박물관 5대 법률 분석을 통한 정책적 제언

Abstract

There is virtually no law in Korea that covers museums. Although the “Museum and art gallery support act” specifies the definition, function, and role of museum and museum materials, as it clarifies the scope of the application of the law itself, Science Museums, Arboretums and Gardens, Zoos and Aquariums, Literature Museum which are recognized as important areas of museum by ICOM, as well as the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, are excluded from the scope of museums. These facilities, which existed under the respective laws, have the same position as the museums by their respective legal names, despite the similarity of definitions, functions, roles, business, central and local government obligations, and relationships with other laws. Therefore, museums in the Museum and art gallery support Act are no more than facilities, and due to different laws and central administrative agencies, Korea does not have basic statistics of museums as well as big data. This is why the integrated museum policy is inevitable, and it is necessary to establish a law and a policy organization that encompasses whole museum. It is time for the advancement of the museum sector in accordance with the status of OECD and G20 countries that take the lead in the global as an economic index as well as international standards. Establishment of a ‘museum law’ and ‘policy organization’ such as ‘museum committee’ can be a rudimentary process. The above contents, developments and conclusions are the core interest of this paper.