This is the 18128th most frequent Korean word.
수집하고
"수집하고" means "collecting" or "gathering."
In this sentence, '수집하고' stems from the verb '수집하다', meaning 'to collect'. Here, it is in the present progressive form conveying an ongoing action of collecting stamps.
나는 오래된 우표를 수집하고 있다.
I am collecting old stamps.
In this sentence, '수집하고' indicates the completion of the action 'to collect' as part of a sequence of events, namely the subsequent analysis of data.
그는 다양한 데이터를 수집하고 분석했습니다.
He collected and analyzed various data.
Here, '수집하고' is part of a present-tense description of the museum's ongoing actions. It conveys the habitual or institutional activity of collecting crafts for preservation.