2025-04-17
April 17, 2025
Busan Museum of Art to Host BMA Future Museum Forum in Conjunction with Loop Lab Busan
Busan Museum of Art to Host BMA Future Museum Forum in Conjunction with Loop Lab Busan□ The Busan Museum of Art will host the BMA Future Museum Forum (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Forum’) at Grand Josun Busan from April 23 to 25, 2025.○ Coinciding with the museum’s highly anticipated reopening, the Forum seeks to shape a forward-thinking museum model and redefine the publicness of art.□ Discussions will center on the evolving social functions of museums as art repositories in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the New Cold War, and environmental challenges.○ Professionals from around the globe will examine concrete strategies for museums of the future and avenues for international collaboration.○ Key topics encompass: ▲ digitalized collections and borderless sharing platforms, ▲ international technical standards for conserving and restoring media artworks, ▲ democratic, and community-based art projects beyond biennales and fairs, and ▲ environmentally conscious museum practices and operations in the Anthropocene*.*A proposed epoch in which humans have significantly impacted Earth’s geology and ecosystems□ Distinguished figures from 17 institutions in 12 countries will take part, including ▲ Elvira Dyangani Ose from the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, Spain, ▲ Brendan McGetrick from the Museum of The Future, the United Arab Emirates, ▲ Philipp Ziegler from the ZKM Karlsruhe, Germany, and ▲ Manabu Yahagi from the Mori Art Museum, Japan.□ Loop Lab Busan will also be held concurrently with the Forum.○ Inspired by the acclaimed Loop Barcelona, Loop Lab Busan will be the first of its kind in Asia. Emphasizing horizontal solidarity within communities, it will serve as a global digital media art festival that delves into time and images through exhibitions, forums, and an art fair.○ The Busan Museum of Art will oversee the exhibitions and forums as well as the art fair, together with A Fluxtion, a Korean cultu
