Recently various cultural businesses have progressed for cultural development with
catchphrase of cultural prosperity. But ironically a museum which is cultural
infrastructure is not recognised for its function and role. And status of museum has
been understated in the society. The study explored its possibility from variable
perspectives on what efforts should be made so that a museum can be recognized as
a moving force for cultural development and its status can be recovered. The author
checked problems from varied angles such as relationship between regional residents
and museum, misunderstanding and prejudice, governmental support policy etc. And
then the study explored development methods. Focused on the case of Wooseokheon
natural history museum, the study expressed role and importance of museum as a
cultural community health center, reflecting social roles of health center like prevention,
health protection, improvement, and expansion etc. into social roles of museum
including five functions of museum. The study suggested alternatives for change in
recognition and development of museum, emphasizing importance of roles such as
preventing damage on culture, keeping health of culture, expanding and improving
culture, looking into from where misunderstanding and prejudice of regional residents
came.