Leading museums plan closer relations

Major museums around the world agreed on Thursday to work closer together to improve urban cultural development and face the challenges posed by new technology at the first Forbidden City Forum in Beijing.

Curators, directors and other museum professionals from up to 20 countries, including France, Russia, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States, came up with a broad agreement of cooperation.

The two-day event was held at the Palace Museum, which is also known as the Forbidden City, and ended with the signing of a declaration of principles.