Special Exhibition at Women's History Sharing Space 'Seoul Yeodamjae'

Creation of ?Women’s History Bookshelf?, ?Learning Space?, and ?Exhibition Space? at the Former Wongaksa Temple in Changsin-dong, Jongno-gu

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 5th that it will open ‘Seoul Yeodamjae (女談齋)’, a women’s history sharing space, to the public at the former Wongaksa Temple site in Changsin-dong, Jongno-gu, and hold a special exhibition commemorating the opening titled ‘Yeodamjae, Opening with Plum Blossoms’.

Seoul has created ‘Seoul Yeodamjae’ as a space to expand research on women’s history and to raise public interest, and has been operating it on a trial basis since November last year. Seoul Yeodamjae consists of two buildings (total floor area 763㎡) including a women’s history library, a women’s history learning space (lecture rooms, movie screening room, etc.), and a women’s history exhibition space. Next door is Biudang (庇雨堂), the site of the house where Joseon Silhak scholar Jibong Lee Sugwang lived, and a children’s women’s history learning classroom linked to this will also be operated.

‘Yeodamjae, Opening with Plum Blossoms’ is a special exhibition designed to help visitors understand by selecting popular and accessible themes closely related to the lives of ordinary women, in line with Yeodamjae’s vision of ‘Reading the history of women who have passed and opening the future.’ Anyone can view the exhibition free of charge through a prior reservation system.

This exhibition will be operated by prior reservation only until further notice, in accordance with the COVID-19 social distancing guidelines. In the future, the exhibition catalog will be available as an e-book on the Women’s History Sharing Space Seoul Yeodamjae website, and other materials will also be shared.

Kim Ki-hyun, Seoul’s Women’s Policy Officer, said, “We will continue our efforts so that the Women’s History Sharing Space Seoul Yeodamjae can grow into a historical and cultural space that discovers and promotes the lives of women active in various unknown fields through exhibitions of works by female artists and displays of women’s historical materials.”

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