“Cultural Inheritance Through Technology” Symposium

Museums Exchange Program—the “Cultural Inheritance Through Technology” Symposium

POLY MGM MUSEUM invited representatives from China’s national museums and top cultural art institutions to explore in-depth topics such as how technology can break the boundaries between culture, art, and audiences and how to form historical awareness and cultural identity through audience interaction.

Under the guidance of the Art Exhibitions China, Poly Culture and MGM held a Museums Exchange Program—the “Cultural Inheritance Through Technology” symposium on January 10, 2025. As part of the inaugural series of events, POLY MGM MUSEUM invited representatives from China’s national museums and top cultural art institutions to explore in-depth topics such as how technology can break the boundaries between culture, art, and audiences and how to form historical awareness and cultural identity through audience interaction.

Representatives of cultural heritage institutions, including Sun Xiaobing, Deputy Director of Art Exhibitions China; Xu Bei, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Committee and Director of Poly Culture, Director of Board Committee, POLY MGM MUSEUM; Xin Lixue, Director of China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea; Ma Xiaona, Associate Professor, School of New Media Art and Design, Beihang University; and Sit Kai Sin, Director of the Maritime Museum Macao, shared their insights on related topics.

The symposium also invited nearly 150 members from associations related to technology, art, culture, and history from Macau, Hong Kong, and mainland China, including scholars, students, and cultural heritage experts. The insightful opinions of the experts and scholars inspired deep reflection on related issues among the attendees, jointly exploring more possibilities for the organic integration of technology and culture.