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Publications keep working
Exhibition content remains available for multilingual search, source-led reading and questions.
ICOM International Museum Day
886 MUSEUM + LOCAL EXPO
886 Expo for Museums + Local Culture
Event completed
From Huashan, Taiwan’s local knowledge continues online
On 21 August 2026, museum, local-culture, publishing and digital practitioners met at Huashan. The gathering has ended, but the publications and local stories remain searchable, translatable and open to questions in the online exhibition.
Friday, 21 August 2026 · 13:30–17:00
Arch Hall, 2F, Central Building 3, Huashan 1914 Creative Park
Event record
Bringing publications before people—and carrying local knowledge further
The afternoon began with a multilingual AI-guide experience. Visitors used their phones to question publications from different organisations and saw how existing content can become a searchable, citable and lasting digital doorway.
Opening remarks, an international trends briefing, a book presentation and a practical workshop brought museums, local teams, publishers and the public sector together to exchange methods and encounter one another’s cultural work.
This page preserves the programme, people and images of the day. More importantly, it leads that attention back to the exhibition that remains open online, turning one gathering into a longer opportunity for discovery and collaboration.
Three things continue after the event
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Local stories keep being discovered
Visitors can begin with one organisation or book and follow connections across Taiwan’s cultural landscape.
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New collaborations keep forming
Conversations begun on site can grow into work in digital curation, cultural content and international communication.
Scenes from the event
Opening remarks, demonstrations, book exchange, conversations and the digital-credential experience—different views of the 21 August gathering at Huashan.
Video and coverage
See how local cultural content travelled from the venue to a wider world
The interview and event film records the conversations on site; the CNA press-release platform offers another public account of the project.
Programme
Check-in and digital experience
Use your phone to interact with the on-site AI Guide Wall and experience the expo’s multilingual approach to digital inclusion.
Opening remarks and group photo
Host: Aven Kuei · Remarks: 王榮文, 張譽騰 and 顏瓊玉
Cultural and museum representatives open the event, followed by a group photo with exhibitors, local museums and invited guests.
International trends briefing
Jasper Visser × Jim Richardson · Introduced by Aven Kuei
Insights from international digital-museum summits, the future of museums, and the Digital Literacy Handbook for cultural organisations.
Book presentation
練美雪, 唐麗芳, 張譽騰 and representatives of Huashan, MeDA and the Ministry of Digital Affairs
A ceremonial exchange connecting local museums, cultural organisations and the public sector through publications and shared knowledge.
Workshop: museum AI agents and digital transformation for social outreach
Keanu Hsieh · Hosted by Aven Kuei
A live demonstration of multilingual AI interpretation and source-grounded Q&A, followed by practical steps for creating BookAI links and extending international reach.
Networking and exchange
Explore the publications, Something New, voting and digital-display zones, then continue conversations with exhibitors and cultural practitioners at the Coffee Bar.
The full programme from 21 August 2026 is preserved below as part of the event record.
Perspectives from the field
Speakers and event guests
Six practitioners bring together international museum engagement, cultural education and AI-powered content—and continue the conversation with participants at Huashan.
Speakers
Speakers
Jasper Visser
Museum digital-engagement consultant and co-author of the Digital Engagement Framework
Jasper Visser has long helped museums and cultural organisations develop digital strategy, audience participation and community engagement. At the event, he joins Jim Richardson to share international lessons and future directions for digital museums.
Speakers
Jim Richardson
Founder of MuseumNext
Jim Richardson founded MuseumNext, an international platform connecting museum professionals around digital innovation, audience engagement and professional exchange. He will draw on global cases to explore how museums can respond to technological and social change.
Speakers
Aven Kuei
Founder of MeDA and Five Senses Arts Management
Aven Kuei has dedicated her career to museum education, professional development and cultural publishing in Taiwan. She will introduce the international trends session and connect global experience with the realities of local cultural practice.
Speakers
Keanu Hsieh
Founder and CEO of BookAI
Keanu Hsieh leads BookAI in turning publications into searchable, source-grounded and multilingual AI reading experiences. His workshop demonstrates museum AI agents and guides participants through multilingual interpretation and digital outreach for their own publications.
Event guests
Event guests
王榮文
Chairman, Huashan 1914 Creative Park
A long-time advocate for Taiwan’s cultural and creative industries, Wang Jung-wen helped turn a former industrial site into a platform for cultural exchange. He joins the opening ceremony as an event guest, marking a new connection between local culture and digital technology.
Event guests
張譽騰
Former Director, National Museum of History
Chang Yu-teng brings decades of museum practice and museum-studies research, including work on the establishment of the National Museum of Natural Science and leadership of the National Museum of History from 2010 to 2017. He joins the opening ceremony as an event guest.
Friday, 21 August 2026 · 13:30–17:00
Arch Hall, 2F, Central Building 3, Huashan 1914 Creative Park
Event contact museumertw@gmail.com
Guidance, organisers and partners
Guidance｜Ministry of Digital Affairs
Organiser｜Museum Education Development Association (MeDA)
Co-curators｜BookAI; Taiwan Cultural & Creativity Development Foundation
Partners｜Huashan 1914 Creative Park; Taiwan Cultural-Creative Development Co.
