Museums in China put exhibitions online amid coronavirus outbreak

The nobel Coronavirus seems to have taken the world by storm and China is certainly grieving (Wuhan being the centre of the virus). No tourists, no festivities and hundreds of innocent deaths have definitely affected the country’s economy and happiness. But this has not deterred China’s determination. So what Chinese travellers can’t come out of their houses? The country will go to them, well virtually if not physically!

The museums in China are bringing the exhibits online for the Chinese museum lovers. Because of the coronavirus outbreak, all the tourist attractions, including museums were temporarily shut. In response to this, China's National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) has requested people to stay active on their social media as the museum is all set to offer their services on a digital platform.
According to the Chinese government, they are all set to "encourage cultural heritage museums and institutions around the country to utilize existing digital resources and launch online exhibitions as appropriate, providing the public with safe and convenient online services."

Now a number of many museums in China have started entertaining people virtually. This also includes Beijing's renowned Palace Museum, located in the Forbidden City. For this work, a special team has been prepared who will do the coordination work with China's museums.
These virtual libraries will be accessible via the National Cultural Heritage Administration's website. But this facility will be only available to those living in mainland China. More than a 100 online exhibitions and galleries are linked from the NCHA website.

A statement released by the NCHA read, "It will promote the combination of new technology and inheritance of our country's cultural heritage and gather resources of the museums through 'cloud' displays."

This year, the Forbidden City is celebrating its 600th anniversary, so the Palace Museum has planned some interesting exhibitions. The closer of the museum was announced on January 23 until further notice due to the coronavirus outbreak.