National Museums and Art Galleries Support Online Class Content for Schools

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jong-gil] The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 14th that it will provide various exhibition and educational video content free of charge to schools conducting online classes due to the impact of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) at national museums and art galleries.

The National Museum of Korea released 150 selected exhibition and educational content pieces as teaching materials on its website's 'Online Learning Video Archive' on the same day. These educational materials include national treasures and history and culture from various eras. An official stated, "They are categorized into detailed sections to be effectively used in school classes. A list indicating subjects and unit names by grade is also provided." They added, "We also support self-produced historical animations for children, career exploration videos for youth, and in-depth cultural heritage lecture materials for teachers."

The National Folk Museum of Korea made about 120 'Multicultural Package' contents from the Children's Museum freely available. These include learning materials, activity sheets, information cards, and videos related to cultures from Korea, India, the Philippines, and other regions. On the same day, a banner for 'Children's Online Educational Materials' (direct link) was set up on the website. The National Hangeul Museum also created a banner titled 'Building Hangeul Knowledge - Online Learning Video Archive' on its website and released seventeen exhibition and commentary contents related to Hangeul culture and history. The National Museum of Korean Contemporary History supports 100 introduction videos of independence activists and twenty-four online exhibition and commentary contents featuring modern and contemporary Korean culture through its website's 'Korean Modern and Contemporary History Learning Archive.' The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art will separately open an 'Online Art Museum' on its website. This space organizes various contents provided so far by category. An official said, "We provide about 180 materials including artist interviews, exhibition tours, art lectures, audio guides, and educational materials for children."

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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to utilize the integrated online learning support site 'School On' and the '10,000 Community' consisting of representative remote education teachers from each school to make related information easily accessible at frontline schools. An official said, "We hope this will help teachers and students conducting online classes under the difficult conditions caused by COVID-19."

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