Chosun University Museum Selected for 'University Museum Promotion Project'

Free Lectures and Experience Programs Available Until November

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Chosun University Museum (Director Kim Seonghan) announced on the 24th that it has been selected for the ‘2021 University Museum Promotion Support Project’ hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and organized by the Korea University Museum Association.

The ‘2021 University Museum Promotion Support Project - University Museums as Cultural Platforms II’ is a project supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to strengthen the role of university museums and provide museums open to everyone through educational and exhibition programs utilizing cultural and research resources within universities.

Through this project selection, Chosun University Museum will operate free lectures and experience programs under the theme ‘Bitgoeul, Walking Through Memories,’ where experts from various fields share the past and present of Gwangju until November. Anyone, including Gwangju citizens and university members, can participate.

In April and May, cultural lectures were held with the themes ‘Gwangju’s Literature Seen Through the Eyes of Writers’ and ‘Memories and Spaces of Gwangju,’ respectively. In September, ‘Art and Culture of Gwangju’ and in October, ‘Stories of Gwangju’s Figures’ are scheduled.

In July, in connection with ‘Culture Day,’ a hands-on event titled ‘Comma (,) at the Museum’ will offer diverse artistic activities such as cup making, bead crafts (mask straps), animal mural painting, and silkscreen printing.

The experience programs consist of ‘Making a Cup Containing My Wish’ (July 7?8), ‘Bead Craft of Three Kingdoms Era Ornaments (Making Mask Straps)’ (July 14?15), ‘Drawing My Own Paleolithic Animal Mural on Glass Stones’ (July 21?22), and ‘Silkscreen Printing with Artist Jang Wonseok to Capture Artifacts’ (July 28?29).

They will be held at the Education Room of Chosun University Museum (2nd floor, Seoseok Hall) and are open to everyone.

For detailed schedules and information on lecture and experience participation, please visit the Chosun University Museum website or contact the Curatorial Research Office.

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