• Poly MGM Museum held a symposium to explore “Cultural Inheritance Through Technology”.
• The event was one of the opening activities of the inaugural exhibition “21st Century Maritime Silk Road”.

In early January, Poly MGM Museum hosted a symposium titled “Cultural Inheritance Through Technology”, inviting representatives from leading museums and top cultural and arts institutions in China. The event focused on how technology can break down the barriers between culture, art and audiences, as well as how to foster historical awareness and cultural identity through audience interaction.

The symposium attracted active participation from experts in technology, arts, culture and history, along with scholars, students and cultural heritage professionals from Macau, Hong Kong and mainland China, with nearly 150 attendees in total.

During the symposium, several representatives from cultural institutions shared their insights. Sun Xiaobing, Deputy Director of Art Exhibitions China, highlighted that interactive technology breaks the limitations of time and space, allowing audiences to engage more deeply with culture. He emphasized its pivotal role in revitalizing cultural heritage and offering new perspectives on Chinese traditional culture.

Xin Lixue, Director of the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea, noted that digitalization is an inevitable global trend. With digital technologies, museums can present a more authentic and comprehensive image of China to the world, they said. Other guests also shared their views on the topic.

This event was part of the opening series for the Poly MGM Museum’s first exhibition. The museum, a joint venture between Poly Culture Group and MGM, officially opened in November last year. The inaugural exhibition, “21st Century Maritime Silk Road”, currently attracts around 7,000 visits daily. It innovatively integrates cutting-edge technology into the exhibition space, opening up new pathways for the high-quality development of the cultural heritage field and the transmission of Chinese culture.