1 e-Museum of Wat Makutkasattriyaram Chularat Tanprasert Rachabodin Suwannacunti Piyawut Srichaikul Computing Research and Development Division National Electronics and Computer Technology Center Ministry of Science and Technology, THAILAND

2 Agenda 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

3 History of Wat 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.

4 History of Wat 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.

5 History of Wat 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.

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

7 Project Workflow Classification Prepare registrations, dated, and attributes Museum Design and construction E-museum design and implementation

8 Type 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:

9 Buddha Statue

10 The Royal gifts

11 Enameled Metal-ware

12 Ceremonial Fans

13 Polychrome Pottery

14 Blue-white Pottery

15 Teapot

16 Mother of Pearl inlays

17 Glassware

18 Decoration Dolls

19 Religious furnitures

20 e-Museum Development Plan ActivitiesTimelineCurrent Status Metadata and Database Design July 2005Finished Interface DesignJuly – August % Finished Application Development September – November Implementation, Evaluation and System Tuning November 2005 – January PublishJanuary 2006-

21 Applied Technology Web Database Application Development using open source software 3D Laser Scan Digital Photography Virtual Reality Modeling (QuickTime VR, VRML)

22 Development 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

23 Development Tools Other Equipments –Digital Camera –3D Laser Scanner –Flatbed Scanner

24 Current Status Screen Design of opening page

25 Screen Design of information page Current Status

26 Screen Design of listing artifacts Current Status

27 Screen Design of showing an artifact Current Status

28 THANK YOU