49th Annual Worldfest Houston (2016) MUSE Gold Award (2007) Age of the Great Khan MUSE Honorable Mention Award (2004) Promotional Films

1. Behind the Palace, Beyond the Horizon 2004 2. The Passage 2004 3. In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship 2006 4. Adventures in the NPM 2007 5. Inside: The Emperor’s Treasure 2007 6. The Museum without Walls 2008 In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship

In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship, directed by Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien, shows the extraordinary precision and quality of Ming and Ch’ing dynasty crafts in the National Palace Museum collection.

Director Hou Hsiao- Hsien uses his unique narrative method to present this theme in four parts: “T’ang Ying,” “Curio Boxes,” “Orchard Workshop,” and “Departure Herald and Return Clearing.” Adventures in the National Palace Museum

To demonstrate the results of digitization at the National Palace Museum (NPM), NPM produced a 3D animated short film entitled Adventures in the NPM in collaboration with Digimax Corporation. The 3D Animation Orientation Film Adventure in the NPM (國寶總動員) Multimedia Displays

On-site service kiosk from the exhibition “Harmony and Integrity: Yongzheng Emperor and His Times”(2009)

Ancient Inscriptions

Modern Characters

Magic Lens Magnifies and transforms ancient Chinese characters to their modern counterparts. Interactive Guide Learning

Interactive applications provided on tablet computers Digital Learning Displays Interactive Kiosks 雍正．清世宗文物大展

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Multimedia Displays

Painting and Calligraphy Interactive Table Mao Gong Interactive Table

Magic Crystal Ball Tang Dynasty Rhapsody It’s a Big World: Globetrotting

2013 Winner of the MUSE Silver Award Games and Augmented Reality Competition Category Painting Animations 3D Projection Area NPM Digital Four Seasons Interactive Installation

Spring Summer

Autumn Winter A National Palace Museum’s Film 紀錄片 再現同安船

〈集字號大同安梭船圖〈〉一號同安梭船圖 〉

2014年榮獲第47屆美國休士頓WorldFest獨立製片與國際影片影展 影片與錄像類金獎

同安潮 新媒體藝術展 (華山) Giuseppe Castiglione: Lang Shining New Media Art Exhibition

August 2016 Exhibition Motivation

In 2015, to celebrate the NPM’s 90th anniversary and the tercentennial since Giuseppe Castiglione’s arrival in China, the museum curated this 4G new media art exhibition as the culmination of its decades long digitization efforts.

August 2016 Locations

National Palace October 18 , 2015-ongoing Museum Taipei, Taiwan Basilica of Santa October 31, 2015-January 31, 2016 Croce Florence, Italy City University of April 26, 2016-August 25, 2016 Hong Kong China National Palace Museum

Virtual Guides Explore the Flora and Fauna of Castiglione Download APP

Castiglione's Road to China

The Chime Clock Let’s Paint One Hundred Horses

August 2016 A Tour of the Imperial Garden

A Peacock Made of Light Basilica di Santa Croce

August 2016 A. When China Meets Europe B. All the Glories of the Originals

C. Paintings Come Alive D. National Treasure under Spotlight 觀眾佇足停留閱讀國立故宮博物院院史及郎世寧介紹 第二展區「栩栩風華：郎世寧複製畫選萃」展出十五幅 數位擬真複製畫，將郎世寧高超畫藝展現於觀眾眼前。 「圖成百駿：新媒體百駿圖動畫」取材自郎世寧〈百駿圖〉， 採用新穎高規格動畫技術呈現駿馬百變姿態。 觀眾欣賞新媒體藝術裝置 —「探索郎世寧世界之花鳥走獸」 以郎世寧作品中的動物為發想製作之「國寶 神獸闖天關」動畫亦深受小朋友喜愛 Conclusion

 Start with unit design  Attract resource from outside and inside  Cross-institution cooperation  Consolidate cultural artifact with modern new media art to create stand-alone exhibition  Meaning of doing this – Museum education and out-reaching – Cross-institution cooperation – Cultural Diplomacy August 2016 Thank