Minister Jeong Young-ae Visits National Women's History Exhibition Hall for Quarantine Inspection and Feedback

Listening to Opinions on the Establishment of the National Women's History Museum
Scheduled to Open by the End of 2024 in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul

Jeong Young-ae, Minister of Gender Equality and Family, is being interviewed by Asia Economy on the 11th at the Minister's office of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family in the Government Seoul Office Building. / Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] Jeong Young-ae, Minister of Gender Equality and Family, will visit the National Women’s History Exhibition Hall located in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do on the 10th to listen to the opinions of workers regarding the operation of the exhibition hall and the construction of the National Women’s History Museum.

After viewing the special exhibition and checking the COVID-19 quarantine situation, Minister Jeong plans to tour the permanent exhibition hall displaying the winning designs of the architectural design competition for the National Women’s History Museum and hear the opinions of workers about the museum’s construction.

Since its opening in 2002, the National Women’s History Exhibition Hall has uncovered the history of women active in fields such as society, culture, and economy, providing exhibition and educational programs. The currently ongoing special exhibition, “Building the World ? Women’s History Read Through Cookbooks,” is a project highlighting the value of housework and caregiving labor, running until the end of June.

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family is promoting the construction of the National Women’s History Museum in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, aiming to open it by the end of 2024 to systematically uncover women’s history and spread a culture of gender equality.

The ministry began the museum construction in 2021 with the goal of creating a complex cultural space encompassing exhibitions and research, addressing limitations such as the small size and low accessibility of the National Women’s History Exhibition Hall. Geumseong Architectural Design Office, which won the design competition at the end of last year, is currently working on the architectural design and plans to complete it this year.

Minister Jeong said, "I will put more effort into developing diverse content so that the National Women’s History Museum to be established in the future can be a women’s complex cultural space where people can experience the lives of women in history and further spread a culture of gender equality."

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