Jogyuil Jinju Mayor Discusses Current Projects with New Director of National Museum of Korea

National Jinju Museum Partners to Create a Complex Cultural Hub Space for Exchange with Northeast Asia Including Japan

Joo Kyu-il, Mayor of Jinju, is discussing current projects with the newly appointed Director of the National Museum of Korea. (Photo by Jinju City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province, is accelerating the relocation and construction of the National Jinju Museum.

On the 31st, Jinju Mayor Jo Gyu-il announced that he discussed the smooth progress of the relocation and construction of the National Jinju Museum with Min Byung-chan, Director of the National Museum of Korea.

At the meeting, Mayor Jo Gyu-il said, "The relocation project of the Jinju Museum is an important project to expand the region's cultural infrastructure," and added, "We hope for active support to ensure the project proceeds without any setbacks."

Min Byung-chan, Director of the National Museum of Korea, stated, "We plan to promote the establishment project so that the National Jinju Museum can become a future-oriented and leading museum that encompasses Jinju City beyond the Imjin War."

Mayor Jo explained, "The National Jinju Museum will be developed into the world's best complex cultural and artistic space on a vast site of 140,000㎡ around the old Jinju Station area, including the railway history exhibition hall, art museum, ecological park, and various cultural and leisure spaces promoted through the old Jinju Station regeneration project."

Furthermore, Mayor Jo Gyu-il and Director Min Byung-chan expressed their shared understanding of the role of the National Jinju Museum as a core project to restore Jinju's former glory, and they plan to continue close consultations to ensure the relocation project proceeds swiftly.

Meanwhile, the National Jinju Museum plans to hold an international design competition in the first half of this year to achieve a modern and innovative design that local residents desire.

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