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e-Museum ofWat Makutkasattriyaram

e-Museum ofWat Makutkasattriyaram

Chularat TanprasertRachabodin Suwannacunti

Piyawut SrichaikulComputing Research and Development Division

National Electronics and Computer Technology CenterMinistry of Science and Technology, THAILAND

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AgendaAgenda• History of Wat

Magutkasattriyaram• Museum and e-Museum Project

at Wat Magutkasat• Project Workflow• Type of Artifacts• e-Museum Development Plan• Applied Technologies• Development Tools• Current status

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History ofWat Makutkasattriyaram

History ofWat Makutkasattriyaram

Wat Makutkasattriyaram (Wat Makutkasat) is situated on Phadung Krung Kasem Road and the canal of the same name, near Rachadamnoen Nok Road. When the construction of the Phradung Krung Kasem Canal was completed as the outer most of the city, King Rama IV wished to have temples built along its banks as had been done in Ayutthaya.

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History ofWat Makutkasattriyaram

History ofWat Makutkasattriyaram

Thus he had a temple constructed as companion to Wat Somanasvihara. This temple was completed in 1868 and was originally called Wat Nam Banyad. At the end of the reign the temple was renamed Wat Makutkasattriyaram, which was the royal style and title of King Rama IV.

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History ofWat Makutkasattriyaram

History ofWat Makutkasattriyaram

Important buildings include the phra vihara and the phra ubosot. The gables and on the door and window frames are decorated with the royal crown which was the insignia of King Rama IV.

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Museum and e-Museum ProjectMuseum and e-Museum Project• On the occasion to celebrate the 50th

Birthday of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

• To preserve, manage, and publicize knowledge of Thai cultural heritage to general public and future generation

• Small size pilot to gain know-how and problems

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Project WorkflowProject Workflow

Classification

Prepare registrations, dated, and attributes

Museum Design and construction

E-museum design and implementation

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Type of ArtifactsType of Artifacts

• Buddha Statue• The Royal gifts• Enameled Metal-ware• Ceremonial Fans• Polychrome Pottery• Blue-white Pottery

• Teapot• Mother of Pearl

inlays• Glassware• Decoration Dolls• Religious

furniture

There are 11 types of artifacts:

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Buddha StatueBuddha Statue

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The Royal giftsThe Royal gifts

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Enameled Metal-wareEnameled Metal-ware

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Ceremonial FansCeremonial Fans

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Polychrome PotteryPolychrome Pottery

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Blue-white PotteryBlue-white Pottery

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TeapotTeapot

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Mother of Pearl inlaysMother of Pearl inlays

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GlasswareGlassware

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Decoration DollsDecoration Dolls

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Religious furnituresReligious furnitures

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e-Museum Development Plane-Museum Development Plan

Activities Timeline Current Status

Metadata and Database Design

July 2005 Finished

Interface Design July – August 2005 80% Finished

Application Development

September –November 2005

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Implementation, Evaluation and System Tuning

November 2005 – January 2006

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Publish January 2006 -

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Applied TechnologyApplied Technology

• Web Database Application Development using open source software

• 3D Laser Scan• Digital Photography• Virtual Reality Modeling (QuickTime VR,

VRML)

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Development ToolsDevelopment Tools• Web-based Application Server

– OS: Linux Fedora Core– Web Server: Apache– DBMS: MySQL– Programming: PHP

• Developer Computer– OS: Windows 2000/XP– Text Editor: Notepad, Edit Plus– Shell/FTP: SSH/SFTP– Graphic & 3D: Photoshop, Reality Studio

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Development ToolsDevelopment Tools

• Other Equipments– Digital Camera– 3D Laser Scanner– Flatbed Scanner

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Current Status

Screen Design of opening page

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25Screen Design of information page

Current Status

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26Screen Design of listing artifacts

Current Status

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27Screen Design of showing an artifact

Current Status

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