Increasing the Role of the National Arboretum Forest Museum and Research on Exhibition and Educational Contents of Forest Cultural assets

This study aims to analyze in-depth the establishment purpose, role, and operation status of the National Arboretum Forest Museum, a specialized museum under the National Forestry Service, a public institution, and to explore future development directions based on these findings. In particular, Forest Museum has played an important role in conducting specialized research on forest cultural assets, sharing the results with the public, and serving as an important link between academic research and the general public. This study focuses on the role of National Arboretum Forest Museum and selects the recent exhibition series “Plants, Creating Culture” as the main object of analysis. This series is a representative example of exhibition and educational content designed to make the results of specialized research on plants more accessible and friendly to visitors by reinterpreting them in terms of our culture. Therefore, by analyzing the exhibition case of the <Plants, Creating Culture> series in depth, this study aims to discuss the planning and operation strategies of specialized museums that can effectively converge expertise and popularity. To this end, this study will analyze various aspects such as exhibition planning intentions and content organization, and based on the results, suggest specific tasks and directions for the National Arboretum Forest Museum to achieve sustainable development as a public specialized museum. This study is expected to provide practical implications for public specialized museums of similar nature by presenting a museum management model that seeks to harmonize professionalism and popularity.