Private Collection 'Artifacts' Gathered for Citizens... Ulsan Museum Presents Appreciation Plaques to Artifact Donors

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Trainee Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Artifacts from the Ulsan region, previously held by individuals, have returned to the citizens. The Ulsan Museum expressed gratitude by awarding plaques to the donors.

The Ulsan Museum announced that on the 16th at 2 PM, it held the 2021 2nd "Artifact Donor Appreciation Plaque Ceremony" in the Ulsan City Hall Situation Room.

The plaques were awarded to 13 people, including Lee Chang-yeol, who donated a total of 1,876 artifacts from June to September 2021.

Lee Chang-yeol donated 1,305 items including woodblocks of the Ganwoo Yujip (艮宇遺集) by Ganwoo (艮宇) Lee In-jung (1825?1896), old books and documents from the Hakseong Lee family, and various materials such as the unified Korean spelling proposal by the Joseon Language Society from Woocheon (于泉) Lee Byeong-jik (1925?2017).

Lee Sang-do donated about 390 promotional materials for Ulsan cultural and artistic events from the 1980s to the 2000s.

Lee Ae-ri, who donated artifacts passed down in her family, contributed 12 items including a yuhye used by her grandmother, and Kim Bit-na and Kim Yi-hyun donated a willow ring and a ring box.

Jung Sang-seop donated 22 items including a sanjo ajaeng and taepyeongso used by his older brother Jung Sang-jin, a traditional Korean music performer.

Choi Jong-min and Byun Bok-hee donated 86 items including commemorative coins for the 24th Olympic Games bid, and Choi Kyung-seok donated 42 items including currency from the 1970s.

Kim Sil-geon and Kim Mi-young donated the wind piano from Chundo Elementary School, which was closed due to the development of Onsan Industrial Complex, and Lee Moon-woong, an honorary professor in the Department of Anthropology at Seoul National University, donated 6 paper string (jiseung, 紙繩) crafts.

Lee Soo-chang donated the "Gyeongsangdoji (慶尙道誌)" for regional history research.

A Ulsan Museum official stated, "The artifacts donated to the Ulsan Museum will be carefully preserved with the donors' intentions in mind and used for exhibitions, education, and research materials."

Since 2006, artifact donations have continued, with 518 donors and a total of over 16,000 artifacts donated to date.

For more details about artifact donations, inquiries can be made to the Artifact Management Team at the Ulsan Museum.

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