1. Digital transformation of art galleries and museums

It is now possible to enjoy works owned by art galleries and museums at home using digital technology. Due to the corona crisis, there were facilities that refrained from doing business, had a reservation system for time slots, and in some cases closed. In addition, there were some planned exhibitions that were unfortunately canceled because they were unable to borrow the overseas works that were planned. Under such circumstances, art galleries and museums are each embarking on the use of digital technology. Until now, there have been a number of plans to make it possible to view the inside of the museum in VR, and to open works with videos. And digital downloads of images seem to be on the rise these days. Many works are available for download at facilities in Japan and overseas. Of course, commercial use is often restricted.

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　The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka (Bijutsu Techo), the Art Institute of Chicago (Bijutsu Techo), and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Bijutsu Techo) have been reported recently. In addition to viewing the work, we are proposing ways to use it as a background for Zoom.

In addition, there is also content that allows you to shoot the venue of the special exhibition "260th Anniversary Commemorative Special Exhibition 'Hokusai Zukushi'" held in Tokyo with a 3D camera and view it in a Street View-like production (INTERNET Watch). .

　Conventional images of art galleries and museums are meaningful when viewing the "real thing", and depending on the work, it seems that there were cases where distribution on the Internet was difficult due to rights, but people could not gather in the exhibition room. Against the backdrop of such a social environment, there is a feeling that digital transformation is progressing at each facility. It can be said that the meaning of existence is halved if the works in the collection are not seen.