Volume 4,Issue 2
Applied Study on Digital Technology in Empowering the Dissemination of Cultural Heritage Value in Museum
As China's cultural digitization strategy advances and museum functions expand, museums based on heritage sites face challenges, including an imbalance between cultural heritage specialism, public accessibility, and the risk of inadequate management in digital technology applications. This paper integrates international charters and guidelines to construct an original four-dimension-twelve-indicator theoretical framework. By applying two case studies from the Nanyue King Museum to the framework, a mixed-methods research approach is used to analyze the efficacy of digital technology applications. Findings reveal that both cases effectively enhanced public awareness and engagement with the sites and artifacts. However, the indicators show that issues such as inadequate service stratification still persist. The conclusions offer concrete pathways for optimizing compliance and efficiency in the digital practices of site-based museums, while also providing empirical support for the digital theoretical framework of cultural heritage value dissemination.
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