Enjoy precious works of art through ‘smart assistants’

With the iMuseum VFA multimedia voice-over app, you only need an internet-connected mobile phone or tablet, anywhere, anytime you can explore 100 typical works on the system. regular display of the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum.

With an internet-connected mobile phone or tablet, visitors can freely explore 100 typical works on the regular display system of Vietnam Fine Arts Museum. Photo: VGP / Hien Minh On April 22, Vietnam Fine Arts Museum launched the iMuseum VFA multimedia narrative application to help visitors online or directly at the museum. This application includes audio, articles and photos, integrated on both Android and iOS platforms, using QR code scanning and iBeacon locating technology. The application has automatic annotation, allowing to view high-quality images of the work, read the introduction content, accurately determine the location of exhibits, view the display system diagram, distinguish the rooms. have, are and not visited by color … With only a mobile phone or tablet with an internet connection and an application fee of 50,000 VND / time, visitors can freely explore 100 typical works on the museum’s regular display system. Vietnamese fine arts anywhere, anytime. In particular, the duration for each time is up to 8 hours, with 8 languages ​​including Vietnamese, English, French, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Italian. The iMuseum VFA application is the result of a project of socialization, stemming from the need to improve the quality of sightseeing for visitors, while capturing the benefits of applying information technology to conservation and conservation. promote the values ​​of cultural heritages in general and art heritage in particular. This is also a step to concretize the policy of leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in implementing activities under the National Digital Transformation Program to 2025, with a vision to 2030 of the Government. Vietnam Fine Arts Museum is one of the national museums with the most important position in preserving and promoting cultural and artistic heritage of the Vietnamese ethnic community. Currently, the museum holds more than 20,000 artifacts, which are vivid evidences for the development flow of Vietnamese art from pre-prehistoric times to today, including 9 national treasures.