MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY PROMOTION ACT

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to contribute to developing culture, arts, and learning; enhancing the general public's enjoyment of culture; and facilitating lifelong education, by providing for matters necessary for the establishment and operation of museums and art galleries for the sound development of museums and art galleries. <Amended on Feb. 3, 2016>

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Jun. 27, 2007; Mar. 3, 2009; Feb. 3, 2016>

1. The term "museum" means a facility established to collect, manage, preserve, survey, research, exhibit, and educate material related to history, archeology, human race, folklore, arts, fauna and flora, minerals, science, technology, industries, etc., in order to contribute to developing culture, arts, and learning; enhancing the general public's enjoyment of culture; and facilitating lifelong education;

2. The term "art gallery" means a facility established to collect, manage, preserve, survey, research, exhibit, and educate material related to arts, such as paintings, calligraphic works, sculptures, handicraft, architectural works, and photographs, among museums, in order to contribute to developing, culture and arts; enhancing the general public's enjoyment of culture; and facilitating lifelong education;

3. The term "museum material" means material that meet the standards prescribed by Presidential Decree, among material with a scientific or artistic value as evidential material, tangible or intangible, of human race and environment in relation to history, archeology, human race, folklore, arts, fauna and flora, minerals, science, technology, industries, etc., which has been collected, managed, preserved, surveyed, researched, or exhibited in a museum;

4. The term "art gallery material" means material with a scientific or artistic value, among material related to arts, which has been collected, managed, preserved, surveyed, researched, or exhibited in an art gallery.

MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY PROMOTION ACT

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 2-2(Responsibilities of the State and local governments) #

Article 3(Classification of museums and art galleries) #

Article 4(Projects) #

Article 5(Scope of application) #

Article 5-2(Master plans for promoting museums and art galleries) #

Article 5-3(Action plans for promoting museums and art galleries) #

Article 5-4(Fact-finding surveys) #

Article 6(Curators of museums and art galleries) #

Article 6-2(Revocation of qualification) #

Article 7(Steering committee) #

Article 8(Donation of property) #

Article 9 #

Article 9-2(Principles for collection of materials by museums and art galleries) #

Article 9-3(Guarantee of convenience of persons with disabilities at museums or art galleries) #

Article 9-4(Preparation and utilization of safety management manual) #

Article 10(Establishment and operation) #

Article 11(Consultation on establishment) #

Article 11-2(Preliminary feasibility evaluation for establishment of national museums and art galleries) #

Article 12(Establishment and operation) #

Article 12-2(Consultation on establishment) #

Article 12-3(Preliminary feasibility examination and evaluation for establishment of public museums and art galleries) #

Article 13(Establishment and fostering) #

Article 14(Establishment and operation) #

Article 15(Business activities) #

Article 16(Registration) #

Article 17(Certificate of registration and registration mark) #

Article 17-2(Registration of modification) #

Article 17-3(Notification of registration) #

Article 18(Approval of plans for establishment of private museums or art galleries) #

Article 19(Use of idle space) #

Article 20(Relationship to other statutes) #

Article 21(Open to public) #

Article 22(Closure report) #

Article 23(Transfer of material) #

Article 24(Subsidy for expenses) #

Article 25(Admission fees and service charges) #

Article 26(Evaluation and certification of museums and art galleries) #

Article 27(Revocation of certification of museums or art galleries) #

Article 28(Request for rectification and suspension of operation) #

Article 29(Revocation of registration) #

Article 30(Reporting) #

Article 31(Hearings) #

Article 32(Consultation on important matters) #

Article 33(Cooperative network of museums and art galleries) #

Article 34(Associations) #

Article 35(Establishment of the Cultural Foundation of National Museum of Korea) #