AI Revives 'Police Bureau Chief Kim Ku' in Special Exhibition at Korean National Police Museum

[Financial News] A special exhibition exploring the history of Baekbeom Kim Ku, who served as the first chief of the Police Bureau of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (KPG), and the police at the time will be held. Related materials, including Baekbeom Ilji (The Autobiography of Kim Ku), and 1940s uniforms will be displayed. Visitors can also experience a hologram featuring an AI-generated depiction of Kim Ku.
The Korean National Police Museum announced on the 5th that it will host the special exhibition "Police, Kim Ku" starting on the 14th to mark the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) commemorative year of the 150th anniversary of Baekbeom Kim Ku's birth. The exhibition sheds light on the activities of Kim Ku, who was appointed the first chief of the Police Bureau of the KPG, as well as the history of the KPG police. 
Shortly after the KPG was established in 1919, Kim Ku was appointed chief of the Police Bureau, a position equivalent to today's commissioner general of the National Police Agency. He laid the foundation for the KPG police. The exhibition will present the historical significance of Kim Ku's activities and the KPG police through various forms of content.
The main exhibits include Baekbeom Ilji, which recounts the circumstances surrounding Kim Ku's appointment as chief of the Police Bureau, and the inaugural June 1947 issue of Democratic Police, which contains Kim Ku's message to the police. Visitors can also see a historically researched and recreated 1940s police inspector's uniform. 
The exhibition will also offer interactive content using AI technology. A holographic video recreating Kim Ku's face and voice with AI will allow visitors to hear stories about the KPG police. 
The opening ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on the 14th. Kim Jongcheol, acting commissioner general of the National Police Agency, and the director of the Kim Koo Museum & Library, among other notable figures, will attend. They will deliver congratulatory remarks, present awards to those who have made contributions, and tour the exhibits. 
Acting Commissioner General Kim Jongcheol said, "The values of democratic, public-service, and human-rights-based policing emphasized by Kim Ku are a valuable lesson that prompts us to consider the direction of the police in today's Republic of Korea. Through this exhibition, we will reflect on the history and police spirit safeguarded by our forebears and carry on that historical tradition as a police force that protects the safety and human rights of the people."
Kim Mi, director of the Kim Koo Museum & Library, which cooperated in providing exhibition materials, stated, "This is a meaningful exhibition where visitors can explore in one place the ties between Kim Ku and the police of the Republic of Korea. It is highly meaningful that, in the spirit of the long-standing cooperation between the two institutions, we can work together to inform the public about Kim Ku's spirit and the history of the KPG police."

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