Assemblyman Lee Byung-hoon: "Museum Exhibition Rate at 3%, It's a Storage Room, Not a Museum"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Rep. Lee Byung-hoon (Democratic Party of Korea, Gwangju Dong-gu Nam-gu Eul) announced on the 19th that the exhibition rate compared to the number of artifacts held by the National Museum of Korea is only in the 3% range.

According to the national audit data submitted by the National Museum of Korea to Rep. Lee, as of last year, the total number of artifacts held by the National Museum of Korea and its 13 affiliated national museums was 2,002,111 items, of which about 20%, or 412,216 items, are held by the National Museum of Korea.

On the other hand, the exhibition rate compared to the number of artifacts held by the National Museum of Korea over the past 10 years is only 3%, meaning many artifacts remain unseen in storage.

Moreover, in the case of the National Daegu Museum and the National Jinju Museum, some had exhibition rates below 1%.

There was also a clear polarization between national museums and public/private museums.

The total number of artifacts held by 366 public museums nationwide is 2,089,577 items. While the average number of artifacts held by one public museum is about 5,700 items, the average number of artifacts held by one national museum reaches about 140,000 items, showing a difference of about 25 times.

Rep. Lee said, “National museums, which keep most artifacts in storage, should take the lead in revitalizing museums and cultural development through collaboration with public and private museums in planned exhibitions and loan exhibitions.”

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