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See how content works by trying it
Test AI exhibition catalogues with your own questions and compare how different publications and bodies of local knowledge respond.
ICOM International Museum Day
886 MUSEUM + LOCAL EXPO
886 Expo for Museums + Local Culture
Today, we bring publications onto the international stage together.
Friday, 21 August 2026 · 13:30–17:00
Arch Hall, 2F, Central Building 3, Huashan 1914 Creative Park
Free admission · Registration required
In-person event at Huashan
If you have a publication or a body of local knowledge, Huashan is worth visiting on 21 August
886 MUSEUM + LOCAL EXPO takes place from 13:30 to 17:00 on 21 August 2026 at the Arch Hall, 2F, Central Building 3, Huashan 1914 Creative Park. Free with advance registration, it is designed for museum and cultural workers, local teams, publishers, teachers, researchers, creators and anyone interested in Taiwan’s local stories.
The main reason to attend is to turn the abstract idea of “AI transformation” into something you can operate, compare and question. Using a phone, you can ask different publications questions, see how content is organised, translated and answered, and judge what might work for your own institution, classroom, research or community practice.
Just as importantly, the event brings together people usually separated by geography and discipline. Alongside learning about digital museum practice, publications as AI docents and ways local stories can reach communities and international audiences, participants can exchange methods, meet potential collaborators and leave with a clearer next step.
More than hearing about trends
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Take practical methods back to work
Understand steps—from organising content and multilingual presentation to audience interaction—that can be adapted for institutions, classrooms and communities.
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Meet people you may work with next
Exchange experience with cultural organisations, publishers and local practitioners, turning one afternoon into a starting point for collaboration and resource connections.
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.
Programme is subject to on-site changes. Additional guests will be announced after confirmation.
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.
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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.
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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.
Meet us at Huashan
Arch Hall, 2F, Central Building 3, Huashan 1914 Creative Park
Event contact
museumertw@gmail.comGuidance, 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.
