Culture Lens AI

Culture Lens AI is an AI cultural guide that instantly connects you to official public cultural data simply by scanning performance posters, exhibition guides, museum labels, and tourist information boards with your camera. You do not need to manually enter search terms. Simply point your camera at a poster, signboard, or exhibition label right in front of you, and the app will recognize the text and match it with official data from government and public institutions—such as the Culture Public Data Plaza, KOPIS (Korea Open Information System for Performing Arts), Korea Tourism Organization tourism information, and e-Museum—to display schedules, locations, and related performance and exhibition information all at once. ■ Recommended for: - Those who want to instantly check information on performance or exhibition posters encountered on the street - Those who want to easily understand artwork labels or guides at museums and art galleries - Those who want to easily search for tourist information boards or cultural heritage signs while traveling - Foreign tourists visiting Korea and foreigners residing in Korea - Those who need large text and audio guidance ■ Key Features 1) Camera OCR Scan Automatically recognizes text from performance posters, exhibition labels, tourist information boards, and museum descriptions. Provides accurate Korean and English OCR based on Google ML Kit. 2) QR/Barcode Recognition Scan QR codes or barcodes at cultural facilities to instantly check relevant official information. 3) Search Official Cultural Data Connects to official data sources such as the Culture Public Data Plaza, KOPIS, Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI, e-Museum, and the National Cultural Heritage Portal. Provides information on performances, exhibitions, tourist attractions, and cultural heritage along with reliable sources. 4) Map-based View of Nearby Cultural Facilities View museums, art galleries, performance venues, tourist attractions, and cultural heritage sites near your current location at a glance on a map. 5) Multilingual Translation and Easy Explanations Supports Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, and Vietnamese. Even complex information is naturally explained in the user's language. 6) Save Favorites and Scan History Save your favorite performances, exhibitions, and travel destinations as favorites and review your past scan history. 7) Offline Cache and Automatic Synchronization Information you have viewed once can be accessed again offline, and public data is automatically updated periodically. 8) Accessibility Support Accessibility features are provided, including large text, high contrast mode, and TTS voice guidance. ■ Official Data Used - Culture Public Data Plaza (data.culture.go.kr) - KOPIS (Korea Performing Arts Information System) (kopis.or.kr) - Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI 4.0 - e-Museum National Museum Collection Search - National Cultural Heritage Portal ■ Personal Information and Safety - Images captured by the camera are processed internally on the device by default. - Location information is used only for functions explicitly requested by the user, such as searching for nearby cultural facilities. - All results are provided along with links to official sources, allowing you to directly verify the reliability of the information. ■ Permissions Guide - Camera: OCR scanning of posters and information boards, QR and barcode recognition - Location: Search for nearby performances, exhibitions, tourist attractions, and cultural facilities - Internet: Retrieves and updates public cultural data - Storage: Stores scan history and offline cache With Culture Lens AI, rich cultural information unfolds from a single poster on the street to a line on a museum label. Turn every moment of your daily life into a cultural journey.