{
  "id": 17751045,
  "title": "Deoksu Palace brings imperial feasts back to life with AI exhibition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/deoksu-palace-brings-imperial-feasts-back-to-life-with-ai-exhibition",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-02T05:42:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20261102/deoksu-palace-brings-imperial-feasts-back-to-life-with-ai-exhibition"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Visitors to Deoksu Palace will have a unique opportunity to step into the shoes of royal chefs from the Korean Empire. The Korea Heritage Service's Deoksu Palace Management Office, in partnership with Davero Art, is set to unveil the \"Imperial Banquet of the Korean Empire, Prepared With AI\" exhibition on Tuesday at Dondeokjeon Hall in central Seoul. This interactive exhibition, running until March 28, 2027, brings together historical research on royal Western-style banquets and cutting-edge generative AI technology.\n\nThe exhibition allows visitors to craft their own imperial menus by choosing from over 60 artifacts and exhibition items, such as chandeliers adorned with the imperial plum blossom emblem, iron cooking utensils, and matching tableware. At the core of the experience are 30 ingredient models, including exotic items like lamb, pheasant, salmon, truffles, and caviar. As visitors select their desired ingredients and place them on a banquet table, sensors detect their choices. The generative AI then processes the selections and generates imaginative dishes inspired by the grand banquets of the Korean Empire.",
  "summary": "Visitors to Deoksu Palace will have a chance to become royal chefs, using artificial intelligence (AI) to create elaborate banquet dishes inspired by the dining traditions of the Korean Empire. The Korea Heritage Service's Deoksu Palace Management Office, in collaboration with Davero Art, will open “Imperial Banquet of the Korean Empire, Prepared With AI” on Tuesday at Dondeokjeon Hall in central…",
  "key_points": [
    "Deoksu Palace hosts AI exhibition \"Imperial Banquet of the Korean Empire\"",
    "Visitors create menus with 60+ artifacts, including exotic ingredients",
    "Generative AI generates imaginative dishes based on royal banquet selections"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Merging historical research with generative technology transforms passive museum visits into interactive experiences that allow visitors to reconstruct the lost culinary traditions of the Korean Empire.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}