Treasure No. 1008 'Yecheon Matjil Bak Family Diary' Applied for Registration on the Asia-Pacific Memory of the World Register

Gyeongbuk-do Yecheon Museum, Aiming for Systematic Management and Enhanced Value

Hamyang Park Clan Jeongnanggong Branch Genealogical Records.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwiyeol] The Yecheon Museum in Gyeongbuk has applied for the 2022 World Documentary Heritage Asia-Pacific Regional Register nomination project promoted by the Cultural Heritage Administration with the record designated as Treasure No. 1008, "Yecheon Matjil Bak Family Diary."

This nomination project aims to register outstanding domestic documentary heritage on the World Documentary Heritage Asia-Pacific Regional Register to enhance international status and promote preservation and utilization. The Yecheon Museum participated in the nomination to systematically manage its collection and increase its value.

The nominated artifact, the Yecheon Matjil Bak Family Diary, is a family diary written over 117 years across six generations from 1834 to 1950. It is not a simple family diary but a record that faithfully contains history from the Enlightenment Period, Japanese colonial era, to post-liberation, recognized for its value and currently designated as Treasure No. 1008.

An official from Yecheon County said, “We hope that the artifacts donated and entrusted to the Yecheon Museum will be recognized globally for their value and help widely promote Yecheon’s long history and excellent culture.”

The Yecheon Museum is promoting planned exhibitions, discovering local and historical figures, and applying for cultural heritage designation to enhance the value and usability of its collection.

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